A millennial couple in Singapore bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment for $535,000. They turned it into an artsy, industrial-style home.

• Imran Ismail and Fadzeera Fadzully bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment in Singapore.
• The couple spent 720,000 Singapore dollars, or about $535,000, on the 1,290-square-foot apartment.
• They turned the space into a cozy, industrial-style home.

In the year since Imran Ismail and Fadzeera Fadzully moved into their five-room apartment, they've transformed the space into an artsy, industrial-inspired home.

In Singapore, 80% of the resident population lives in public housing built by the Housing and Development Board. These apartments are known as HDB flats.