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STORY
Frances Merrill
Considering her great-great-uncle was Thai silk czar Jim
Thompson, it’s no surprise that the interior designer has a gift
for marshaling color, pattern, and texture to spectacular effect.
Merrill launched her firm, Reath Design, a decade ago after
honing her skills at the L.A. design mecca Lost & Found and the
AD100 firm Commune. Her current residential projects include
a midcentury home in Altadena (shown), a Tudor residence in the
Bay Area, and a 1912 beach house in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Asked about her burgeoning reputation as a master of ornament,
Merrill, now based in Atwater Village, remains sanguine. “I do
love color and pattern,” she admits, “as long as it’s the right
color and pattern.” reathdesign.com
