Testimonials

 

 

Cathy Thomson - Glasgow

""I am delighted with my stunning Japanese screens and cannot believe how quickly the order and delevery were effected.I have no hesitation in highly recommending both the product and the service""

Japanese Residents Association - Hendon

"In 2006 The Japanese Residents Association asked Shades of Japan to repair the ground of our cemetery, build new memorial boards and create a new area to cremate ashes. The whole works were completed in March of 2007. We are very pleased with the work, Glenn had a feel and sensitivity to our needs. I am sure it was helped by his understanding of Japanese culture and Japanese gardens. We are happy to recommend Glenn to anyone who is interested in creating a Japanese garden and related work. Momoko Williams - P.I.C. of the Hendon Japanese Cemetery for the Japanese Residents Association (UK)" View the project

B.Clark - Bath

"Thank you Glenn for so expertly making and fitting my Shoji screens as a room divider between two large rooms in my Georgian house in Bath. I have now completed a Japanese bedroom, with an authentic look, which combines with traditional English architecture and the feel of Modernist design. The screens are the most essential component of this design aesthetic, for which I am truely grateful. The efficient manner in which the design was realised, and the craftmanship of the final product is to be highly recommended. The materials used are in keeping with the best of British and Japanese design, which I fully appreciate. Your site visits and your sensitivity to my personal needs has made for a successful conclusion to the project." View the project

M.Robinson - London

"Shades of Japan made a pair of authentic Japanese sliding shoji screens to use as a room divider in my London flat, and I am delighted with them. Carefully designed and beautifully crafted, the shoji screens are works of art as well as examples of functional and skilful joinery. I was very fortunate to find Shades of Japan and would recommend them without hesitation." View the project

J.Bayles - Ipswich

"Rarely in one's life do you get to have dream and live it. For me this was to experience Japanese culture and dream of it, only to want for more. Shades of Japan let me live my dream by helping me design and build a complete Japanese tea room complete with Shoji and tatami. Add a little incense, close your eyes and listen to NHK and before you know it you are whisked away to Kyoto... Now I live the chado (tea ceremony), choosing the chabana (tea ceremony flowers) for my tea room. All thanks to Shades of Japan. Well Done to Glenn, Tony and the two Paul's for all the hard work and tolerating a most exacting customer. Looking forward to adding more Shoji or other features!" View the project

Malcolm and Jean Coulthard - Newcastle

"Glenn provided us with an excellent, very personal and individual service, and created exactly what we had hoped for. We knew the effect we wanted to create, and he (very patiently) helped us to develop that into actual screens, including making 2 visits to our house before finally deciding how to realise the effect. And at the end, it is a completely individual design that generates a room with an authentic atmosphere. The actual workmanship is lovely. Superbly crafted, and obviously done with a perfectionist's approach." View the project

C.Pagonis - Cambridge

"We were very pleased with the service received from Shades of Japan. The on site installation was not straight-forward, but it was handled admirably. We have achieved the screen we wanted, and enjoy it immensely." View the project

T & C.Hayward - Guilford

"Simplicity is said to be the hallmark of Japanese furnishings... simplicity disguising a wealth of complex craftsmanship, in effect. Both of these attributes are amply evidenced in the Andon Lamps made for me by Shades of Japan. Cheap they are not: stylishly elegant and true to their own material characters they most definitely are. To say I'm happy with Glenn's craftsmanship would be an understatement." View the project

Paul & Louisa - Southampton

"Thank you Glenn for our wonderful Shoji doors. We were both impressed by your high standards of perfection and the long hours that you spent carefully installing them. The doors have covered a giant area and have transformed our room making it a stylish and calming space to live in." View the project

Sarah Thomas - Disclosed

"Thank you for the safe delivery of our beautiful Japanese screen. It looks wonderful and just as we had envisioned! From your design suggestions at the beginning of our exchange, until the safe delivery of the screen, you could not have been more helpful. We appreciated your follow up care call as well! Thanks again."

Dee Vyas - Nottingham

"I thought I'd write to you and convey my satisfaction and appreciation for a beautiful Shoji screen you have created. It was my long time dream to have a Shoji screen and you have helped me realise my dream. Every one that has visited my house has commented on its uniqueness and originality. Thank you for your prompt service and I look forward to the second part of the project." View the project

Anneke and Fred Mendelsohn Maida Vale - London

"Glenn personally designed and then crafted a beautiful set of three Shoji doors for our dining room which hides a study area and which complements a rare table we shipped from Japan. We originally did try and source the doors elsewhere but the competition did not provide the 'total' measure and fit service which in the end was invaluable. The doors have been made of cherry wood and frankly are breath-taking. Glenn liaised with the suppliers of the new floors we installed as well as the builder and was painstaking in his detail and totally professional. He really is proud of what he creates and we are immensely grateful-we cannot recommend him enough!" View the project

Mike & Ann Sugiura - London

"We are extremely pleased with the refurbishment of our antique Japanese room screen, the workmanship and selection of materials and attention to detail exceeded our expectations. Thank you again for your kind attention and cooperation in the restoration of our screen." View the project