Styling: Trine Frølich
Photographer: Katrine Rohrberg
This journal is sponsored by Once Upon.
Once Upon is a Swedish photo book brand that redefines how we capture and celebrate everyday life. Through their intuitive app, anyone can make beautiful photo books that turn life’s moments into lasting memories.
Once Upon believes it’s the real, in-the-moment memories – the messy, meaningful, everyday ones – that matter most.
Stockholm, Sweden
Bille, 6, and Mary, 3, share a functional and beautiful room in Stockholm, Sweden that has been built around their needs.
Custom-made features such as a large bunk bed with storage underneath, a soft, built-in long bench by the window, a desk that extends into open shelvings – all allow for the various needs of two children of different ages sharing a space.
Explore this beautiful shared room, where colours are kept natural from the sandy walls, to the blue ceiling and wooden floors. A rug in dusty blue sits at the centre, pulling everything together into a soft, serene yet playful space – right in the heart of Sweden's wonderful capital.
A look into Bille and Mary's room, and the look immediately soothes: Natural colours, calm blues and lots of soft textiles.
Spotted here: Two papier-mache masks; a red panda and a bear; a Luisa table and two Charlie chairs sit in the middle of the room. A game of four in a row is placed on the Luisa table.
Precious pictures from Bille's first months of life captured on mobile and forever treasured in a Once Upon picture book.
In the window sill, wooden cards from this memory game, stacked and ready for play.
The small desk is custom built with enough space for two children to play and have fun.
On the desk: Markers, books and Raoul the bear. A small raffia basket sits on the floor and keeps more toys within reach. Explore our collection of Rice baskets here.
The custom desk extends into open shelves, that have been painted in the same colour to bind everything together.
The shelves are used to store toys and books, including several picture books made through Once Upon's easy-to-use app.
Memories from a recent trip to the Greek island Hydra have been printed in a photo book from Once Upon.
Behind the Charlie chair, the soft long bench by the window with its thick, comfortable cushion.
Studio Mini's striped pants are made from soft dead stock Italian cotton, and are perfect for long summer days. Choose from five different colours. Also available as shorts.
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Cotton Pants Light Blue
603.00 kr
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Five Flying Swallows Mobile
573.00 kr
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4 In a Row
256.00 kr
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Memory Game
286.00 kr
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Spotted on the shelf: A pink flower candle holder, in use here to hold a blue flower decorative figure. Both are from the world of Grimm's.
A thick mattress fills the bench that has been custom-built for the area in front of the window. This is where Bille and Mary lounge, read and play.
The calm tones and custom-built details are clearly visible everywhere you look.
Spotted here: A Five Flying Swallows mobile sways gently, as air enters the room. A game of 4 in a Row is placed on the Luisa table that is flanked by two Charlie Chairs.
Raoul the bear sits on the desk right in between colourful markers to the right and a just-as-colourful marble tree to the left.
