Woman reads a book on white lawn chair beneath bright orange parasol beside pool with orange tile band beneath coping designed by Jared Frank Studio and built by Blue Pacific Contractors outside Los Angeles home.

Cool Ranch: The Perfect Southern California Pool Is Behind a Midcentury in the Valley

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"I’m a pool person," says Jessica. Daltile penny tile lends a retro feel to the water feature. "Orange and blue are our primary accent colors for the house, so taking them to the backyard was kind of a given," says Frank. "The orange refers back to the burnt orange from the [1950s] era of the house itself."

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