Designer Bedside Table in Carved Teak - Cream with Oval Stone Inset

Cutting one stone oval in half and putting the halves on two different drawers sounds like an odd thing to do deliberately. It is the only way the detail works.

A medallion that sits entirely on one drawer front leaves the other front blank, and the two drawers then look like different objects. Spanning them ties the front together - but only if the join is right, and the join is where nearly everyone gets it wrong.

The two halves have to come from the same slab, cut one after the other with the saw kerf accounted for, and kept in order. Veining in stone does not repeat; take the second half from elsewhere in the slab and the pattern steps at the drawer line, which is worse than not attempting it at all.

Then each half is bedded into its own drawer front. Stone and timber move at different rates with humidity, so neither half is glued rigidly across its whole face - each sits in a recess with a bedding compound that allows the wood around it to move without loading the stone.

The carved gilt surround does the last job. It overlaps the edge of the stone on both drawers, so the two arcs of the frame close the oval visually while hiding the small clearance that lets the two materials live together.

Material: Solid teak carcass, drawer boxes, bowed fronts, top, apron and legs, with a natural stone oval inset. No veneer over engineered board.

Inset: Oval stone panel cut as two sequential halves from one slab so the veining runs continuously across the drawer line, bedded into recessed fronts.

Construction: Carved gilt scroll surround overlapping the stone on both drawers, carved rose corner clusters worked onto the leg knees, carved shell apron, cabriole legs with scrolled toes, shaped moulded top.

Storage: Two drawers. Counts, depths and internal fittings are configurable.

Finish: Cream with gilt on the surround and corner mounts, as photographed. Any tone or gilding level can be specified.

Height: Built to your bed height rather than to a standard.

Dimensions: Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Made: Handcrafted Indian luxury, produced to order by master Indian artisans.

Both drawers are removed, wrapped individually and labelled to their openings. Each carries half of the stone oval, so returning them to the correct positions is what keeps the veining continuous.

The stone faces are protected with a dedicated pad that bears on the carved gilt surround around them rather than on the polished stone itself, and each drawer is packed so nothing can press on the inset from the front.

The carcass is wrapped in a soft non-abrasive layer laid straight onto the cream finish, then given contoured foam following the bowed front continuously.

The carved rose clusters at the front corners and the fluted shell on the apron project furthest and are bridged rather than pressed, and each cabriole leg is sleeved along its sweep with a guard over the scrolled toe.

The table then goes into a rigid outer carton braced internally. Ordered as a pair, each is crated separately. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery is included anywhere in India, with no distance surcharge and nothing added at the end. Metros, tier-two cities and smaller towns are served on the same terms, and a pair ships on the same free terms as a single table.

Production begins once your dimensions - bed height included - stone selection, drawer layout, gilding and finish are confirmed in writing. The stone halves are cut in sequence from one slab and bedded before the surround is fitted, so the order of work is fixed; we give you an honest timeline and keep you updated as it progresses.

We dispatch through carriers experienced with carved, gilded and stone-inset furniture, and send tracking details as soon as it leaves us.

On arrival our team brings the table in, sets both drawers into their marked openings, checks the veining lines up and the drawers run cleanly, and removes all packaging. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the carcass, both drawer boxes and their bowed fronts, the carved apron and every leg joint.

The stone inset is covered too, and it stays sound because of how it is fitted. Stone and timber respond differently to humidity, so each half sits in a machined recess on a bedding compound rather than being glued rigidly across its face - the wood around it can move without ever loading the stone. The carved surround then holds the edge and covers the clearance that makes that possible.

The bowed drawer fronts are shaped from solid teak rather than bent and faced, so nothing can lift along the curve.

The teak carries a lifetime warranty against termite damage for as long as you own the piece, from the oils in the timber rather than the paint over them.

If anything covered needs attention, send us your order details and photographs and our artisans will handle the repair or replacement.