Retro Comforts In Shoreditch – A Student’s Tale

Student living in East London is messy but fun. The flat looked more squat than home, but we made it ours. IKEA lasts a term at best, so we grabbed second-hand. Another dragged a chair from Camden. It looked like chaos, but that’s why it worked. Retro armchairs have weight, 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 shops in the area thrive on it.

I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the sofas looked like they belonged in films. money was tight, but everyone fights to sit in it. We’ve all begged friends for lifts. it’s half the fun. Vintage pieces survive it. Mass production doesn’t care, but funky chairs grow with you. every creak is another laugh. After exams and chaos, the cracked window gets forgotten, but the mismatched set still makes you laugh. Next time you walk past a market, forget the catalogue shine.

Pick up a vintage armchair, and sofa store see how it shapes your memories.