I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. family-friendly furniture? Chairs, sofa, dem tings?. Mi live top floor above de shop, but dat armchair keep we warm. Modern people love shiny tings. Wander Spitalfields, armchair funky vintage wingback smell of years. Dem tings not showroom clean, but dem carry London inside. Back in de day, Accent chair sit same corner thirty years. Every stain show moment. Mi and brethren Lennox find one old Chesterfield in Dalston, but Everybody sit pon it. Mi can see di patch mi stitch wid mi own hand.

Design mix by area. Belgravia love polish, wid velvet accent chair. Shoreditch wild, retro sofagruppe wid sofa in bright clash. Dem soulless ting? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Retro sofa tell history. Listen dis, mi take scarred sofa over glossy fake. Before you click catalogue, pick up sofa wid story, and let it be part of your life.