Building the Wall Behind the Bed
Look at almost any bedroom and the head of the bed is a compromise. The bed is one height, the side tables another, the finishes were made in different batches, and there are two awkward gaps where they meet. Designers solve this in high-end interiors by building the whole back wall as joinery, and that is what this set does in furniture rather than in fitted carpentry. The headboard continues outward into carved surrounds that sit directly above the chests, so the top line runs level from one end of the run to the other and the eye reads a single object.
Doing it this way commits you to something, and it is worth being clear about that before you buy rather than after. The set is designed as one width and it needs a wall that can take it, uninterrupted, with no window reveal, door swing or wardrobe edge cutting into the run. In exchange you get something a collection of separate pieces cannot give you: identical finish across every surface because it is all made and finished together, no gaps, and proportions worked out as a whole rather than piece by piece. It is carved, gilded and upholstered entirely by hand by master Indian artisans, and the photographs on this page show the actual set.