Peacock Jhula in Carved Teak - 2 Seater Swing with Pillar Stand

The peacock has been the courtyard bird of Indian homes for as long as those courtyards have existed, and it found its way onto the jhula for a simple reason: the swing hangs in the open air, where the bird belongs. Carvers placed a pair of them facing one another because the crest beam is symmetrical by nature, and two birds meeting at the centre gives the eye somewhere to rest.

The tails are the part worth watching. Each feather is cut individually into a scale, which is why the crest changes as you walk past it, catching light in one row and shadow in the next. That effect only comes from hand carving; a moulded or machine-routed version reads flat because every feather is identical.

Our master Indian artisans build the crest as a single deep beam and carve into it, so the ornament and the structure are the same piece of teak. The peacocks are not applied to the frame. They are the frame. That is also why the crest can span the full width of the swing without needing a bracket in the middle of your view.

Material: Solid teak throughout, including the pillars, plinths, crest beam, seat frame and jaali back panel.

Carving: Twin peacock crest with scale-cut tail feathers, turned and banded pillars with lotus and leaf capitals, carved peacock brackets, stepped and moulded plinths, pierced jaali seat back with a carved centre crown, moulded seat edge.

Construction: Freestanding pillar frame, so the swing stands on the floor and needs no drilling into your ceiling or walls. Seat suspended on forged metal chains with eye fittings at the crest beam.

Seating: Two seater as shown, and buildable wider or narrower if you want a three seater or a compact version for a balcony.

Finish: Made in the antique-washed tone shown, and available in any teak tone, from natural honey through mid brown to a deeper walnut, matched to a sample you send us.

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

A jhula travels as several parts, and each one is packed for its own shape. The crest beam, with the peacock tails standing proud of the surface, is wrapped first in soft foam that follows the carving, then in bubble wrap, then boxed in corrugated board with rigid corner protection so nothing presses onto the feather tips.

The pillars and plinths are wrapped separately and edge-guarded along every moulding. The seat and jaali back panel are foam-faced so the pierced work is supported from both sides. Chains and fittings travel in their own labelled pouch, so nothing metal moves against carved teak in transit.

Everything is then crated together and marked with handling instructions. The packaging is multi-layer by design, because a piece carved by hand over weeks should not be risked on a single sheet of wrap. We photograph the actual product before it is packed, and those are the photographs you see on this page - real furniture, not renders.

Delivery is free anywhere in India, and the price you see is the price you pay. There is no separate freight, packing or handling charge added later, whether the swing is going to a flat in Mumbai or a farmhouse in Punjab.

Because this piece is made to order, production begins after you confirm your sizes and finish in writing. We will give you a realistic timeline at that point and keep you updated as the carving progresses, with photographs of your own piece as it takes shape.

Your jhula arrives assembled in its major components and is set up in the room you choose. The crest beam is seated onto the pillars, the plinths levelled to your floor, and the chains hung and adjusted so the seat sits true. We guarantee dent-free arrival: if anything is not right when it reaches you, tell us and we will make it right.

The solid teak frame and joinery of this jhula carry a 20-year warranty. That covers the pillars, the crest beam, the plinths and every joint holding them together, which is exactly where a swing takes its stress, because a jhula is a moving piece of furniture and its joints work every time someone sits down.

The piece is also covered by a lifetime warranty against termite damage. Teak carries its own natural oils that termites avoid, and we back that with a written guarantee for as long as you own the swing.

Chains and fittings are supplied ready for use and can be replaced or upgraded at any point; write to us and we will send the correct parts for your exact frame, since we keep the specification of every piece we make on file. If anything about the carving or the joinery needs attention, our master Indian artisans handle it themselves rather than passing it to a third party, and we will tell you clearly what the work involves before starting.