Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Leather Bed | Tan Tufted Headboard King Size

The story of the buttoned leather back

The deep-buttoned leather back is a nineteenth-century invention that has outlived almost everything designed alongside it. It appeared in gentlemen's clubs, libraries and railway carriages, where furniture had to survive constant use by people who did not own it. Leather was chosen because it could be wiped, and the deep buttoning was chosen because it held the horsehair stuffing in place through decades of abuse.

India encountered the form through exactly those settings: club chairs, court furniture and administrative offices, and local workshops learned to make it because imported pieces could not be repaired locally. What survived in Indian workshops is the full method, including how to cut and dampen the leather so it folds into the button wells without creasing at the edges.

Leather is harder to tuft than fabric, because it does not stretch equally in all directions and it will not forgive a mistake; a hole punched in the wrong place stays there. Our artisans set each button by hand and work the folds by hand as the panel is stretched. Handcrafted Indian luxury of this kind is judged on whether the folds run evenly from button to button, and that is worth looking at closely on any leather bed you consider.

Specification

• Frame: solid teak wood, hand carved
• Finish: warm mahogany-toned hand-applied polish, shade customisable
• Headboard: carved crest and scrolled wings framing a deep-buttoned tan upholstered panel
• Upholstery: genuine leather or leatherette, specified and confirmed by you before production
• Footboard: solid figured timber panel within a moulded carved frame, not upholstered
• Side tables: matching bedside chests with moulded panel fronts and carved feet
• Sizes: king size, queen size, double or fully custom sizes made to order
• Storage: optional hydraulic or drawer storage in the base
• Construction: made to order, handcrafted by master Indian artisans

We do not publish fixed dimensions or weight, because each bed is built to the buyer's mattress and room. Send your mattress measurements and available wall width and we will confirm the finished footprint in writing before production begins.

Packaging

Leather needs to breathe in transit. It is wrapped in a breathable non-woven cloth rather than in plastic sheeting, because a sealed wrap traps moisture against the surface and can leave marks that take weeks to fade. A foam layer then sits over the buttons so the tufting is never compressed against a crate wall.

The polished carving and the solid footboard panel are wrapped separately in foam, with additional padding at the headboard crest, the scroll wings and the carved feet. No adhesive tape touches a polished or upholstered surface, since tape residue on a hand-applied polish cannot be removed without disturbing the finish.

The bed and both chests travel in wooden crates built for these pieces, internally braced, with drawers secured shut and drawer fronts individually padded. Hardware is bagged, labelled by component and fixed inside the main crate. Crate dimensions can be confirmed before dispatch if your access is restricted.

Shipping

We deliver this bed 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 travel by covered transport with crates braced against movement and are delivered to your address. The carved headboard is the largest single component; confirm your lift dimensions and staircase turns before production so we can plan for access, and where it is tight the headboard can be built to separate at a concealed joint behind the upholstery line.

Home assembly is arranged in most Indian cities. If the bed has travelled in cold or damp conditions, let the leather come to room temperature before you handle it firmly, since cold leather creases more readily. International orders are quoted per destination with export-grade crating and full documentation; duties and taxes at destination are the buyer's responsibility.

Warranty

Brown Rabbit warrants the solid teak frame, the joinery and the hand carving of the bed and both chests against manufacturing defects. If a joint loosens, a rail fails, a drawer runner gives way or a carved element cracks through a fault in the making, we repair or replace it.

Upholstery workmanship, including button anchoring, panel tension and the evenness of the folds, is warranted against defects. Natural leather characteristics are not defects: grain variation, small healed scars, and colour that deepens with use are properties of a natural material. Genuine leather also stretches slightly where it is regularly leaned against, which is expected. Scratches, staining, damage from pets and fading from direct sunlight are not covered.

The hand-applied polish is warranted against lifting or flaking from defective application, and can be repaired in place if scratched. Damage from moisture, chemical or alcohol-based cleaners, independently arranged transport or third-party repairs is outside the warranty. Full terms are confirmed in writing with your order.