Nightstand in Carved Teak - Bombe Three-Drawer with Carved Panel Motif

Running a single carved design across two drawer fronts sounds like a decorative choice. It is really a sequencing problem, and it forces the whole piece to be built in a particular order.

The two drawer fronts have to be made first, fitted to their openings, and then held together as though they were one board - clamped in place, in the carcass, exactly where they will finally sit. Only then can the motif be drawn across them and cut. Carve the two fronts separately on a bench and the halves will never meet: the oval will step, the sprays will not line up, and the eye catches a misalignment of half a millimetre instantly on a curve.

The bombe shape makes it harder again. Both fronts are curved, so the carver is working across a surface that falls away in two directions, and the line has to stay true as it crosses the gap between the drawers where there is nothing to rest a hand on.

Then everything is taken apart. The drawers come out, are finished individually, and go back - and from that point on they are not interchangeable. Swap them left to right and the pattern breaks.

It is why our artisans mark each front on its underside before the fronts are ever separated.

Material: Solid teak throughout - carcass, all three drawer boxes and fronts, top, columns and legs. No veneer over engineered board.

Construction: Bombe carcass with drawer fronts shaped from solid stock to follow the swell, a single carved motif cut across the two lower fronts in situ, carved corner columns, shaped apron with carved scroll, splayed carved legs.

Storage: One shallow and two deep drawers. Counts, depths and internal fittings are configurable.

Finish: Antiqued champagne as photographed. Any tone, sheen 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.

Available: Singly or as a matched pair.

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

The two lower drawers are marked and packed so they return to the same openings they came from - swapped left to right, the carved motif across their fronts would no longer meet. Each is removed, wrapped individually and labelled to its position.

The carcass is wrapped in a soft non-abrasive layer laid straight onto the finish, then given contoured foam that follows the bombe swell continuously, since a curved front has no flat face to rest against.

The carved corner columns stand proudest on the front face and are guarded individually along their full height, and the carved scroll at the centre of the apron is bridged rather than pressed.

The splayed legs project beyond the carcass at floor level and take the first contact from a trolley or a doorframe, so each is sleeved along its length with a rigid guard at the foot.

Everything then goes into a rigid outer carton braced internally. Ordered as a pair, each nightstand 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 piece.

Production begins once your dimensions - bed height included - drawer layout, motif and finish are confirmed in writing. Carving a design across fitted drawer fronts has to happen with the piece assembled, so the sequence is deliberate; we give you an honest timeline then and keep you updated as it moves through shaping, carving, finishing and reassembly.

We dispatch through carriers experienced with carved solid wood furniture, and send tracking details as soon as it leaves us.

On arrival our team brings the nightstand in, sets the drawers into their marked positions, checks they run cleanly and removes all packaging. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed - if anything is not right, tell us and we will resolve it.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the carcass, all three drawer boxes, the carved columns, the apron and every leg joint.

Curved drawer fronts are the part worth understanding here. Each is shaped from solid teak on the carcass's own radius rather than bent from a thin sheet over formers, so the curve is the shape of the timber itself. There is no laminate under tension along the sweep, and nothing that can lift or separate with age.

The splayed legs are covered on the same basis. They carry the case at an angle, which puts an outward force on their joints that a vertical leg never sees, so each is carved from solid stock and jointed into solid timber.

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 finish over them.

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