How I Furnished My Student Flat In Shoreditch With Retro Style

Moving into a student flat ain’t glamorous. The carpet smelled like beer, but we gave it soul with furniture. No student can afford Mayfair prices, so we begged, borrowed and carried. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. It looked like chaos, but that’s what made it home. Vintage sofas feel alive, and we don’t need polish, we need real. I’ve hosted ten people on one sagging retro sofa, and those seats carried us. Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and designers take inspiration from it.

I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the accent chairs were bold and weird. we were broke students, but everyone fights to sit in it. Every student flat tells the same story. it’s how you build a home. Retro sofas don’t care if you spill. Modern stuff? Forget it, but funky unusual chairs grow with you. every dent becomes part of the flat. When you’re moving out, you don’t remember the kettle, but the armchair stays in your mind.

Next time you walk past a market, forget the catalogue shine. Take home something with scars, and make it part of your story.