BY AUTUMN K RAUSE
EARTHY ELEGANCE. The living room is relaxed yet sophisticated, with old and new pieces mixed together. Its comfy spirit is carried out in sumptuous textiles and sofas adorned with pillows. “Nothing is too serious or too fancy here,” Roxanne says. “The styling communicates that.”
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRET GUM I STYLING BY JICKIE TORRES
A home should tell the story of the family who lives in it and the land it resides on, interweaving the ways that people and places interplay. Sonya and Jim wanted just that for the interiors of their home: gracious spaces that displayed their family heirlooms in a new way while also honoring Sonya’s New England roots. They turned to Roxanne Hughes Packham, owner of Sunset and Magnolia and a retail shop in the Agoura Antique Market. As a lover of Cape Cod style, Roxanne was the perfect person to assist the couple in determining how to use their collection of furniture and accessories. “Most of their pieces are from their previous homes, and some of them are heirlooms passed down through generations,” Roxanne says. “This is my favorite type of job because I get to weave antique and heirloom furniture with new, beautiful textiles and objects.” She used pops of color and bold prints with traditional pieces to give Sonya and Jim their own little piece of heaven on earth. As Jim says, “A visiting missionary couple called our home ‘a haven,’ and when we walk through the front door, it’s that for us. It’s our escape from the maddening world.”