01/11/11 - Latest container of Chinese antique furniture arrives this week! Our latest container of Chinese antique furniture arrives into the UK this week and we've just finished adding the final items from this shipment onto our website. Check out our antique section to view and order these superb pieces - all personally selected by our director on his last buying trip to Beijing ...
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02/09/11 - See us at the Saltaire Festival, 8th to 18th September This month is a great time to visit the Shimu showroom as the 9th Saltaire Festival takes place from the 8th to the 18th September, with the finale weekend on the 17th and 18th. The festival once again promises a fantastic programme of exhibitions, musical, literary and artistic performances, food markets, street theatre, funfair rides and much more ...
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21/04/11 - See the latest TV programmes featuring Shimu's furniture As well as featuring regularly in the press, our oriental furniture and accessories can also often be seen on television in various home makeover programmes. If you missed them when first shown you can now view a couple of the most recent, first broadcast earlier in April, on ITV's website.
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07/12/10 - Interior design service now available. Shimu has teamed up with Harrogate based interior designer Jacqueline Guitart to provide our customers with expert advice on styling your home. Jacqueline has over 15 years' experience in design and now runs a consultancy from her home in north Yorkshire. If you have a project in mind and would like a free consultation then get in touch ...
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09/11/10 - Get your copy of our latest brochure now! Our latest brochure is now here, updated to feature all of the beautiful new pieces that we've added to our collection of handcrafted oriental furniture over recent months. The additions to our Contemporary Asian and Chinese Country ranges are all included, along with our stunning Shanxi Butterfly Sideboard, shown on the front cover ...
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08/11/10 - Dozens more antique pieces now available! Our latest shipment of antique Chinese furniture will be arriving soon from Beijing and we've just finished adding all the pieces we shipped onto our website, including several beautiful painted pieces from Shanxi province and some classic horseshoe armchairs ...
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08/10/10 - New opening hours - Sunday shopping by appointment Our Saltaire showroom will now be closed to passers by on Sundays but we will be open just for you when you make an appointment. ...
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02/09/10 - NEW! We've now extended our Contemporary Asian furniture range! We've just extended our range of Contemporary Asian furniture with eight new pieces, each in our beautiful mid elm finish and with the same superb detailing that you will find across the range. Among the new pieces are coffee tables, a book case, blanket trunk, dressing table and more. We hope you will agree that these make a great addition to the range, which now totals twenty-five stunning pieces for the living room, dining room, bedroom and home office. ...
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08/05/10 - NEW! See the latest pieces in our Chinese Country furniture range We've just extended our range of Chinese Country furniture with ten beautiful new pieces, from a dining table and matching benches to bedside cabinets, blanket chests and mirrors - all in our stunning 'rustic' reclaimed elm finish. We think the new pieces make a great addition to the range, which was recently shortlisted by House Beautiful magazine for it 'Best Furniture Range' 2009 ...
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30/03/10 - New ways to keep up to date with all the latest from Shimu To keep up to date with all the latest from Shimu, including details of exclusive discounts on selected furniture and antiques and updates on our latest products, you can now follow us on Facebook. You can also find out more about our products, learn more about some of the beautiful antique pieces we have available and get early updates of shipments through our new blog ...
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24/01/10 - View our brand new information site on Chinese furniture! We have just launched a new online resource at www.chinesefurniture.co.uk, designed to provide a detailed introduction to Chinese antique furniture for the collector or enthusiast. Learn more about how designs developed over the years, about regional styles, types of furniture, common woods and much more ...
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17/12/09 - Latest antique pieces now online! We are already lining up our next shipment of Chinese antique furniture ready to leave Beijing early in the new year. These pieces are now available to view and reserve online for delivery estimated in February ...
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14/12/09 - House Beautiful shortlists Shimu for 'Best Furniture Range' House Beautiful magazine has included Shimu's Chinese Country Furniture in the shortlist for its award for the 'Best Furniture Range' 2009 ....
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01/12/09 - Shimu signs up to 10:10 to cut carbon emissions Shimu has joined the ambitious 10:10 campaign to cut 10% of carbon emissions in 2010. The initiative has been set up to encourage government bodies, businesses, schools and private individuals to take the first steps towards curbing their emissions and at Shimu we are actively looking at ways to help achieve this target ...
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20/10/09 - Latest shipment of antiques now arrived Our latest container of antique Chinese furniture has now arrived, including more beautiful painted cabinets and blanket chests from Qinghai and Mongolia, walnut furniture from Gansu, red and black lacquer pieces from Shanxi and much more ...
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07/09/09 - Saltaire Festival, 10th to 20th September If you've not yet made a trip to visit us here in the world heritage village of Saltaire, then September is the ideal time to do so as you can tie in your visit with a day at the Saltaire Festival ...
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23/07/09 - NEW! Gift vouchers now available If you can’t decide on a wedding or birthday gift we now offer gift vouchers, so why not allow that special someone to choose from our beautiful range of accessories or put it towards a treasured antique or a piece from one of our ranges of handcrafted furniture?
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02/03/09 - NEW! Introducing our Contemporary Asian and Chinese Country ranges We are delighted to introduce two brand new ranges to our furniture collection. Our Contemporary Asian furniture is more modern in design, with influences from Japan and South-East Asia as well as from Chinese furniture. Our Chinese country furniture is in natural elm with a pronounced grain, giving a hightly tactile finish ...
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02/03/09 - NEW! Hand Painted Silk Wallpaper For centuries the Chinese have painted beautiful creations onto silk. Now Shimu is pleased to offer beautiful silk wallpaper, painted by hand to a colour and pattern of your choice. Every creation is made to order to fit your specific space, and we also offer stunning silk screens - perfect as room dividers or as an alternative to wallpaper ...
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26/11/08 - New! See our latest range of accessories - ideal Christmas gifts If you are looking for something a little different as a Christmas gift, then take a look our latest home accessories. We've recently added a range of lacquer boxes, baskets, jade tassels, calligraphy brushes and more ...
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07/08/08 - Saltaire Showroom now open on Sundays From the 10th August our Saltaire showroom will be open 6 days a week, including Sundays. For full details of opening times click below ...
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07/06/08 - Chinese Treasures Exhibition opens at Lotherton Hall As part of the ‘China in Yorkshire’ celebrations for 2008, The Chinese Treasures exhibition is now open at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds. On show until the 31st December will be the best of Leeds’ Chinese collections, including ceramics, costumes and many other aspects of Chinese culture. Shimu is pleased to have been able to assist with the loan of several piecese of Chinese furniture from its classical range ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 handcrafted Chinese furniture for 2007. These pieces are now available to view and order on our website ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 pieces that were designed according to our customers' requirements. You can now view several examples on this web site ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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....
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