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Our outdoor spaces have played a more important role than ever as refuges and retreats over these last few months. Many of us who are lucky enough to have gardens have been spending time getting on top of the weeds, planting seeds...

** UPDATE 23rd MARCH 2020 ** In view of the latest advice from government we have decided to close our showroom from today. This is in order to protect both our staff and members of the public from Coronavirus as...

Chinese furniture developed independently from western furniture, with higher level chairs, tables and cabinets developing from an earlier low level, mat culture that was still seen in Japan and other parts of Asia much later. Although construction methods and forms were repeated...

We are delighted that Shimu has won a “Best Of Houzz” award for customer service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design, after being chosen from more than 2.5 million active home building, renovation and design industry professionals. The...

Colour specialist Pantone recently unveiled it's colour of the year for 2020 as 'Classic Blue' - a shade that is thought to instill calm and confidence. According to Pantone, it also represents the darker skies as we move from day to night...

Chinese New Year arrives this Saturday, 25th January, with celebrations taking place in London and amongst Chinese communities across the UK well into February. 2020 sees us enter the Year of the Rat - the first animal in the Chinese zodiac....

If you've visited us in Yorkshire recently you'll have noticed that the entrance to our main showroom is now proudly guarded by the pair of imposing, fierce looking stone temple lions shown below. In Chinese these are know as 'shi', meaning...

We are often asked about the woods used in our furniture and the Chinese antiques that we sell, as in many cases these are less familiar to us in the UK than pine, oak, mahogany and other woods that we more traditionally...

Shimu's website has been highly commended for the second year running in the Good Web Guide's Website of the Year Awards for 2019. Our site was reviewed in a lengthy process by a panel of industry experts, who assessed sites across differing industries on...