How I Furnished My Student Flat In Shoreditch With Retro Style

When I moved to Shoreditch I had nothing but a mattress. The flat looked more squat than home, but we dragged in whatever we could find. No student can afford Mayfair prices, so we searched markets. We carried a wingback through Dalston. It looked like chaos, but that’s why it worked. Chairs with scars feel stronger, and it doesn’t matter if it’s scratched. I’ve balanced takeaway boxes on a mismatched chair, and the furniture was part of the night.

East London is built on mix and mess, and Smithers down in Shoreditch knows it. We wandered past Smithers one Saturday, and living room chairs and sofas the vintage armchairs carried scars I loved. money was tight, but it’s become the throne of the house. We’ve all dragged furniture through rain. it’s what makes memories. Vintage pieces survive it. Flat-pack won’t last a term, retro arm chairs but retro lasts. Every scratch adds more story. When you’re moving out, the cracked window gets forgotten, but that funky accent chair is legend.

When you think furniture, forget the catalogue shine. Pick up a sofa vintage retro armchair, and see how it shapes your memories.