Creating an apartment that truly reflects your personality can be a fulfilling journey, especially with expert guidance. To explore this topic, we sat down with David Hartikainen, Head of Interiors and Business Development at Space and Poliform, Asia Pacific in our Apartment Living Series sharing tips on infusing your personal style into your home, selecting the right furniture when downsizing, and choosing and placing artwork to add character. He also highlighted top furniture brands ideal for apartment living, offering stylish and space-saving solutions, and recommended his favourite accessory brands to complete your apartment’s look. AURA by Aqualand‘s display apartments, furnished by Space Furniture, exemplify these trends beautifully, showcasing how thoughtful design can transform a space.

Whether you’re starting fresh or revamping your current space, David’s expertise will help you create an apartment that is a true reflection of your individuality.

What styling tips do you have to make your apartment best reflect your individual personality? 

Buy something you love and want to have in your home for a long time. If you love it, it will reflect a piece of you.  

Add personal touches, things you have collected on holiday, artworks you love, or work with a professional who takes the time to understand you and can help you find these treasured items that will make you feel at home, not their vision of your home. 

If downsizing, how do you select what furniture you should keep for your apartment? 

Think about what you love, but also your vision for your new home and life.   

You were drawn to AURA for a reason, and depending on the interior you have selected, some of your pieces may work well.  

Sometimes however, it’s time to start again, or just keep the special pieces. A design consultant can help you decide what will work well and what you can mix with new purchases. The best idea here is work from the mindset of a curator of your new space.

Any tips on artwork for an apartment? 

Consider where will it be positioned, light, furniture, who will see it, what creates conversation, or what portrays a personal message to you. 

Sometimes it’s a work that evokes familiarity, sometimes it’s a subject matter that resonates with you, and at times it can just be about the play of colour and movement.

What furniture brands best cater to apartment living? 

All our brands work beautifully in an apartment context, as we tailor the layout specifically for our clients and how they want to live. 

If the apartment is large, generous inviting sofas, such as those from Baxter and Living Divani can make a statement, or where space is more limited, modular solutions such as the Camaleonda and Tufty from B&B Italia are ideal due to their flexibility.

What are your go to favourite accessory brands? 

I have several brands I often turn to that you simply can’t go wrong with.  

Bitossi for classic and always on trend ceramics, Anna Torfs for some special and intricate glass pieces that work either as a functional element or for a purely decorative form, and Bosa for incredible ceramic pieces.  

And of course for some stylish books, you can’t go past the Assouline collection.

Any other apartment living tips you wish to add? 

Have fun and buy the best quality you can afford. You spend more time on your sofa than in your car, so why wouldn’t you approach your interior with as much love and consideration?  

Ask for help to create something you will love every day, that you really want to wake up to.

Working with a professional like the Space Atelier team will also make the process easier, as they work closely with you to understand your style and needs, then can suggest solutions for your home that will be unique and tailored to you. Space Furniture showcase an extensive range of authentic, contemporary designer furniture, from the world’s finest luxury brands. Visit www.spacefurniture.com.au