She dressed the rooms in soft creams and greens-colors captured from views of the beach and abundant coral trees.

"I don't want to have a completely different color scheme in each room," Jane says.

"If something goes with other things, it's quite easy to move items from room to room. Pillows in the master bedroom, for example, work equally well on the living room sofa.

Her sense of style recently attracted the team at Saks Inc., and together they produced a new line of linens, accessories, and furnishings. The latest collection, Coral Canyon, draws inspiration from Jane's Malibu setting.

"Now that I'm doing a home collection, I can use [some of it] in my house. I like the challenge of putting it all together," she says.

"I randomly chose fabric swatches that absolutely grabbed me," she adds. "Then I took all the pieces, grouped colors, and laid them down on the floor in separate piles. I brought my husband in and said, `Walk around the room and stop wherever you think you want to wake up in the morning. Tell me where you would like to watch a ballgame with your feet on the couch. He had input, and then I knew exactly what I wanted in each room."

The result nourishes her creative side, from acting to art to design. Jane explains, "Often I'm waiting on a script, so it's just as well that I have other outlets."

The day eases into late afternoon as James passes through the living room on his way to a meeting. John heads to gymnastics while the chess instructor arrives for a lesson with Kristopher.

In the suddenly quiet house, Jane realizes she has the place to herself. She walks briskly to her studio, eager to complete a painting she started yesterday. "It's rare when I can steal away and paint without interruption," she says, flashing her silverscreen smile. *