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Roanne Adams’ Los Angeles living room is rarely just for lounging. It’s where her two kids put on fashion shows; where friends pass cocktails and appetizers before dinner; and where clients will gather for Kundalini yoga and breathwork ceremonies. On occasion, Adams—the founder of creative agency RoAndCo and State of Feeling, which offers curriculum, workshops, and retreats (more to come in Todos Santos soon!) for women business owners—will even roll in a monitor screen for movie night on the sprawling red Milo Baughman sofa.
Silver Lake Reservoir is the backdrop for it all. Expansive picture windows offer the family a prime view of the park, which is framed by their property’s 100-year-old evergreens and, elsewhere, mandarin and lemon trees that attract all kinds of wildlife. “The first time we saw the house, there was a swarm of hummingbirds buzzing over my head. It felt like they were trying to send me a message, that this is my nest,” says Adams.
It was also from these windows, nine years later, that she could see the Altadena wildfire burning in the distance. “When I woke up, we were in a black cloud of smoke,” she recalls. While their neighborhood was spared from the destruction, the importance of home carries a different meaning these days. “It’s been amazing how L.A. has come together as a community, but I know the healing process is going to be a long road. I just truly hope that there’s continued efforts to help people who have been completely displaced or lost everything,” she shares.
While Adams has a knack for design and her husband for general contracting, they collaborated with architect Graydon Yearick back in 2016 to rework the home’s floor plan, redo the kitchen, start anew in the bathrooms—everything—as they bounced between temporary rentals. “The challenge for me was that I was pregnant with my son and, ultimately, I got so annoyed with moving Airbnbs that we decided to live out of the garage for a couple of months,” says Adams. When it was time to decorate, she leaned on interior designer friend and neighbor Rebecca Jezek as a sounding board for big decisions, like matching the living room rug to the couch.
Ahead, Adams gives us a tour around.
The Gae Aulenti table was my biggest splurge and my biggest save. I found it on Chairish and I made an offer, but the seller didn’t accept it. Then, a month or so later, I saw the exact same table on Craigslist and I made a different offer. He ended up accepting my bid, which was probably $4,000 less than the original price. I was obsessed with the rose colored marble. I had to have it. | Custom Rug by Becky Jezek; Sconces, Michael Buffet; Side Table, CB2; Vintage Chairs and Sofa by Milo Baughman; Vintage Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti; Wall Paint, White Dove by Benjamin Moore; Bradley Duncan Vase, Lawson Fenning.
