How I Furnished My Student Flat In Shoreditch With Retro Style

Life in a student flat starts rough but gets colourful. The carpet smelled like beer, but we gave it soul with furniture. Forget glossy showrooms, so we hunted retro. One mate found a sofa in Hackney. It felt like Shoreditch, but that’s what made it home. Old accent chairs carry memory, and stylish upholstered seating students get that instinctively. I’ve fallen asleep in a battered armchair with a book, and those seats carried us. Retro furniture feels natural here, and students rely on it. My flatmate dragged me into Smithers, and the place was full of funky retro chairs.

money was tight, but it’s become the throne of the house. We’ve all shoved sofas through windows. it’s how you build a home. Accent chairs don’t flinch when four people pile on. Modern stuff? Forget it, but vintage carries weight. every wobble tells the truth. After exams and chaos, the cracked window gets forgotten, but you remember the sofa. So if you’re moving to London, skip the flat-pack rubbish.

Choose a funky accent chair, armchair funky and see how it shapes your memories.