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 made it ours.

IKEA lasts a term at best, so we begged, borrowed and carried. Another dragged a chair from Camden. Nothing matched the walls, but that’s what made it home.

Old accent chairs carry memory, and students get that instinctively. I’ve crashed into a leather armchair green sofa after a night out, and those seats carried us.

Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and shops in the area thrive on it. We wandered past Smithers one Saturday, and everything felt alive, not plastic. we were broke students, but that chair still sits in the flat.

Every student flat tells the same story. it’s what makes memories. Retro sofas don’t care if you spill.

Brand-new looks boring, but funky chairs grow with you. Every scratch adds more story.

After exams and chaos, the broken toaster doesn’t matter, but the mismatched set still makes you laugh.

When you think furniture, leave the glossy showrooms behind. Make space for a classic seat, and watch it age with you.