Horse girl, boss lady and green-fingered dream house builder. We visited Anna Ödling in her brand new house in the woods on Färingsö, and never wanted to leave this masterpiece of a build.
Psst… You don’t want to miss the end of this interview if you are thinking of building a house and want some really good advices.
The house:
A house in the woods on Färingsö, built in 2025–2026. Architect, Delin Arkitektkontor
Who live here:
Anna, Eric, their daughter Astrid, 5, and the dachshund Tuffy
What we do:
Anna is Head of People (HR) and Eric is a lawyer.
Tuesday evening ends:
Ideally around 10. Sometimes 11.
Before turning out the lights, you always:
I Kiss the family goodnight and go grab the dachshund from Astrid’s room.
Who/what are sharing your bed:
I usually go to bed alone, since Eric’s more of a night owl. Through the night, the rest of the family trickles in at various points.
Normally you sleep in:
Underwear. By morning there are four of us under the duvet, so it gets pretty warm.
The last dream you remember:
When we were building the house, I had a lot of stress dreams. Everything from the house looking nothing like ours to Eric “surprising” me by furnishing the whole place with the ugliest furniture imaginable.
On your night stand we will probably find:
Sadly, there’s no room for a nightstand at all, since Tuffy’s basket has to go exactly there. According to her, anyway.
Your best tip for a good night sleep would be:
Freshly washed sheets are always a hit.
Your evening beauty routine includes:
Every now and then I make skincare “New Year’s resolutions”, the way other people do with the gym. They never quite stick, but I do manage to keep up a simple routine with products from CeraVe, Maggie and Common Clouds.
This keeps you sleepless at night:
Thoughts about absolutely everything. Or the fact that it’s a hundred degrees in the bed.
Instead of counting sheep you:
I ride a dressage test in my mind. Nothing puts me to sleep faster!
The best thing about your bedroom :
It’s so calm and lovely, both inside and out.
Your best midnight snack:
Cinnamon buns, hands down. Any time of day, really.
Tuesday morning starts at:
Just before 6 AM, in the stable. Coffee in a thermos and a walk there. Pure luxury!
Your alarm sounds like:
No idea, I turn it off too fast to find out.
The first thing you see when you open your eyes are:
A dachshund or a kid. After that, I always sit in the kitchen for a moment, waiting for the coffee maker and looking out at the incredible nature around the house. I can recommend living in the forest to everyone.
Your morning mood could be described as:
Pretty good, most of the time. Though it depends on having a fairly calm start. And coffee. I load the coffee maker the night before and would love it if it were ready the exact second I step into the kitchen.
A normal breakfast would be like:
Something quick and simple, a couple of hours after getting up.
Your birthday breakfast should be like:
I love long breakfasts where everyone likes everything on offer. We went to Talldungen for the first time in 2020, and ever since, that’s the breakfast I always want. But I’m just as happy with a normal weekday breakfast with a bit of extra calm, a drawing from Astrid and maybe a bun.
Your morning beauty routine includes:
Same as the evening one. I only have that one ;)
A dreamy weekend morning could be like:
Coffee, a calm jog through the forest and then a long breakfast with the family.
My dos and don’ts when making the bed:
Beautiful bedding (Midnatt, of course)! Then the actual bed-making part doesn’t feel so important.
Also, we just have to ask… What are your three best pieces of advice for someone thinking about building a house?
Do it, if you can! It’s brutal at times and stressful in so many ways, not least financially, but honestly incredibly, incredibly fun.
Find an architect you like and dare to let go. We knew Buster Delin had designed what we felt was our dream house, and we gave him and his talented colleagues a lot of freedom when developing the proposals. We’ve leaned heavily on the architects throughout and trusted their expertise in both small and big decisions. They have a sense of the whole that you lack yourself, which I think is exactly how it should be.
Hmm, I’m not sure I have more, but I often think about how close we came to passing on this plot because we couldn’t quite see its potential. It wasn’t until Buster came out here and climbed around on rocks and ladders that we understood what it could become.
Oh, and would you mind sharing the recipe for those delicious breakfast muffins you made for us?
Of course! They’re the perfect grab-and-go breakfast, and Green Kitchen Stories are the geniuses behind them, just google Apple, Almond and Buckwheat Muffin.
For half a decade Emma Ringström, the creative force behind FLEUR & KULÖR, has known the great villa in Storängen, room by room. Emma became the family’s interior designer from start.
The Villa was built in 1914 by the architect Edvard Hubendick, who lived in the house himself. And one can tell this house has been called a home back then – and ever since with only five owners. Emma became the family’s interior designer from start. Natural materials were introduced alongside carefully chosen details. There is something about rooms that are allowed to hold both then and now.
We are honored to see our textiles enhance the space, providing a soft touch while seamlessly blending the history of this house into the next decade.
If you already follow Malin Persson (@hosmjaumjau), you’ll know exactly why we asked her to share her best picnic tips. And if you don’t, let us introduce you.
With a gingham tea towel as a scarf and chips in her sleeve, Malin is just as likely to host a picnic on the living room floor as she is by the sea. Think good old BLTs, proper wine glasses, cinnamon buns and a thermos full of ice. Her feed is filled with delicious food you’ll instantly crave and witty captions that’ll make you smile. Add just enough everyday chaos, and you’ve got Malin in a nutshell – the kind of real-life beauty we can’t get enough of.
Here are the 5 picnic tips she swears by:
Lina Huring is a designer and food creator who has been living in Milan, where aperitivo stopped being a drink and became a way of living. This is her ongoing love letter to that ritual, and here five best hacks for a joyful, stress-free moment before (or beyond) dinner — here’s what she has to say.
The key to aperitivo is simplicity. It’s the cultural practice of letting go with elegance. Aperitivo is the ritual of opening (aprire in Italian) because the bitter drink opens the stomach for eating. I like to think of it as opening in the sense of “opening up” or entering an easier state of mind. We open our mouths not only to eat and drink, but to talk: to reconnect with our friends and family.
What sets aperitivo apart from *just a drink* is what we eat. There’s no single correct version. Aperitivo is whatever you have on hand, and you adjust the effort to match your energy. Plain chips and olives are good enough. It’s never the star, always the transition. It comes as it is, and it doesn’t judge. The beauty of aperitivo is that it’s the beginning of something: an evening, an adventure, the rest of your life.
