When Bambi and David Bratton began the search for their first home together, the property they chose held a small bungalow, built in 1938, framed by a white picket fence. At 640 square feet, they had a vision that one day this would become the office for their growing businesses, Bambi A’Lynn Interior Design and Watermark Homes by David Bratton. Behind the bungalow, on a nice grassy expanse, they could already picture the home of their dreams. Two years later, as both of their businesses grew and combined, they were ready to build.
During those two years, David worked towards his vision of the new home addition and readapted office, and Bambi planned every detail, from the teal blue gloss paint in the library and the double-sided fireplace framed with hand-painted Moroccan tile, to the cozy banquette-lined dining nook where the morning sun filters through a row of windows framed by café-curtains overlooking the tableau. Even the upstairs space was carefully crafted with her growing nieces and nephews in mind — cozy bed alcoves tucked under the gables with trundles beneath, piled high with custom French mattresses and cheerful pillows in inviting hand-blocked prints. “Pink has always been my favorite color but in decorating my home with my husband, I gravitated towards the blues that would balance the femininity that pink brings to a home. We used softer shades of blue-gray in the front rooms, a pale blue-green in the kitchen, a deeper shade of teal blue in the library and indigo blues in the upstairs guest quarters,” explains Bambi on how she created a balanced color palette that transitions from room to room.