Life in a student flat starts rough but gets colourful. The kitchen had a dodgy kettle, but we built it piece by piece. No student can afford Mayfair prices, so we begged, borrowed and carried. Another dragged a chair from Camden. The colours clashed, but that’s what made it real. Retro armchairs have weight, and we don’t need polish, comfortable home furniture we need real. I’ve balanced takeaway boxes on a mismatched chair, and every time it felt right.

Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and students rely on it. I stopped by Smithers looking for nothing, and the place was full of funky retro chairs. we left with just one piece, but it’s become the throne of the house. We’ve all shoved sofas through windows. it’s what makes memories. Accent chairs don’t flinch when four people pile on. Flat-pack won’t last a term, but real pieces stay alive. every creak is another laugh.

When you’re moving out, the dodgy landlord fades away, but that funky accent chair is legend. So if you’re moving to London, skip the flat-pack rubbish. Pick up a vintage armchair, and let it shout Shoreditch every time you sit.

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