Orchid Furniture

Orchid Furniture offers a comprehensive range of furniture, lighting and accessories from the Far East and Europe, available via its London and Hampshire stores or its wonderfully straightforward and well-judged website.

The founders of the company travel to China twice a year to source new furniture and products, getting off the beaten track to find craftsmen, skilled in age-old techniques.

THE COLLECTION

Orchidfurniture.co.uk is a fantastic showcase and online shop for its diverse yet unified range of furniture and accessories, which are beautifully photographed and which customers can zoom in on to get a detailed picture of anything they wish to buy. On the top of the homepage, click on Collections to view and search through each of the ranges. These include:

O Collection: modern, sleek and understated design shows off the quality and grain of the wood

Mandarin: combines a black, brown or white lacquer finish with Art Deco touches

Originals: features traditional, authentic cabinets and high-backed chairs sourced from the Shanxi or Zheijiang Provinces

Teak Classics: offers a sturdy range of furniture with flavours of traditional Chinese or European design

Chinese Classics: combines a modern range of furniture with authentic Chinese designs.

If you would prefer different handles on a piece of furniture, this doesn't present a problem. Orchid can give you ideas of others that would suit.

When searching for one product in particular, you are best looking through the list on the left, where all the ranges are divided into product-based categories such Bedroom, Dining, Living, Storage & Office. As compliment to the range of furniture, there are two further categories, Lighting and Accessories, where you can find a choice selection of lamps, candle holders, wall hangings, mirrors and more to bring those final touches to your home.

BESPOKE SERVICE

Everything is clearly of such a high quality that it would be tough not to find something to suit your tastes. However, if you are looking for something in particular and don't find it, Orchid Furniture provides a first class Made-to-Measure service as well as an Antique Sourcing service. This latter sources Chinese antiques to fit your specific requirements, and can even make small alterations using traditional methods. The company also has a range of traditional sofas and armchairs that can be made to order.

COMPLIMENTARY LONDON DESIGN SERVICE

Orchid Furniture is offering free interiors advice to any London address. Make the most of this great offer and book your home consultation appointment now with Orchid's in-house designer, Chris Kane, to solve your design dilemmas – small or large.

As you would expect from a company with such a clear attention to detail and genuine love of furniture, there is a detailed Furniture Care section at the bottom of the homepage, where you can find out how best to take care of your furniture, be it with a Chinese Lacquer, Teak, Dark Brown or Natural finish.

First class furniture and an excellent and comprehensive service makes Orchid Furniture a long-time darling of interiors magazines and newspaper columns and now a firm favourite of The Good Web Guide.