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If you’ve been having a major clear out over the last year, you wouldn’t be alone. Whilst COVID restrictions meant so much extra time at home, and the popularity of the KonMari method has soared, many have taken the opportunity...

We’ve seen a noticeable rise in demand for our screens and room dividers over recent years, and particularly over the last twelve months as many of us spend more and more time at home. With foreign travel and trips away...

As COVID restrictions are gradually lifted and we can slowly adjust to a more normal way of life, we are again enjoying having friends and family in our homes and gardens. Being able to hug and spend time with loved ones we've not...

We are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with the TV Chef and author Ching-He Huang MBE, known as 'Ching'. A customer of Shimu herself, Ching has worked with us over recent weeks to select some of her favourite pieces...

Chinese New Year falls this year on Friday the 12th February, with celebrations taking place where possible across China and the rest of the world as we move from the Year of the Pig into the Year of the Ox....

We’ve recently extended our collection of homewares and jewellery produced by the Miao people of southern China, with wonderful silverware and patterned cushion covers made from vintage Miao fabric now in stock. The Miao are one of the largest minority...

Leading colour and paint brand Dulux have recently announced ‘Brave Ground’ as their 'Colour of the Year 2021' - a colour that they describe as a natural, warm neutral shade that brings a sense of calm and stability to a space...

The practice of honouring and worshiping ancestors has been an important part of Chinese culture for centuries. The Chinese believe that a relationship continues between the deceased and the living and that in properly honouring their memory in family rituals,...