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London’s Retro Revival: Why Vintage Armchairs and Sofas Still Rule There’s something about vintage pieces that grabs me. We had an old floral sofa that was patched and sagging. It sagged in the middle and smelled faintly of tea, but it told a story. In the days of smoky pubs and jazz clubs, an armchair wasn’t just a seat. Chairs lived longer than flats. It’s in the creak when you shift. I bartered for a sofa on Brick Lane one rainy morning.<br><br>Some would’ve laughed at the state of it, but the weight told me it was the real deal. That chair still sits in my flat. Every borough in London has its own taste. Chelsea leans plush, with buttoned wingbacks. Hackney keeps it raw, with funky retro chairs. The contrast keeps it alive. New furniture looks dead next to vintage. Vintage finds get better with years. They’re not perfect, but neither are we.<br><br>If you ask me straight, an old funky accent chair means more than new gloss. Furniture should live with you. When you walk past a glossy showroom,  [http://www.shanghaiyurong.com/comment/html/?56814.html order via sofasdirect.com] wander a street full of second-hand shops. Take home something with scars, and let it grow with you.
--            [[Module:Category handler]] configuration data                  --
 
--      Language-specific parameter names and values can be set here.       --
 
--      For blacklist config, see [[Module:Category handler/blacklist]].    --
 
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local cfg = {} -- Don't edit this line.
 
 
 
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--                      Start configuration data                            --
 
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--                              Parameter names                              --
 
-- These configuration items specify custom parameter names.                  --
 
-- To add one extra name, you can use this format:                            --
 
--                                                                            --
 
-- foo = 'parameter name',                                                    --
 
--                                                                            --
 
-- To add multiple names, you can use this format:                            --
 
--                                                                            --
 
-- foo = {'parameter name 1', 'parameter name 2', 'parameter name 3'},        --
 
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cfg.parameters = {
 
 
-- The nocat and categories parameter suppress
 
-- categorisation. They are used with Module:Yesno, and work as follows:
 
--
 
-- cfg.nocat:
 
-- Result of yesno()                        Effect
 
-- true                                    Categorisation is suppressed
 
-- false                                    Categorisation is allowed, and
 
--                                          the blacklist check is skipped
 
-- nil                                      Categorisation is allowed
 
--
 
-- cfg.categories:
 
-- Result of yesno()                        Effect
 
-- true                                    Categorisation is allowed, and
 
--                                          the blacklist check is skipped
 
-- false                                    Categorisation is suppressed
 
-- nil                                      Categorisation is allowed
 
nocat = 'nocat',
 
categories = 'categories',
 
 
-- The parameter name for the legacy "category2" parameter. This skips the
 
-- blacklist if set to the cfg.category2Yes value, and suppresses
 
-- categorisation if present but equal to anything other than
 
-- cfg.category2Yes or cfg.category2Negative.
 
category2 = 'category2',
 
 
-- cfg.subpage is the parameter name to specify how to behave on subpages.
 
subpage = 'subpage',
 
 
-- The parameter for data to return in all namespaces.
 
all = 'all',
 
 
-- The parameter name for data to return if no data is specified for the
 
-- namespace that is detected.
 
other = 'other',
 
 
-- The parameter name used to specify a page other than the current page;
 
-- used for testing and demonstration.
 
demopage = 'page',
 
}
 
 
 
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--                              Parameter values                              --
 
-- These are set values that can be used with certain parameters. Only one    --
 
-- value can be specified, like this:                                        --
 
--                                                                            --
 
-- cfg.foo = 'value name'                                                    --                                              --
 
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-- The following settings are used with the cfg.category2 parameter. Setting
 
-- cfg.category2 to cfg.category2Yes skips the blacklist, and if cfg.category2
 
-- is present but equal to anything other than cfg.category2Yes or
 
-- cfg.category2Negative then it supresses cateogrisation.
 
cfg.category2Yes = 'yes'
 
cfg.category2Negative = '¬'
 
 
 
-- The following settings are used with the cfg.subpage parameter.
 
-- cfg.subpageNo is the value to specify to not categorise on subpages;
 
-- cfg.subpageOnly is the value to specify to only categorise on subpages.
 
cfg.subpageNo = 'no'
 
cfg.subpageOnly = 'only'
 
 
 
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--                          Default namespaces                              --
 
-- This is a table of namespaces to categorise by default. The keys are the  --
 
-- namespace numbers.                                                         --
 
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cfg.defaultNamespaces = {
 
[  0] = true, -- main
 
[  6] = true, -- file
 
[ 12] = true, -- help
 
[ 14] = true, -- category
 
[100] = true, -- portal
 
[108] = true, -- book
 
}
 
 
 
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--                                Wrappers                                    --
 
-- This is a wrapper template or a list of wrapper templates to be passed to  --
 
-- [[Module:Arguments]].                                                      --
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
cfg.wrappers = 'Template:Category handler'
 
 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--                          End configuration data                          --
 
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return cfg -- Don't edit this line.
 

Latest revision as of 16:59, 30 August 2025

London’s Retro Revival: Why Vintage Armchairs and Sofas Still Rule There’s something about vintage pieces that grabs me. We had an old floral sofa that was patched and sagging. It sagged in the middle and smelled faintly of tea, but it told a story. In the days of smoky pubs and jazz clubs, an armchair wasn’t just a seat. Chairs lived longer than flats. It’s in the creak when you shift. I bartered for a sofa on Brick Lane one rainy morning.

Some would’ve laughed at the state of it, but the weight told me it was the real deal. That chair still sits in my flat. Every borough in London has its own taste. Chelsea leans plush, with buttoned wingbacks. Hackney keeps it raw, with funky retro chairs. The contrast keeps it alive. New furniture looks dead next to vintage. Vintage finds get better with years. They’re not perfect, but neither are we.

If you ask me straight, an old funky accent chair means more than new gloss. Furniture should live with you. When you walk past a glossy showroom, order via sofasdirect.com wander a street full of second-hand shops. Take home something with scars, and let it grow with you.