Family-Friendly and Colorful(13)

A year in Paris and an open attitude meant L.A. designer Ruthie Sommers, above, clicked with the Francophile-friendly Weinstocks, who had some ideas of their own. Example: "Lisa found a chair trimmed with pink welting and nailheads that she loved in an old Traditional Home," says Sommers. "We copied it on the granny chair in the entry hall (see slide 3). But instead of using burlap like the chair in the magazine, we used a softer flame stitch updated in a pink colorway."