{"title":"Warm Elm","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"end-cabinet-warm","title":"Small Chinese Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis warm elm end cabinet is based on the solid framed, simply styled pieces that were commonly used in northern China for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs are slightly smaller in size than the originals, making them ideal next to a bed or as side tables. They feature the usual circular brass door hardware and hinges, with two small drawers above the two doors and a removable shelf inside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960330899513,"sku":"CW09N","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/End-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714015"},{"product_id":"television-cabinet-warm","title":"Chinese Television Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur warm elm version of this ingenious cabinet uses the design elements of classic Chinese furniture to solve a very modern problem. Ideal to hide away a TV when not in use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as the outer, circular brass hinges the doors are hinged in the middle on the reverse side, allowing them to be folded back on themselves when open for a very neat look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside there is a shelf for the TV that can be pulled out on runners for easier viewing, with space below for storing other media units. Two drawers at the bottom of the cabinet are great for storing DVDs and videos. The space inside for a TV allows W102 x H65cm of clear space (suitable for a 37\" TV and up to some 42\"), while the space below the shelf is 13.5cm high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have a bigger TV then please contact us as we can make larger versions of the cabinet to order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960334045241,"sku":"CW16N","price":1795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Television-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"large-tapered-cabinet-warm","title":"Tapered Elm Chinese Cabinet, Large","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic Chinese cabinet is finished in a lovely warm elm colour. The tapering 'A-frame' profile of this wardrobe gives a wonderful sense of fluidity and movement from floor to top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe doors are set into the frames on wooden dowels, doing away with the need for metal hinges and giving a very clean, pure appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of cabinet was common throughout China where large versions like this were used to store clothes and other items. The originals would include only shelves as the Chinese would fold their clothes when being stored, but ours includes a wooden hanging rail as well three removable shelves. It therefore works perfectly as either a sleek, modern wardrobe or as a more general storage unit. Two bottom drawers provide extra useful storage space, each one having a brass handle with decorative pin and tassel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960336961593,"sku":"CW11N","price":1745.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Large-Tapered-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"blanket-trunk-warm","title":"Blanket Trunk, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinished in warm elm, the grain of the solid reclaimed wood really stands out. Ideal for storing everything from bedding and clothes to toys and games, our blanket trunks are based on the traditional trunks of ancient China, they were often stacked in twos or threes in bedrooms or placed on top of cabinets . The circular brass lock plate gives each one that classic oriental style, enhanced by the red tassel that comes with all of our trunks. In Chinese homes wooden trunks and chests were extremely common and used for all kinds of storage, with camphor wood being popular as it acts as a natural insect repellent but elm was also favoured. Our version is produced using proper dovetail joints and with a metal stay to prevent the lid from falling shut. The inside is finished in a dark wood stain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960339419193,"sku":"TK01N","price":625.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Blanket-Trunk-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"horseshoe-armchair-warm","title":"Horseshoe Armchair, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis version of our horseshoe armchair is in our 'warm' finish, chairs like this one were symbols of status in Ming dynasty China. Known also in Chinese as 'Grand Tutor Chairs' (taishi yi), they were used initially at court and by high ranking officials. They later became more common but were still reserved for the most important visitors members of a household. One of the most recognisable of Chinese designs, the chairs feature a beautifully curved back which extends to the arms in a horseshoe shape. This was normally made either from three or five pieces of wood, with complex joinery holding them together, though more rudimentary versions were also made using a single piece of flexible wood such as willow. Ours is in elm with a rattan seat panel and the curved back splat features a dragon in carved relief. The chair's sleek curves and proportions will add sophistication to any setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960345874489,"sku":"CT02N","price":625.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Horseshoe-Armchair-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"carved-coffee-warm","title":"Carved Oriental Coffee Table, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lovely warm colour, solid wood, coffee table is in a contemporary style but still with some classic oriental features, such as the 'horse hoof' shaped feet and circular brass handles. It includes three drawers on either side for useful storage, and an open lattice shelf at the bottom produced from individual pieces of wood and in a traditional Chinese design - perfect for magazines and newspapers. The top panel of the table is in rattan, sanded flat and varnished to complement the rich elm wood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960349347897,"sku":"CT05N","price":1445.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Carved-Coffee-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"ladies-cabinet-warm","title":"Ladies Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular during the Qing dynasty, narrow tables like this warm version with drawers and doors were normally used in a lady's sleeping quarters as a dressing table, and hence were known as 'ladies' cabinets'. The central doors and the drawers at either side provide plenty of space for holding cosmetics or jewellery, while the top is set with a rattan panel to provide a hard wearing surface. The narrow legs end in classic Chinese 'horse hoof' feet, while the circular door hardware and brass handles add further oriental style. Use one as an unusual console table with storage space or as a dressing table in a bedroom - great combined with one of our Square Stools, which will slide underneath when not in use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960349806649,"sku":"CT22N","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Ladies-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"circular-shelves-warm","title":"Chinese Circular Display Shelf, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinished in our warm elm, this iconic Chinese display shelf comes in two parts that easily fit together with mortice and tenon joints, so they can be used as two separate semi-circular units or as a single large circular shelf. Great for books or for ornaments, they also double as unusual and beautiful room dividers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960353607737,"sku":"TK19N","price":2345.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Circular-Shelves-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"hundred-eye-chest-warm","title":"'Hundred Eye' Chest, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedicine chests with multiple drawers for holding herbs and other remedies, were used throughout China by apothecaries and pharmacists. The larger ones were referred to as hundred eye chests (or 'bei yau chu' in Chinese) due to the multitude of drawers. This modern day warm elm version has larger drawers than would the originals, each one being ideal to hold CDs and DVDs. Sixteen drawers in total can hold up to 400 CDs or use them for socks or cosmetics. As one Chinese scholar wrote, a drawer is a place that copes with idleness and hides incompetence and we think this piece offers a beautiful way to get organised. Made from solid elm with dovetailed drawers and brass ring pull handles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960354033721,"sku":"TK04N","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Hundred-Eye-Chest-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"book-cabinet-warm","title":"Book Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis particular model is finished in our warm elm colour. The Chinese refer to cabinets like this, with open shelves above a closed section, as display cabinets. During the Ming and Qing dynasties it was more common for there to be a single open shelf, often with a carved frame around it, with a large cabinet section below. Ours is an updated version with a larger open section with three shelves and two smaller doors at the bottom, making it ideal as a bookshelf in a modern home or for displaying ornaments. The bottom section has a single removable shelf inside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960357572665,"sku":"CW18N","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Book-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"low-apothecary-warm","title":"Low Apothecary's Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handsome low cabinet in our warm finish is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture and although designed by us with the modern home in mind, it still has a strong oriental style. The cabinet looks exactly the same from both sides as it includes two set of doors and the eight drawers open in both directions. This makes it ideal in the centre of a living room as a coffee table with plenty of storage space inside. Alternatively use it as a media unit for a TV - the doors are easily removed to feed wires through the back and the drawers, each divided into 3 sections, are perfect for holding CDs and DVDs. Beautifully made from reclaimed elm with brass hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960359473209,"sku":"TK12N","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Low-Apothecary-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"ming-console-warm","title":"Ming Console Table, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully proportioned narrow console table in warm elm will add oriental chic to any room. The elegant 'horse hoof' feet and S-shape supporting braces (known in Chinese as 'bawangcheng') are typical features of furniture from China's Ming dynasty but the table's timeless style makes it the perfect stage for vases, ornaments and photo frames in a modern reception room. Made from solid reclaimed elm wood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960360489017,"sku":"CT07N","price":865.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Ming-Console-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"ming-sideboard-warm","title":"Ming Sideboard, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two doors set centrally in this handsome warm elm sideboard are a feature of furniture from Qinghai province in western China and give it a simple, clean style. The spaces behind the fixed panels either side of the doors are accessible, and the cabinet has a single removable shelf inside. Three drawers at the top provide extra storage and make this piece ideal as a modern day dining room sideboard. Drawers were quite rare in early Chinese cabinets so this piece is a more contemporary version of a classic Ming design. Made from reclaimed elm wood with brass hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960362618937,"sku":"CW14N","price":1365.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Ming-Sideboard-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714016"},{"product_id":"mid-size-cabinet-warm","title":"Mid Size Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur warm elm mid size cabinet features solid, simple lines which are typical of the furniture produced by the Chinese in the northern provinces. The 'square cornered' style, with thick outer frames, gives it a robust feel, while the round brass hardware on the doors adds oriental style. Two upper drawers provide extra storage space and the cabinet has a single removable shelf inside. Great as a small sideboard in a dining room, or as a side cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960363765817,"sku":"CW17N","price":1145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Mid-Size-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"ming-wardrobe-warm","title":"Ming Wardrobe, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis solid, simply styled wardrobe in warm elm is a reproduction of the thick framed 'square cornered' cabinets that were commonly made in Beijing and other parts of northern China. The main difference in our version is the addition of a wooden hanging rail on the inside - something unfamiliar to Ming and Qing Dynasty Chinese who would always fold their clothes for storage inside cabinets and chests. We have also included three removable shelves inside, giving you the option to use it as a more general cupboard if needed. The brass circular hardware on the doors adds simple decoration to the wardrobe's otherwise pure design and gives it a recognisably oriental feel. Due to its size and weight, the wardrobe comes in two sections (each 50 x 60 x 200cm) that easily slot together and are secured with hidden screws on the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960365830201,"sku":"CW04N","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Ming-Wardrobe-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"small-kang-cabinet-warm","title":"Small Chinese Kang Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis low warm elm cabinet is ideal as a TV stand with unmistakeable oriental style. It shows the same simple, balanced design of our double sided cabinet in the same range, with a removable shelf inside each section offering space for DVDs and videos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall, low cabinets like this were used throughout the colder Chinese provinces where they would be placed on the 'kang' - the raised platform that was heated from below and which formed the main living space in a Chinese home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960368648249,"sku":"CW10N","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Small-Kang-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"altar-cabinet-warm","title":"Chinese Altar Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinished in our warm elm, cabinets in this style were used from early in Chinese history to hold incense and other offerings to ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe religious function is indicated by the raised, wing-like carvings at each end of the extended cabinet top. In most Chinese homes the altar to ancestors would double as a more general purpose storage cabinet and our version has two central doors as well as two smaller doors either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a removable shelf inside each section. The cabinet tapers upwards to meet the curved apron at either end of the top surface, giving a sense of movement and fluidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall style is very distinctive - instantly recognisable as classic Chinese, and the cabinet is ideal as a dining sideboard or in a reception room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960369041465,"sku":"CW15N","price":1545.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Altar-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"display-cabinet-warm","title":"Display Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinished in warm elm and based on a type of cabinet used by the Chinese to store food, we have updated our version to add bevelled glass panels in the upper doors rather than the open lattice doors that are seen on originals. The style is in the classic 'square cornered' design of most Chinese cabinets, with circular brass hardware on the lower doors. There are two removable shelves in the upper, glass panelled section - ideal for holding books or for displaying prized possessions, and a single removable shelf in the bottom section.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960373104697,"sku":"CW19N","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Display-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"wave-trunk-warm","title":"Wave Trunk, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe largest of our oriental trunks and chests, this elegant warm elm blanket box looks beautiful at the end of a bed and is strong enough to provide additional seating. The subtly curved lid gives the trunk its name as well as its graceful lines, while the large brass circular hardware adds some classic Chinese style. Ideal for holding bedding or clothes, the trunk has a metal stay to hold the lid open when required. Made from solid reclaimed elm with dovetail joints and finished on the inside in a dark wood stain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960373366841,"sku":"TK06N","price":945.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Wave-Trunk-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"large-chest-drawers-warm","title":"Large Chest of Drawers, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinished in warm elm, this deeper, wider version of our Ming chest of drawers has a real sense of understated oriental style. Again it is a modern design - the Chinese did not use chests of drawers as we did in the west until quite recently - but the classic frame and panel joinery and circular brass handles are typical of traditional Chinese furniture. The chest has two full width drawers with two smaller drawers above, each with dovetail joints and mounted on metal runners for easier opening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960376643641,"sku":"TK15N","price":1245.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Large-Chest-Drawers-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"carved-lattice-screen-warm","title":"Carved Lattice Screen, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis simple, beautifully crafted lattice screen in warm elm finish is made up of four hinged panels. Each one is created with mortise and tenon joints, with both sides being bevelled. 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The style is simple and beautifully balanced - the two sets of doors mounted on circular hinges and fitted with the classic circular brass hardware that gives this furniture range its distinctive oriental style. Ideal as a dining room sideboard or for bedroom or living room storage, with a single removable shelf inside each section.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960384114745,"sku":"CW07N","price":1365.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Double-Cabinet-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714017"},{"product_id":"square-trunk-warm","title":"Chinese Trunk Square, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade from \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esolid reclaimed elm wood t\u003c\/span\u003ehis smaller, cube shaped Chinese blanket chest. 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The rolled scroll design at the table's feet was a popular motif in furniture from the Qing dynasty, but the style is almost contemporary - one that would fit into even the most modern home. Great as a coffee table or as a stand for a television, the table is available in our rich warm elm finish to show the beautiful wood grain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960390275129,"sku":"CT03N","price":1195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Scroll-Table-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714018"},{"product_id":"ming-bookshelf-warm","title":"Ming Bookshelf, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBookshelves like our warm elm version were used by the Chinese scholarly classes, but unlike in the west, they preferred to stack books on the shelves rather than have them stood upright. Shelves therefore tended to be deeper than their western equivalent. This reproduction version is therefore a little narrower than the originals but is otherwise in keeping with the simple style of Ming furniture. Made from solid elm, the middle shelf has two shallow drawers with brass handles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960390471737,"sku":"TK03N","price":1145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Ming-Bookshelf-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714018"},{"product_id":"tapered-cabinet-warm","title":"Chinese Tapered Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis style of Chinese cabinet, seen here in a warm finish, with the doors mounted on wooden dowels that fit directly into the frames and a slightly tapered profile, is one of the most ingenious designs to have been perfected during the Ming dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall effect is one of balance and fluidity, the simple style allowing the cabinet to look perfectly at home in any setting. The style of cabinet is referred to as 'round cornered' due to the rounded frames, and was seen throughout China but particularly in furniture from Shandong province on the north east coast. 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Our apothecary cabinet is a slightly more modern interpretation of the classic medicine chest, with a cabinet section at the bottom and 12 drawers above. The drawers are slightly larger than on most original chests, each being ideally sized to hold up to 25 CDs. They are also deep enough to hold DVDs if placed with the spine facing upwards. The cabinet also works well in a bedroom for holding socks, tights or underwear. 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This style of chair was one of the first to appear in China, with pictorial records dating back to as early as the 6th century. The name 'Yoke-back' refers to the shape of the curved headrest, but the style is also known as an 'Official's Hat' chair as the headrest was also thought to resemble the winged hats of Chinese mandarins of the Ming dynasty. Made from solid elm wood with a rattan seat. 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The overall design of the chest, with its slightly tapered outline, rounded frames and overhanging top, is inspired by the wonderfully elegant 'round cornered' cabinets that were produced for centuries in China. The three shallow drawers are made with dovetail joints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6960427040825,"sku":"TK11N","price":545.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0005\/2074\/9113\/products\/Butterfly-Drawers-Warm1.jpg?v=1571714019"},{"product_id":"filing-cabinet-warm","title":"Filing Cabinet, Warm Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tall, warm elm filing cabinet is not just practical but would be a beautiful addition to any home office. Made from solid elm wood, it includes five deep drawers fitted with metal rods to hold A4 suspension files. The drawers are mounted on metal runners for smooth opening and closing. 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