This eclectic, boho girl’s bedroom belongs to Edda who is 2.5 years old. She lives with her mum Elin, dad Jonas and big sister Indra in a 1960s terrace south of Stockholm, Sweden.

Edda’s room was designed by her mum Elin who is a professional interior stylist. You can admire Elin’s style over on her Instagram feed @studioelwa, where she shares photos of her beautiful home and both her daughters’ bedrooms. Edda’s room jumped out at me because the wonderful composition of vintage and modern design, soft colours and quirky, often handmade details.

Elin’s advice for designing children’s rooms is to consider above all what your child’s interests and needs are, what they are playing with and how they play. Perhaps they don’t need a large table or desk that takes up a lot of space, if they always play on the floor or at the kitchen table. It should be easy for them to find their toys and to play, and preferably to clean up after themselves. In Edda’s room, for example, her kitchen and little dining area occupy 1/4 of the room, since that’s what she plays with the most. Also her puzzels, books and dolls are easy for her to reach and play with, since that is what she loves the most.

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Time to talk to Edda now! Tell us Edda…

♥ What is your favourite food? Pizza.

♥ What are you into right now? Painting, puzzles, reading books, playing with dolls and in my kitchen.

♥ Your favourite book? Pippi Longstocking.

♥ What is your favourite colour? Blue (though she’s not quite clear what colour that is says mum ;-)).

♥ Your favourite animal? Cats.

♥ What do you like best in your room? My kitchen, I love to feed my family and my dolls.

♥ Which is your favourite duvet cover? The same one as my mum’s, a dusty pink one with a sea shell design from kongessloejd.dk.

♥ Your favourite pyjamas? The white and pink ones with the little penguins, the same as my sister.

Thank you Edda, it was super nice to meet you!

(photography: Elin Wallin)