OVER THE RAINBOW.

It's not that Frances Merrill never met a color or pattern she didn't like. A case in point is the classic midcentury home Merrill recently reinvented for Katie Jordan, a cofounder of the youth-aid organization Foster a Dream, in the L.A. suburb of Altadena. One of the plantings Godshall chose - a red Abyssinian banana tree - gives a clear nod to Merrill's color choice for the architectural framing, which sets the tone, literally and figuratively, for the entire house experience. IN THE FRONT GARDEN, KATIE SITS ON A CUSTOM CURVED SECTIONAL COVERED IN A SUNBRELLA FABRIC. [Extracted from the article]