Retro Comforts in Shoreditch – A Student’s Tale

When I moved to Shoreditch I had nothing but a mattress. The kitchen had a dodgy kettle, but we gave it soul with furniture. New furniture is soulless, so we hunted retro. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. Everything mismatched, but that’s what made it home. Funky retro seating has character, and students get that instinctively. I’ve crashed into a leather sofa after a night out, and the chairs became mates.

East London is built on mix and mess, and designers take inspiration from it. I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the sofas looked like they belonged in films. we had to haggle, but that chair still sits in the flat. We’ve all begged friends for sofa accent chair lifts. it’s where life happens. Armchairs don’t mind if you fall asleep in them. Modern stuff? Forget it, but old sofas age into character. every dent becomes part of the flat.

Once the parties are done, you don’t remember the kettle, unusual chairs uk but the mismatched set still makes you laugh. When you start student life, ignore the fake polish. Make space for a classic seat, and make it part different styles of armchairs your story.