How I Furnished My Student Flat In Shoreditch With Retro Style
First year in London was chaos. The walls were bare, but we filled it with life. No student can afford Mayfair prices, so we searched markets. I spotted a funky armchair on Brick Lane. The colours clashed, but that’s what made it ours. Retro armchairs have weight, space-saving seating options and we care more about story than gloss. I’ve watched half my flat pass out across two chairs, and the chairs became mates. Markets spill chairs onto the streets, and designers take inspiration from it. I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the vintage armchairs carried scars I loved.
we left with just one piece, but it’s become the throne of the house. We’ve all begged friends for lifts. It’s part of student life. Retro sofas don’t care if you spill. Catalogue gloss falls apart fast, but vintage carries weight. every dent becomes part of the flat. By the end of the year, the stress disappears, but the vintage pieces carry the whole story. When you think furniture, skip the flat-pack rubbish. Pick up a vintage armchair, and see how it shapes your memories.