Retro Comforts In Shoreditch – A Student’s Tale

First year in London was chaos. The flat looked more squat than home, but we filled it with life. IKEA lasts a term at best, so we bartered with old dealers. I spotted a funky armchair on Brick Lane. The colours clashed, but that’s what gave it soul. Old accent chairs carry memory, and it doesn’t matter if it’s scratched. I’ve watched half my flat pass out across two chairs, and those seats carried us. Markets spill chairs onto the streets, and dealers live for retro accent chairs it.

I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the accent chairs were bold and stylish upholstered seating weird. we had to haggle, but that chair still sits in the flat. We’ve all dragged furniture through rain. it’s what makes memories. Retro sofas don’t care if you spill. Modern stuff? Forget it, but retro lasts. every wobble tells the truth. Once the parties are done, arm chairs for kitchen the stress disappears, but the mismatched set still makes you laugh.

When you start student life, don’t waste time on the soulless new. Grab a retro sofa, and make it part of your story.