Hello Home, Anna Kubel

As autumn slowly takes over after summer, the pace changes in Anna Kubel’s home. The light softens, the air turns crisp, and everyday life settles into a calmer rhythm. On the farm outside Norrtälje, harvest season is in full swing - flowers are hung to dry, vegetables are picked in the garden, and inside, the textiles are being switched out. Here, Anna lives with her family and their one-year-old dachshund Lucy, who brings energy to the house from morning to night.

“I grew up right here in this area, and I actually used to play on this very farm as a child. When it came up for sale, everything happened so quickly - the purchase was completely spontaneous. We moved in right in the middle of summer, and to arrive when everything was in full bloom was just incredible,” Anna says.

The once bare windows have found new expressions, soft linen Roman blinds and curtains in a mix of colours and textures have moved in. Anna gravitates toward materials that age beautifully, fabrics made to be used, and curtains that frame the light rather than block it out. “For me, autumn means refining the material from summer. Summer is such an intense time when we create so much content for Florea, and autumn becomes about shaping and packaging everything in the best possible way. I love that, taking a step back, looking at what we’ve made, and working on it in a slower rhythm. It’s almost meditative and very fulfilling. I also try to give myself space for pauses, that’s when new ideas tend to appear,” she says.

The old house, which dates back to the 1700s, carries a sense of history yet feels alive and contemporary. In the bedroom, Anna has chosen blackout curtains in Bouclé Sand, matched with a bedspread in the same fabric and sky-blue tiebacks. The tiebacks give the blackout curtains a dual function, heavy and opaque in the evening, easily gathered to let in the morning light. Lucy happily jumps onto the bed before anyone can stop her, here, rooms are made to be lived in.

Next door, the children’s room is decorated in warm pink and red tones. A blackout Roman blind in the pattern Sweet Pea takes centre stage, paired with a striped bedspread in deep red from the same collection. “The blackout Roman blind is one of my favourites. The deep red tone looks so beautiful against the dusty pink walls, and being able to darken the kids’ room completely is so practical,” Anna says.

In the kitchen, the harvest season is impossible to miss, bowls filled with vegetables from the garden cover the counters, and the windows are newly dressed. Here hangs a Soft Roman blind in ivory linen, letting sunlight filter across the rustic wooden table. The fine weave makes it just as beautiful pulled up as fully lowered, giving the room different moods throughout the day.

A door from the kitchen leads straight into the garden. Here, Anna has chosen layered curtains - a sheer linen closest to the window, and a Sweet Pea Mustard curtain towards the room. “I love working with two layers, it creates a soft and inviting feeling, and instantly makes the room feel more complete and luxurious. The yellow tones pick up the colours of the autumn leaves outside and tie the indoors and outdoors together.”

The dining area, which also functions as an orangery, is a later addition to the house. The same combination continues in the dining area, where Sweet Pea Mustard is paired with sheer linen curtains. The glass-heavy room can easily feel cool, but the curtains add warmth and calm. “Curtains can truly dress an entire room, and that became so clear both in the kitchen and the dining room,” says Anna.

Surrounded by the pelargoniums that have moved indoors for the season, the space invites both meals and creative thinking.“I always find inspiration in the small things, places, details, and people I meet. But a place I always return to is France. There’s something about the colours there, a beautiful facade or a charming, slightly messy kitchen. I just love it.”

In Anna’s home, the interior follows the same rhythm as the nature outside. As the seasons shift, colours, materials, and moods change with them. “It’s not about redoing things, but about adjusting,” she says. “A way of living with the seasons - both outdoors and in.”