Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Bed | Antique White French Carved Headboard

The story of furniture that outlives its owners

The reason antique furniture exists is not that old furniture was magically better. It is survivor bias with a mechanism behind it: pieces built from solid timber with mechanical joints could be repaired, so people repaired them, and the ones that were repaired are the ones still standing. Pieces built from boards and glue could not be repaired economically, so they were discarded.

Traditional workshops built with this assumption in the design itself. Joints were cut so they could be knocked apart and re-wedged. Finishes were chosen because they could be revived rather than needing to be stripped. Upholstery was fixed with tacks precisely so a later generation could pull them out and start again.

Our artisans still build to that logic. Mortise and tenon joinery, bolted rail fixings that can be retightened, a hand-applied finish that can be blended and repaired in place, and upholstered panels that lift out for re-covering without touching the carved frame. None of this shows in a photograph. All of it decides whether a bed bought today is a family piece in 2060 or a disposal problem in 2035.

Specification

• Frame: solid teak wood, hand carved in a French style
• Finish: antique white, hand applied, with tone settling into the carved recesses
• Headboard: pierced openwork crest with scrolled wings over a fabric tufted panel
• Footboard: low serpentine rail with carved central shell
• Legs: slender carved cabriole legs
• Upholstery: beige fabric, colour and material customisable
• Side tables: two matching single-drawer bedside tables on cabriole legs
• Joinery: mortise and tenon with bolted rail fixings that can be retightened
• Sizes: king size, queen size, double or fully custom sizes made to order
• Construction: made to order, handcrafted by master Indian artisans

Dimensions and weight are not published because each piece is built to the buyer's mattress and room. Send your mattress measurements and room plan and we will confirm every finished dimension in writing before production begins.

Packaging

The pierced crest is the most delicate element in this set, so it is packed with foam supporting the openwork from both faces, ensuring no load crosses an unsupported span. The slender cabriole legs on the bed and both side tables are padded individually along their length, with extra foam at the narrow ankle of each curve.

Only clean undyed packing materials touch the antique white finish, since printed or dyed wrap can transfer onto a pale surface. No adhesive tape is applied to any finished or upholstered face. The tufted panel is covered in a breathable cloth with foam over the buttons so the tufting is never compressed.

The bed and both side tables travel in crates built for these pieces, internally braced, with drawers secured shut. Hardware is bagged, labelled by component and fixed inside the main crate along with the assembly sequence. Crate dimensions can be confirmed to you before dispatch on request.

Shipping

We deliver this set across India and accept international orders. It is made to order, so dispatch follows the production window confirmed to you in writing when the order is placed.

Indian deliveries move by covered transport with crates braced against movement, delivered to your address. The carved headboard with its crest is the tallest component and is what a small lift usually cannot take, so confirm your lift height and staircase turns before production. Where access is restricted, the crest can be built to detach at a joint concealed within the carving.

Home assembly is arranged in most Indian cities. Because this bed uses bolted rail fixings, it is designed to be dismantled and reassembled cleanly if you move house, and our team will show you which fixings to retighten and when. International orders are quoted per destination with export-grade crating; duties and taxes at destination are the buyer's responsibility.

Warranty

Brown Rabbit warrants the solid teak frame, the carved elements, the joinery and the bolted fixings against manufacturing defects. If a joint loosens through a fault in the making, a leg fails or a carved element cracks, we repair or replace it. Because this bed is built to be dismantled, most structural repairs can be done in your home rather than by returning the piece.

Upholstery workmanship is warranted against defects. Fabric wear, staining, marks from hair oil or cosmetics, and fading in direct sunlight are not covered; on a pale fabric, sunlight fading is the most common avoidable damage we see, so keep the bed out of a direct sun path.

The antique white finish is warranted against flaking or lifting caused by defective application, and can be blended and repaired in place if scratched. Gradual mellowing of the tone with age is expected. Damage from moisture, chemical cleaners, breakage of pierced carving through impact, independently arranged transport or third-party repairs is outside the warranty. Full terms are issued in writing with your order.