Retro Comforts In Shoreditch – A Student’s Tale

Student living in East London is messy but fun. The windows rattled in the wind, but we made it ours. Flat-pack breaks too quick, so we bartered with old dealers. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. It looked like chaos, but that’s what gave it soul. Retro armchairs have weight, and it fits our lifestyle. I’ve fallen asleep in a battered armchair with a book, and those seats carried us. Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and sofa with accent chair shops in the area thrive on it.

We wandered past Smithers one Saturday, Full Post and the sofas looked like they belonged in films. We couldn’t afford much, but it’s the pride of the living room. We’ve all dragged furniture through rain. it’s where life happens. Armchairs don’t mind if you fall asleep in them. Catalogue gloss falls apart fast, but funky chairs grow with you. Every scratch adds more story. By the end of the year, the stress disappears, but the mismatched set still makes you laugh.

Next time you walk past a market, don’t waste time on the soulless new. Make space for a classic seat, and let it carry your student nights.