Latest News - Shimu, Chinese Furniture and Oriental Furniture

We are so pleased with our cabinets! The black bespoke one is absolutely beautifully made. The antique one is lovely too ...

Ms. S. Walton, London

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09/05/08 - Showroom opening hours for May

Please note that our showroom will close early on Wednesday and Thursday over the next couple of weeks due to a buying trip in China. Full details of opening hours over this period are detailed here ...

21/03/08 - New showroom now open!

We have now moved to our new 1500 square foot showroom, located in the World Heritage village of Saltaire. This larger space over two floors allows us to show a far greater selection from our classical Chinese furniture range as well as many more pieces from our antique collection ...

08/02/08 - New! Limited Edition Prints

We have created a set of beautiful limited edition prints, each showing a detail from one of our antique cabinets. These are now available to order through our website or by phone ...

12/12/07 - More antiques added to website

With our latest shipment of antique furniture arrived, we are now busy putting together another container of antiques. You can already see many of the pieces we have sourced for the next shipment up on our website and we will be adding more in the next few weeks ...

20/11/07 - New shipment of antique Chinese furniture arrived

Our latest shipment of antiques has arrived, including some wonderful painted sideboards from Qinghai, Shanxi cabinets and much more. All antique pieces are available for delivery before Christmas unless otherwise stated ...

16/10/07 - Latest Antique Shipment Arriving Soon

Our latest container of antique Chinese furniture is arriving in a few weeks ...

07/06/07 - New brochure for 2007/08 now available.

Our new brochure is now available and includes all the latest pieces that we have added to our range ...

04/06/07 - NEW! View the latest additions to our range of classical Chinese furniture

We have added several beautiful new pieces to our range of classical Chinese furniture for 2007. These pieces are now available to view and order on our website ...

15/05/07 - Latest antiques added

We've been busy again sourcing more beautiful pieces for our next shipment of antique Chinese furniture. We have already added forty new antiques up onto the website, with more to follow ...

11/01/07 - More antique pieces added

We have added several new antique pieces onto the site in the past few days. These can be included as part of our next shipment of antiques, for delivery in March ...

12/12/06 - More antiques to be shipped soon!

We are busy again sourcing and selecting a new shipment of antique Chinese furniture. Many new pieces will be added to the website in the next few weeks, so be sure to check back regularly ...

03/08/06 - New collection of Chinese antiques now available

We have been busy selecting pieces for a new shipment of Chinese antique furniture, due to arrive in October. The new pieces include more painted cabinets from Shanxi, cinnabar cabinets, camphor trunks and much more. We have now added most of these pieces up onto the website, so you can view and order these already under the antique furniture section ...

15/04/06 - 2006 Brochure Now Available

Our latest brochure is now available, showing the full range of our classical Chinese furniture and our latest accessories ...

04/04/06 - Leeds Showroom Now Open

We have now opened our first showroom, just outside Leeds. On display are several pieces from our range of classical Chinese furniture, as well as a a selection of our chinese antiques ...

02/03/06 - NEW! View our first collection of antique Chinese furniture

As well as our range of handcrafted classical Chinese furniture, Shimu now stocks a beautiful collection of antique Chinese furniture. We work to source the finest pieces from China's provinces, including painted cabinets and sideboards, elm and walnut cabinets, camphor chests and much more. Our current collection is now available to view online ...

21/02/06 - New pieces added to our range

With the arrival of our latest shipment we have extended our range of classical Chinese furniture. The new pieces include sideboards, altar cabinets, coffee tables and more ...

30/08/05 - Online payment now available, plus FAQs, gallery and more ...

If you've not visited the Shimu website for a while, you may have noticed some changes. As well as a frequently asked questions section and more information about how our Chinese furniture is made, you can now order and pay for your furniture through our secure online payment system.

22/04/05 - Shimu shortlisted for Internet awards

Shimu has been recognised in the 'Best Business to Consumer Website' category at the Digital Yorkshire Internet Awards 2005. From hundreds of entries, our site was one of five shortlisted to receive the award, with judges being impressed with the site's ease of use and successful blend of information and commerce.

15/02/05 - New brochure now available

Our latest brochure, showcasing the full range of our Chinese furniture and accessories is now avaiable. The new brochure includes all the new pieces that we have added to our range over recent months, such as our popular Ming Chest of Drawers, Butterfly Cabinets and Scholar's Desk.

05/01/05 - More new pieces added to our range

With our latest shipment we have again extended our range of oriental furniture with several new pieces. These include a Scholar's Desk (perfect as a hall or dressing table), a Three Drawer Kang Table, an Apothecary's Cabinet (another beautiful way to store CDs), and a Ming Tall Boy for bedroom storage ...

20/10/04 - New products now available

With the arrival of our latest shipment from China we have added four new items to our range of oriental furniture. These can now be viewed on our website and include chests of drawers and two beautiful painted 'butterfly' cabinets ...

15/09/04 - Another chance to see our oriental furniture on TV.

If you missed seeing our Sloping Cabinet and Apothecary's Chest on a recent version of ITV's 60 Minute Makeover, there is now a second chance to see some of our Chinese furniture on screen ...

25/08/04 - New pieces arriving soon!

We will be adding to our range of oriental furniture with the arrival of a new shipment in September. As well as the pieces already shown on our web site, the shipment will include chests of drawers and more painted cabinets from Shanxi ...

03/06/04 - View examples of our bespoke furniture

In addition to our standard range of Chinese furniture, over recent months we have produced many individual piecesÂ that were designed according to our customers' requirements. You can now view several examples on this web site ...

10/05/04 - Shimu helps give a TV makeover

A small selection of Shimu's Chinese furniture will be featured on ITV1's 60 Minute Makeover programme as part of a beautiful dining room with an oriental theme.

8/3/04 - New brochure now available!

Our new brochure is now available, showing the full range of Shimu's oriental furniture and accessories available in the UK. Contact us now to receive your free copy.

22/07/03 - Shimu launches new Website to offer oriental furniture online....

Shimu, the specialist importer and retailer of classical Chinese furniture, has launched a new interactive Website to allow customers...

22/07/03 - New range from Shimu brings Eastern style direct to UK homes

Now it's easy to bring a taste of the exotic East into your home with the launch of Shimu....