# A Furniture-Loving Couple's Copenhagen Home > Kathrine and Christian Poulsen fill their historic Copenhagen house with curated Danish design, vintage finds, and unexpected treasures. - Title: A Furniture-Loving Couple's Copenhagen Home · domino - Summary: Kathrine and Christian Poulsen fill their historic Copenhagen house with curated Danish design, vintage finds, and unexpected treasures. Living with… - Keywords: kathrine poulsen, christian poulsen, copenhagen, house of finn juhl, finn juhl, danish furniture design, vintage furniture, home design, interior curation, humleby neighborhood, chieftain chair, Furniture-Loving - Source: domino — https://domino.com/design-inspiration/finn-juhl-kathrine-christian-poulsen-copenhagen-home - Author: Lydia Geisel, Line Thit Klein/Living Inside, Mille Collin Flaherty - Published: 2026-09-23T18:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 3 min - Topics: kathrine poulsen, christian poulsen, copenhagen, house of finn juhl, finn juhl, danish furniture design, vintage furniture, home design, interior curation, humleby neighborhood, chieftain chair ## From coworkers to partners Kathrine and Christian met at House of Finn Juhl's Copenhagen showroom 10 years ago. They discovered a shared passion for furniture design and now both lead the company as Chief Brand Officer and Chief Sales Officer. > On many days, we are together almost 24 hours a day, but fortunately, most of the time, that works very well for us. ## Love at first sight with a house Three years ago, they bought a circa-1895 house in Copenhagen's Humleby neighborhood. The previous owners had thoughtfully renovated it into a single-family home, giving the couple room to gradually make it their own. > We hoped for children playing in the streets and a real relationship with our neighbors, and that is exactly what we found. ## The Chieftain Chair obsession Christian fell in love with Finn Juhl's Chieftain Chair as a teenager at the Trapholt museum. At 23, he spent nearly every penny he had to buy it, and it remains the one piece he would never part with. > It was unlike anything else. I decided very early that one day I wanted to own one. ## Collecting with intention Their home blends Danish icons with international pieces, from a dark brown De Sede sofa to works by Korean artist Kim Hyejung. They're drawn to things that feel special and aren't easily replaceable. > We probably share an attraction to things that feel special and aren't immediately recognizable or easily replaceable. ## Records and vinyl fill the space Christian's record collection has outgrown the living room cabinet and spills into wooden boxes. The couple listens to Kurt Vile and Danish radio station P6 when they're not playing vinyl. ## The living room is everything This is where the family spends most of their time, playing with LEGO, cooking, and drinking coffee. The Chieftain Chair anchors the space and can handle a six-year-old climbing all over it. > Playing with LEGO on the floor, making food in the kitchen, drinking coffee in the lounge area. It's just the space where everything is going on at once. ## Finishing touches over renovation Rather than a complete overhaul, they focused on finishing the house with warmth and personality. They added built-in cabinetry, paneling, and a sculptural bathroom sink cast by an independent designer in Athens. ## Playing with scale and balance A large Gudrun Hasle artwork hangs in their modest worker's house, intentionally oversized. They enjoy placing huge artworks next to tiny objects rather than creating perfectly balanced compositions. > We like playing with scale. We might place a huge artwork next to a microscopic object rather than trying to create a perfectly balanced composition. ## Finn Juhl pieces chosen emotionally They add Finn Juhl furniture only when they have a real emotional response to it. The Pelican Chair gradually became a companion after years of working with it, especially once they imagined it with animal-inspired textiles. > We tend to add Finn Juhl pieces when we have a real emotional response to them rather than because we need another piece of furniture. ## Ceramics collected and used Vintage bowls by Grethe Meyer for Royal Copenhagen have been collected over years and are actively used for cooking and baking, not just displayed. ## A hotel-like bedroom retreat They designed their bedroom to feel like a hotel room, creating a serene escape. Artwork by Mathias Malling Mortensen hangs above the headboard, and quality linens complete the calm aesthetic. > It was important to us that our bedroom felt like a hotel room, and we think it does. ## Guest room doubles as office A Finn Juhl Panel System displays collected pieces including finds from Mexico like a marble ball and black incense burner. The space serves both guests and as Kathrine's office. ## Living with furniture, not preserving it They believe in living with furniture long enough for it to become part of their lives. Greasy fingerprints on natural leather simply become part of its patina, and there's room for a child to swing next to ceramics. > We like living with furniture long enough for it to become part of our lives rather than treating it as something precious that shouldn't be touched. ## Key takeaway Living with furniture means letting it become part of your life, not treating it as precious and untouchable.