This ATL Bungalow Is Rainbow Bright and Design Trend Forward

Neon pops, over-the-top bespoke bathrooms, pattern galore and a love of craft, color and family shine bright in this uber-funky bungalow.

By: Felicia Feaster

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Bright Ideas Abound in This Hip, Historic Bungalow

Pops of color? Try explosions! This Atlanta home in the booming Adair Park neighborhood is home to Clint Zeagler, a senior research scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Delton Moore, an architect at Perkins and Will, plus their hypoallergenic Irish terrier Fancy. Both men have a love of design, family mementoes, and the South, and have infused their trend-forward bungalow with a rainbow of design inspiration. The Carrara marble table is by Knoll.

A Low-Water and High-Impact Garden

A man who started his own South-centric clothing line, Pecan Pie Couture, and spent some formative time in Italy soaking in design, Clint knows what he likes, and better still, has the tools to achieve it. He leaned heavily on the collaborative whiteboard Miro to help him create this dramatic front yard garden defined by striking mounded mulch islands created with fill dirt and contrasted with gravel for a yin-yang effect. He plotted out sun levels in various areas of the yard to make sure his plant placement was right on.

Bold Accent Colors Infuse a Historic Home With New Life

Window frames in a blazing Gen Z yellow and a traffic-cone-orange front door announce the unique design sensibility coming even before you cross this home's threshold.

Art Glass Announces the Attitude

Cheeky stained glass from Atlanta-based artist Austin Frantz lets you know the residents have a sense of humor. In lieu of a neighborhood flag or wreath, Clint and Delton have a "Limp Wrist" design by Frantz to greet their visitors.

This Home Exterior Delivers Major Curb Appeal

Sherwin Williams' subtly purple Midnight on the siding, acid-green Frolic window trim and a front door in Emberglow strike the perfect balance between trendy and classic.

Horticultural Islands Are a More Environmentally-Friendly Choice

Without a lot of grass to mow and water in the blazing Georgia summer, this clever use of fill dirt to create "islands" — where a whimsical array of plants are highlighted — is a nice alternative. The look is also graphic and dramatic, in keeping with the rest of Clint and Delton's home.

A Strong Design Vision and Talented Friends Shaped This Bungalow

Clint and Delton relied heavily on friend and interior designer-slash-architect Jason Todd Bailey to help them source most of their furniture including a few midcentury modern treasures like a Knoll Womb Chair. The low slung, cozy sofa is the Quilton Sofa in Mode Bonsai from Design Within Reach. Oh, and by the way, Fancy is allowed on the couch. "All this is yours!" Delton says. "We're a put-your-feet-up kind of house."

A Tattoo That Proves the Ultimate Dog Love

If the news that Fancy is allowed to roam and nap on their very elegant sofa isn't proof enough that Clint and Delton treat their dog like an indulged child, then Clint's tattoo seals it.

A Bedroom Office Feels Clutter-Free But Still Fun

Neatly tucked into a guest room, Delton's home office features a hyper functional white Stairway bookcase from CB2 and quilts that belonged to Delton's beloved grandmother whose bold graphic style perfectly suits his design aesthetic.

A Sweetly Southern Vignette of Antiques and Flowers

In the guest bedroom-slash-Delton's home office, fresh flowers, a fun throw pillow and a gorgeously distressed vintage chair create a romantic vignette.

The Perfect Blend of Vintage and Mod

Clint and Delton have mastered a unique combination of beloved heirloom objects and "finds" — like the antique chandelier — with more neutral white fixtures and walls. Says Clint of their aesthetic: Black and white are the base with textiles bringing the color, as in this bedroom and home office."I like contradiction and tension in a space," says Delton of that mix. The vintage bed boasts some gnaw marks courtesy of Fancy but that's OK. It's sentimental wear-and-tear. "She makes our relationship sort of a family," says Delton of their beloved dog.

Elegant White Walls and Furniture Lend Old World Feel to This Bedroom

Delton's artful collection of dried flowers is enhanced with a vintage-style CB2 Clooney mirror and white walls, mantel and an exquisitely tattered antique chair.

A Sentimental Moment With Dried Flowers and Mirror

Delton shows his sentimental side in this collection of dried blooms ornamenting the mantel in the guest room and home office, with many of the flowers displayed in jelly jars and flanked by an antiqued Clooney mirror from CB2.

Architectural Raised Beds

These graphic Corten Steel raised beds, created by Neil Carver of Carver Iron with wood frames to support growing vegetables, illustrate how Clint and Delton's design sense extends outside too.

Neon Accents Make This Open Dining Room On Trend

"When I see a wooden chair I think would work, I pick it up," says Clint of this eclectic mix of vintage chairs he painted with neon paint plus an acrylic sealer to protect the powdery finish. The chairs accent a long Blu Dot table. The array of colors works wonderfully with the triptych of abstract art created by both Clint and artist Walker Carney that hangs on the far wall. Clint calls the large canvas behind the flower arrangement (also a DIY project) "Chair Overspray," the serendipitous result of his DIY dining chair paint job. The vintage wooden desk with its original patina on the left offers a nice contrast to all the brights — the desk belonged to Clint's father and still has the marks and inscriptions his father's sisters carved into the desk as children.

How to Rock Vintage Accessories

An ornate family candelabra becomes a design moment when draped with fun geegaws and paired with a stunning peacock credenza from Blu Dot.

Neon for Your Home, Neon for Your Nails

The entire household clearly has neon buy-in, as seen in the Gen Z yellow hue Delton is sporting on his nails.

A Temporary Clever DIY Mantel

While waiting on the right mantel, the couple decided to draw in their own so they'd have a place to hang their Christmas stockings. "Our hobby is watching stories," says Clint of the enormous TV above the cartoon mantel. That TV is also a place to bond with nephews, playing Animal Crossing to stay bonded from far away. "We're trying to be good role models," says Clint of their desire to connect with the younger members of their family on their own kid-friendly terms. The orange Womb Chair is a 1948 midcentury design classic from Eero Saarinen. A Herman Miller chair in "Zing" blue can be glimpsed in the distance.

Some Fun Front-Porch Pops

The classic wide-and-welcoming Southern front porch lays the groundwork for the minimalist-meets-Pop vibe inside. The Ombre Pop outdoor rug and Acapulco outdoor chairs are from CB2.

Go All Out in the Bathroom — as in This Junglescape

"I love a theme or a story," says Clint. And off of the "Jungle Room"-themed guest room he and Delton have created a quirky, charming bathroom where some plaster monkeys found on Wayfair provide the ambient lighting and flank a CB2 Abel Brass Round Wall Mirror. "Anyone with rudimentary sewing skills can do that," says Clint of the clever fabric cover to hide the monkey's light cord.

Tropical Wallpaper Sets the Tone in the Jungle Room

What better way to welcome guests than with a room that feels like an exotic escape? Clint and Delton used a Tropical Trees mural from Photowall and a CB2 rattan bed to set the vacay mood.

Heirlooms With a New Attitude

The ceramic camel — topped with one of his abundant flower arrangements in the Jungle Room — came from Clint's Nana and the Asian prints ornamenting the room were purchased by his grandfather during the Korean War.

Vintage Accessories Add to the Wild Mood

A carved wood owl lamp works beautifully in this botanical-forward room.

Open, Airy White Kitchen Is a Neutral Palette

This 1920 bungalow came with hardwood floors that Clint and Delton refreshed by staining them white. That move, along with the neutral white kitchen, offers a gallery-blank palette that really lets their great design and artwork shine. The island may be painted a neon shade soon, and they hope to give the entire kitchen an overhaul in the near future to better suit their taste.

A Kitchen Contemporary Art Moment

The bunny cookie jar that holds treats for Fancy becomes a cheeky work of art a la Jeff Koons when placed on a stark white pedestal. Real art by Atlanta photographer Jody Fausett hangs on the wall above.

A Semi-Psychedelic Designer Wallpaper Is Perfect for an Imperfect Bathroom

"It's the most expensive wallpaper, so of course we use it in the smallest room," says Clint of the Christian Lacroix Prête-Moi Ta Plume Wallpaper in Borgeon Colorway with its three-dimensional-feeling feather pattern that lends a trippy, rich air to their guest bathroom. This bathroom is another example of the design philosophy of treating rooms like jewel boxes against the neutral palette of the home's white floors and walls.

Clint's Temple of Craft

There are very few projects Clint won't tackle, from making his own curtains to creating artwork or using the Japanese shou sugi ban burning technique to create dramatic charcoal-black wood picture frames. "Starting a fire's easy...," Delton riffs. This room is where Clint makes many of those projects happen. Family photos on the wall in the foreground pay tribute to the creative women in Clint and Delton's lives and the prominence of family for both of them. "We try to break our moms out of family jail and mom jail," says Clint of how he and Delton arrange fun shopping trips and other activities for their mothers to show them a little love and attention.

Another Spectacular Statement Wallpaper

Clint and Delton's main bathroom continues their simian theme with a delightfully witty wallpaper from Cole and Son, Fornasetti Procuratie Scimmie Wallpaper in Soot and Snow Colorway.

A Luxe Bathroom With Freestanding Tub

Nothing says main bath luxury like a gorgeous wallpaper and a generous soaking tub.

Restful Colors and Enveloping Drapes Bring the Calm to This Main Bedroom

Clint created the curtains and gave them an ombre effect with a turmeric and madder root natural dye. Delton describes the room as "immersive and tonal and very vibey." Hue lights set to a salmon color intensify the calming sunset mood. Clint used 120 yards of cotton-backed French twill fabric (that combo adds weight and helps lend an immersive feel) and organic, earthy colors to create this cocoon effect. The walnut nightstand is by Shinola and the epic Alchemy Bronze king bed is from CB2.

A Supremely Restful Main Bedroom

One of the showstoppers in this 2,200-square-foot historic Atlanta home is the ridiculously restful bedroom, in the addition at the back, that instantly brings the calm. "We want it to be warm and enveloping," says Delton — soft textures, glowy colors and the clever creation of a horizon line in Clint's homemade ombre drapes all add warmth. Hanging the curtains at the top of the ceiling helps create that womb-like, soft effect. Because the room is a respite from work and responsibility, the couple also banished all blue light from the space.

A Long Hallway Is an Ideal Gallery Wall

Favorite artworks enunciate this long hallway leading to the main bedroom whose glow (thanks to Clint's custom ombre sheets) beckons. The beam above shows where the original home ends and the addition begins.