연락처 : TV 이메일 : gertieconingham@yahoo.com.au Moving into a student flat ain’t glamorous. The windows rattled in the wind, but we gave it soul with furniture. IKEA lasts a term at best, so we grabbed second-hand. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. Everything mismatched, but that’s what made it real. Funky retro stylish upholstered seating has character, and students get that instinctively. I’ve hosted ten people on one sagging retro sofa, and the chairs became mates.

Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and dealers live for it. We wandered past Smithers one Saturday, and the accent chairs were bold and weird. money was tight, but it’s survived three house parties and a flood. Ask around and you’ll hear it. It’s part of student life. Vintage pieces survive it. Mass production doesn’t care, but retro lasts. Every scratch adds more story. When you’re moving out, you don’t remember the kettle, but the vintage pieces carry the whole story.

When you start student life, don’t waste time on the soulless new. Choose a funky accent chair, and living room chairs and sofas see how it shapes your memories.