{"id":1800,"date":"2010-04-28T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/electrical\/table-lamps\/chinese-retailer-shimu%e2%80%99s-beautiful-collection-of-lamps"},"modified":"2010-04-28T07:00:23","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T07:00:23","slug":"chinese-retailer-shimu%e2%80%99s-beautiful-collection-of-lamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/electrical\/table-lamps\/chinese-retailer-shimu%e2%80%99s-beautiful-collection-of-lamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Retailer, Shimu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Beautiful Collection Of Lamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/shimu\/floor-standing.jpg\" class=\"right\" alt=\" Chinese Retailer, Shimu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Beautiful Collection Of Lamps  \" \/>Light up your home with oriental style this Spring. From fun brightly coloured Lotus Lamps, (Small \u00c2\u00a325; Medium \u00c2\u00a339) to beautiful Silk Floor lamps, Shimu has something to suit every home and budget.<\/p>\n<p>For a real show-stopper choose the Peony Resin Floor Lamp. With its base carved in a motif of peony flowers, the Chinese believe this to be a symbol of happiness and prosperity.<br \/>\nIt also comes complete with a red silk shade as pictured here. Priced at \u00c2\u00a3225.<\/p>\n<p>Also in our picture is the Silk Funnel Floor Lamp \u00c2\u00a3225 and a Silk \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Shaped Floor Lamp \u00c2\u00a3195.<\/p>\n<p>Shimu also offers a selection of striking table lamps:<\/p>\n<p>Many feature intricate detail, such as one with a lotus flower decoration , a symbol of purity and long life in China.<\/p>\n<p>The large wire and canvas lanterns are great for the BBQ season as the lantern lifts off allowing for a candle to be placed on the spike at<br \/>\nthe bottom.<br \/>\nAlternatively, they can easily be adapted by removing the spike and placing a simple modern lamp inside. Priced at \u00c2\u00a385.<\/p>\n<p>Shimu specialises in the beauty and simple elegance of classical Chinese furniture. Based on the pure, clean styles of the Ming Dynasty \u00e2\u20ac\u201c China\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s golden age, each item is handmade by skilled craftsmen in Shanghai, using traditional carpentry methods.<\/p>\n<p>The furniture is produced using reclaimed, local elm wood, which has been seasoned and kiln dried. While some pieces are hand-painted with traditional designs, most of the furniture is available in a choice of finishes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c warm elm, light elm or black lacquer.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shimu.co.uk\/shimu\/accessories_and_wall_art.html\" title=\"Shimu\">the Shimu website<\/a> to view the gorgeous Chinese furniture and accessories.<\/p>\n<p>Tel: \u00c2\u00a0 (0844) 412 8008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light up your home with oriental style this Spring. From fun brightly coloured Lotus Lamps, (Small \u00c2\u00a325; Medium \u00c2\u00a339) to beautiful Silk Floor lamps, Shimu has something to suit every home and budget. For a real show-stopper choose the Peony Resin Floor Lamp. With its base carved in a motif of peony flowers, the Chinese believe this to be a symbol of happiness and prosperity. It also comes complete with a red silk shade as pictured here. Priced at \u00c2\u00a3225. Also in our picture is the Silk Funnel Floor Lamp \u00c2\u00a3225 and a Silk \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Shaped Floor Lamp \u00c2\u00a3195. Shimu &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/electrical\/table-lamps\/chinese-retailer-shimu%e2%80%99s-beautiful-collection-of-lamps\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[229,304,242,205],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}