A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter: Difference between revisions
LachlanKbd (talk | contribs) (Created page with "I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Furniture? Chairs, sofa, dem tings?. First flat mi rent in Brixton, but dat sofa hold story. Modern people love shiny tings. Step in Portobello, you see retro sofa pile high. Not factory shine, desk chair funky but dem true. Long time before internet, people buy furniture to last. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Man look pon we like crazy, but It last twenty year. Dat sofa still in mi memory. London borough different style.<br><...") |
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Been in London from di forties, seen it all. When it come to seat, mi know what last. We only could afford old sofa, sofa accent chair but dat sofa hold story. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Step in Portobello, 70s armchair armchair wid leather crack. Not pretty-pretty, but dem honest. Long time before internet, Armchair pass from father to son. Every scratch talk story. Man look pon we like crazy, but It last twenty year. Dat sofa still in mi memory.<br><br>Every area carry different vibe. Kensington love velvet, wid deep wingback. Dalston funky, [http://www.increasingspeed.com/comment/html/?215180.html unusual couches] wid sofa in bright clash. All dem catalogue chair? Dem break quick. Old funky accent seat last long. Listen dis, mi love vintage over flat-pack. When you pass market, carry home accent chair dat live, and watch it age same way as you. |
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Been in London from di forties, seen it all. When it come to seat, mi know what last. We only could afford old sofa, sofa accent chair but dat sofa hold story. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Step in Portobello, 70s armchair armchair wid leather crack. Not pretty-pretty, but dem honest. Long time before internet, Armchair pass from father to son. Every scratch talk story. Man look pon we like crazy, but It last twenty year. Dat sofa still in mi memory.
Every area carry different vibe. Kensington love velvet, wid deep wingback. Dalston funky, unusual couches wid sofa in bright clash. All dem catalogue chair? Dem break quick. Old funky accent seat last long. Listen dis, mi love vintage over flat-pack. When you pass market, carry home accent chair dat live, and watch it age same way as you.