Japanese Shoji Furniture, Asian Shoji Furnishings

Shoji furniture is available in a wide variety, catering to various requirements, and yet priced fairly. Some are built for shows, and some are built for home or official use, according to specifications. Shoji furniture includes shoji end tables, shoji tables, Shoji screens, shoji bookcases, shoji telephone stands, and shoji night stands, usually. Before buying a piece, find a dealer from where you get the genuine one.

Shoji Screen - Kimura

Simple design black Kimura Shoji screen made from Scandinavian spruce wood with pine slats.

Shoji tables can be used as a light. Shoji end tables would be a perfect addition for your house or workplace environment. A lit shoji table would certainly be a curious and decorative asian touch to your rooms, place of work, or living room, shaped with beautiful shoji wood and rice paper. When darkened, the tables are fine-looking, and smooth. And when alighted, the table acts more than just as a table and becomes a wonderful example of home accessories casting a smooth and bright glow. Unfussiness and style are the hallmarks of shoji tables.

Samurai Design Shoji Screen

Matchstick room screen divider with a decorative Japanese woodblock style image of a samurai warrior in full armour.

Among shoji furniture there are also bedside tables. You can place these on each end of a couch bed, or one after your favourite drawing room chaise lounge, or sofa. This will be a superb match for mattresses and platform beds.

Shoji Door Lattice Chest

Japanese lattice chest with Shoji doors.

Making Shoji Furniture

For making shoji furniture, quarter-sawn US lime tree (Linden), completed with an obvious catalyzed lacquer is usually used. Quarter-sawn (sometimes called 'vertical grain'), gives a straight grain pattern with a lovely watered silk appearance. Fir, Cherry and Port Oxford cedar are other kinds of wood used.

End Table Shoji Lamp

A shoji lamp made from Scandinavian spruce wood and rice paper that doubles as an end table.

For the girdwork, Port Oxford Cedar is plane-smoothed and left natural. Both Basswood and Port Oxford Cedar are a creamy blond and brown. They work wonderfully together. They will also fit into the interior wood tones of your room unobtrusively.