Day Bed in Gold Leaf Teak with a Deep Buttoned Red Velvet Seat

A flat seat is easy to build and slightly wrong to lie on. This one is built to a curve, and the curve is set before a single spring goes in.

The problem with a flat day bed is that the human body is not flat. Lie down and the hips sink, the thighs stay high, and the heels want to be supported above the knees. On a flat platform the body finds its own position - usually by sliding gradually towards one end.

So the seat platform on this day bed is built to a profile. A template is cut to the reclining line first, and the springs are then set at varying heights along the frame to follow it: deeper through the hip zone, firmer and higher under the thighs, rising again towards the foot. Each spring is tied to its neighbours at the height its position calls for, not at a common level.

The buttoning is set out on that finished contour, not on a flat drawing, so the diamonds stay even where the surface curves.

The result is a piece you do not have to adjust yourself on. It holds you where it puts you.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved, with hand-applied gold leaf over the whole show frame.

Seat: contoured platform built to a reclining profile, with springs set at varying heights along the length.

Upholstery: deep buttoned seat and back worked as one continuous field over the contour.

Back: sweeping curved back rising to a carved scrolled head.

Foot: raised and shaped, buttoned to match.

Carving: scrolled head and foot, carved front rail and carved scrolled legs.

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

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

The gilded frame and the buttoned velvet are wrapped separately, because each needs the opposite treatment.

Every gilded surface takes acid-free tissue directly against the gold, then foam padding shaped along each moulding, then bubble wrap, with individual foam blocking around the carved scrolls at the head, foot and legs.

The velvet is wrapped in breathable cloth laid with the pile, then in soft polythene, with no pressure applied anywhere across the buttoned field - a contoured buttoned surface must not be compressed flat in transit.

Legs are detached where the design allows, sleeved in foam along their length and boxed with blocking at their narrowest point.

The day bed then ships in a hardwood crate sized to its contour, with corner protection at every arris and orientation and lift points marked.

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, no handling fee.

Production starts once your length, handing and covering are confirmed in writing. We photograph your actual day bed through the build - the frame in the white, the contoured platform with the springs set, the carving, the gold leaf, the buttoning pulled over the curve, and the finished piece.

A day bed is long but low, which usually makes it straightforward to bring in. Our team carries it in, fits the legs if they have travelled separately, and sets and levels it in position.

Send us lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths before 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 shaped platform frame, the back frame, the scrolled head and foot, and the leg joints, along with everything holding them together.

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

The contoured sprung platform and the buttoning work are covered against manufacturing defect. The seat profile built for your day bed is recorded, so if it is ever re-upholstered the same contour can be rebuilt rather than flattened out.

The gilding materials and the covering are logged against your order for matching. Contact us with your order number and we will arrange it.