Glass Almirah in Champagne Gold with Arched Centre Display Bay

The arch over the centre bay looks like one curved piece of timber. It is not, and it could never be.

Cut an arch from a single wide board and the grain runs straight while the arch curves away from it. At the crown, where the curve is at its flattest and the grain is crossing it, you are left with short grain - a section of wood only a few fibres long between one edge and the other. Short grain has almost no strength. It survives the workshop and then fails at the first knock in the house.

So the arch here is built up from segments. Each segment is cut so that the grain runs along its own portion of the curve, and the segments are jointed to each other with the joints falling where the arch is strongest, never at the crown. Once assembled, the whole ring is worked as a single member - moulded, then carved - so the segments disappear into the profile.

The carving is set out last, and it is set out from the crown outwards in both directions, so the shell at the top of the arch sits exactly on the centre line.

Material: solid teak in the carcass, arch, door frames, drawer boxes, crest, base and feet.

Configuration: two-part - glazed display section over a carved cupboard base, built separately and joined on site.

Display section: arched centre bay with glazed doors, two flanking glazed bays, glazed returns to the angled corners, glass shelves throughout.

Arch: segmented construction with the grain following the curve, jointed away from the crown, then moulded and carved as one member.

Base: end cupboards with internal shelving, centre drawer stack, shaped and carved panel fronts, carved scroll feet.

Carving: pierced crest with central shell, scrolled shoulder brackets, foliate work around the arch and across the base panels.

Finish: champagne gold throughout, applied by hand.

Made to order: width, height, depth, bay count, shelf spacing, drawer layout and finish are all customisable. Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Everything on this almirah that projects gets packed on its own. The pierced crest is supported with foam pressed into each opening so the carving is braced from behind, then boxed separately. The scrolled shoulder brackets and the carved feet get the same treatment.

Over the cabinet surfaces goes acid-free tissue directly against the champagne finish - a metallic finish shows the mark of anything textured - then foam sheet, then bubble wrap.

The glazed doors are unhung and crated flat, each pane taped across the face and foam-sleeved. The shaped pane for the arched bay is bedded into foam cut to the arch so it cannot rotate in its crate.

Glass shelves travel in a slotted box with foam dividers, and hardware in a labelled pack.

Both sections ship in hardwood crates with corner protection at every arris and orientation and lift markings. Multi-layer protective packaging comes with 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 begins once your dimensions are confirmed in writing. We send photographs of your actual almirah through the build - carcass, the assembled arch before it is carved, the carving itself, the champagne finish, and the cabinet glazed - so you see the real piece at every stage.

The display section and the base travel separately, which makes stairs and doorways far easier than a single tall unit. On site, our team sets and levels the base, places the display section on it, hangs the doors, and fits the glass shelves last of all.

Let us know lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths before dispatch so we can plan the route. Every photograph on this page is of the actual product, not a render.

A 20-year warranty covers the solid teak frame and joinery of both sections - the carcasses, the segmented arch, the door frames, the drawer boxes and every joint between them.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the almirah and never expires. The oils naturally present in teak are its first defence; our warranty is what stands behind that for as long as you own the piece.

Glass, shelves, shelf supports, drawer runners and hardware are covered against manufacturing defect. The shaped glazing to the arched bay is made to your own cabinet and the shape is kept on our records, so any replacement fits precisely.

The champagne finish is applied by hand and logged against your order number, so a later retouch is matched rather than approximated. Contact us and we will arrange it.