Diwan Couch in Gold Teak with Brown Velvet and Damask Seat

The gathered end of a bolster is the smallest piece of work on this couch and the one most likely to look wrong.

A bolster end is a circle of fabric drawn in to a single point at the centre. All the surplus material has to go somewhere, and it goes into pleats radiating from the button. Do it carelessly and the pleats are uneven - some deep, some shallow, some folded one way and some the other - and the end looks gathered rather than pleated.

The way to make it read properly is to fix the number of pleats before starting, and to make it an even number that divides cleanly around the circle. Each pleat is then formed by hand at its measured position, folded in the same direction as every other one, and worked towards the centre so all of them arrive at the button together.

Fold them all one way and the light runs round the end in a single spiral. Mix the directions and you get alternating bright and dark wedges, which on velvet is unmistakable.

The button then goes in dead centre, covered in the same velvet, holding the point where every pleat meets.

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

Back: deep buttoned velvet, rising to a carved and pierced crest at the head.

Seat: full-length damask cushion with a shaped front edge following the apron line, on a sprung and webbed platform.

Apron: pierced carved apron running the full length below the seat.

Bolsters: two, in velvet, with hand-pleated gathered ends and covered centre buttons.

Cushions: damask scatter cushion.

Legs: hand-shaped carved cabriole legs, gilded.

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

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

The pierced apron and the crest are supported with foam pressed into their openings so the carving is braced from behind, tissue is laid over the gilding, and both are blocked individually.

The rest of the gilded frame takes acid-free tissue directly against the gold, then foam padding shaped along the mouldings, then bubble wrap.

The velvet back is wrapped in breathable cloth laid with the pile and then soft polythene, with no pressure across the buttoned field. The damask seat is wrapped the same way.

The bolsters travel in their own sleeves with light support inside each gathered end, so the pleating is not crushed flat in transit.

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 coverings are confirmed in writing. We photograph your actual couch through the build - the frame in the white, the pierced apron and crest, the gold leaf, the buttoning, the bolster ends pleated, and the finished piece.

Our team carries the couch in, fits the legs if they have travelled separately, sets and levels it, and places the bolsters and cushion.

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 back frame, the crest, the arm frame, the apron and the leg joints, along with every joint between them.

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

The sprung and webbed platform, the buttoning and the bolster work are covered against manufacturing defect.

Both coverings and the gilding materials used on your couch are recorded against your order number. Bolsters and scatter cushions are the parts of any diwan that see the most handling, and having your exact cloths on file means they can be remade to match years later. Contact us with your order number and we will arrange it.