Luxury TV Unit in Carved Teak with Fluted Columns and a Gilded Canopy

The columns on this unit are fluted, and the flutes stop before they reach the ends. That stopping is not decoration - it is what keeps the columns strong.

A flute is a groove, and a groove is a line of reduced section. Run flutes the whole length of a column and you have a series of parallel weak lines all terminating at the same point at each end, which is where a column will split if it is ever knocked. So our artisans stop the flutes short and leave a plain collar of full-thickness timber at the head and the foot, where the joints are.

The flutes themselves are set out by dividing the column's circumference into a whole odd number, so that a flute falls at the centre front and the arrangement is symmetrical from any angle a person is likely to stand.

At the top, each flute is stopped with a small carved bead rather than simply running out, which finishes the groove cleanly and stops it looking like a cut that was abandoned. It is a detail borrowed from stone columns, where the same problem was solved the same way a very long time ago.

Material: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Structure: two fluted and carved columns carrying a deep cornice; panelled back within the bay; serpentine console with carved drapery swags; deep openwork carved plinth.

Columns: flutes stopped short of full-thickness collars at head and foot, set out to an odd division so a flute falls on the centre line; flute heads finished with carved beads.

Ornament: pierced and gilded crest, scalloped valance, gilded mouldings and capitals.

Options: interior arranged for a screen, for open display, or both; console with drawers or cupboards.

Sizes: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Photography: images on this page are photographs of the actual product, not renders.

A piece of this scale is built as an assembly and travels as one - columns, cornice and crest, back panelling, console and plinth each packed as their own section.

The columns are wrapped along their full length with continuous foam so no single point bears on the fluting, and their capitals and bases are capped separately. The pierced crest is packed with foam worked into its openings.

The serpentine console front is edge-protected along its curve and the openwork plinth is blocked so the weight never sits on the carving.

Pale surfaces are faced with a clean non-transferring layer first. Everything then goes into laminated foam, bubble wrap and fitted wooden crates, with fixings and an assembly drawing in a labelled box. Multi-layer protective packaging is standard and dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Delivery anywhere in India is free and included in the price, whatever the size of the piece - no separate freight charge, no distance loading, no small-town surcharge.

Production begins once your ceiling height, wall width, interior arrangement and finishes are confirmed in writing. We give you a realistic production window at that point and updates as the piece moves through carcass work, turning, carving, finishing and crating.

The consignment is tracked and our team stays reachable throughout. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed and it is our responsibility to honour.

Tell us your doorway, stair and lift dimensions when you order. On an assembly of this scale that information determines how the piece is divided into sections, so we need it before production begins.

Brown Rabbit warrants the solid teak structure and its joinery for 20 years - the columns and their joints into the plinth and cornice, the panelled back, the console carcass and the plinth frame.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the piece for as long as you own it, resting on teak's natural termite resistance and given in writing.

Drawers and doors are fitted by hand and can be adjusted over the years as solid timber settles into a room. The painted and gilded surfaces are hand-applied and carry the variations that implies.

Written warranty terms are issued with your order, so the cover is agreed before production starts.