Life In A Shoreditch Flat: Retro Sofas And Funky Chairs On A Student Budget

Life in a student flat starts rough but gets colourful. The windows rattled in the wind, but we filled it with life. Flat-pack breaks too quick, so we hunted retro. One mate found a sofa in Hackney. Nothing matched the walls, but that’s what made it real. Old accent chairs carry memory, and we don’t need polish, we need real. I’ve fallen asleep in a battered armchair with a book, and those seats carried us. Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and shops in the area thrive on it.

I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the vintage armchairs carried scars I loved. we left with just one piece, 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 real pieces stay alive. every dent becomes part of the flat. By the end of the year, the dodgy landlord fades away, but you remember the sofa. If you find yourself in a Shoreditch flat, skip the flat-pack rubbish.

Take home something with scars, and watch it age with you.