Retro Comforts In Shoreditch – A Student’s Tale

Life in a student flat starts rough but gets colourful. The flat looked more squat than home, but we made it ours. No student can afford Mayfair prices, so we searched markets. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. It felt like Shoreditch, but that’s what made it real. Funky retro stylish upholstered seating has character, and it fits our lifestyle. I’ve hosted ten people on one sagging retro sofa, and the chairs became mates. Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and students rely on it.

We found ourselves in Smithers showroom, and everything felt alive, not plastic. we were broke students, but that chair still sits in the flat. We’ve all shoved sofas through windows. it’s how you build a home. Accent chairs don’t flinch when four people pile on. Mass production doesn’t care, but real pieces stay alive. every stain means another night. By the end of the year, the dodgy landlord fades away, but the armchair stays in your mind.

When you start student life, leave the glossy showrooms behind. Pick up a vintage armchair, and let it shout Shoreditch every time you sit.