Cream Diwan in Gold and Silver Leaf Teak with Floral Brocade

The outside back of this diwan - the face nobody is supposed to look at - is covered in the same brocade as the front, and matched to it.

On most upholstered furniture it is not. The outside back is treated as hidden: it gets a plain lining cloth, chosen for cost rather than appearance, because the piece is assumed to live against a wall.

Diwans are the pieces least likely to do that. They get placed across a corner, at the foot of a bed, floating in the middle of a large drawing room, angled towards a window. In every one of those positions the outside back is in full view of half the room, and a lining cloth announces itself immediately.

So it is covered in the same brocade, and it is pattern-matched - the repeat is positioned so the motifs on the outside line up with the motifs on the inside back, as though the cloth ran straight through the frame.

It uses more of your fabric, and it takes an extra fitting. It also means you can put the diwan wherever the room actually wants it.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved, with gold leaf on the rails and legs and silver leaf on the carved ornament, both applied by hand.

Form: scrolled head at one end, rolled scroll at the other, with a swept back between them.

Upholstery: brocade covering to the back, arms, seat and outside back, with the outside back pattern-matched to the front.

Seat: full-length cushion on a sprung and webbed platform.

Cushions: matching scatter cushion.

Apron and legs: shaped apron with silver-leafed centre motif and leg-head motifs, on carved cabriole legs.

Handing: built with the high end to the left or the right, to your requirement.

Made to order: length, back height, seat depth, handing, finishes and covering are all customisable. Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Because this diwan is covered on all faces, there is no cheap side to rest it on, and it is wrapped accordingly - every surface protected to the same standard.

The upholstery is wrapped in clean breathable cloth and then soft polythene, with all strapping taken around the frame rails and none across a covered panel, front or back.

The two-metal frame takes acid-free tissue directly against the leaf, then foam padding shaped along the mouldings, then bubble wrap. The silver-leafed carved ornament stands proud of the gold rails, so each carved element is given its own foam pad rather than pressure across it.

The scatter cushion travels in its own sleeve.

Legs are detached where the design allows, sleeved in foam and boxed with blocking at the ankle.

Everything ships in a hardwood crate, corner-protected and marked for orientation. Multi-layer protective packaging is included on every order at no extra cost.

Delivery is free anywhere in India, with guaranteed dent-free arrival. No distance charge, no size charge and no handling fee.

Production begins once your length, handing and covering are confirmed in writing. We photograph your actual diwan through the build - the frame in the white, the carving, both leaf finishes laid, the outside back matched to the front, and the finished piece from both sides.

Our team carries the diwan in, fits the legs if they have travelled separately, and sets and levels it - and because it is finished all round, they will ask where you want it before setting it down.

Send us lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths ahead of dispatch so the route can be planned. Every photograph on this page is of the actual product, not a render.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the seat rails, the swept back frame, both scroll frames, the apron and the leg joints, along with every joint between them.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the diwan and never expires. Teak's own oils are its first protection and our warranty stands behind them.

The sprung and webbed platform and the upholstery work are covered against manufacturing defect.

Both leaf finishes and the covering are recorded against your order number, along with the pattern positions used on the front and outside back. That last detail is what allows a single panel to be replaced later and still match the piece all the way round. Contact us with your order number and we will arrange it.