Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Upholstered Bed | Antique Gold and White Tufted

The story behind the tufted panel

Button tufting began as a practical solution long before it was decorative. Before modern foam existed, upholstery was stuffed with horsehair and cotton that migrated to the bottom of the panel within months. Craftsmen solved it by stitching through the stuffing at regular intervals and capping each stitch with a button, which locked the filling in place permanently. The diamond pattern that resulted was a by-product of the grid, not the goal.

Indian workshops absorbed the technique through the durbar halls and princely bedrooms of the nineteenth century, where imported upholstery met local carving traditions. What emerged was a hybrid our artisans still build today: a carved teak frame doing the structural and decorative work, with a tufted panel inset where the body actually touches the furniture.

On this bed each button is set by hand while the panel is stretched, and the tension is checked across the grid so no single diamond pulls deeper than its neighbours. It is slow, and it is why a hand-tufted panel reads as crisp while a machine-pressed one looks soft and vague. Handcrafted Indian luxury of this kind is measured in hours of labour, not in features.

Specification

• Frame: solid teak wood, hand carved
• Style: royal luxury carved bed with upholstered diamond-tufted headboard and footboard
• Finish: antique gold patina over hand-carved detail
• Upholstery: white padded panels with crystal-effect buttons, colour and material customisable
• Sizes: king size, queen size, double or fully custom sizes made to order
• Storage: optional hydraulic or box storage can be built in on request
• Side tables: matching bedside units available with the bed or separately
• Joinery: mortise and tenon with dowelled corner blocks
• Construction: made to order, handcrafted by master Indian artisans

We do not publish fixed dimensions or weight for this bed because every unit is built to the buyer's mattress and room measurements. Share your mattress size and wall width and we will confirm the exact overall footprint before production begins.

Packaging

Upholstered surfaces need different protection from bare wood, so this bed is packed in two stages. The white tufted panels are first covered in a breathable non-woven cloth that will not trap moisture against the fabric, then a layer of soft foam is laid over the buttons so nothing presses into the tufting during transit. Pressure marks on tufted upholstery can take weeks to relax, so this step matters more than it sounds.

The carved teak sections are wrapped separately in foam sheeting with additional padding at every projecting carved element, particularly the headboard crest and the footboard scrolls. Corners are boxed. The side rails and slats are bundled and braced.

Everything then goes into a bespoke wooden crate built around the individual bed rather than a stock size. Hardware travels in a labelled pouch fixed inside the crate, and the crate carries orientation and handling marks. Custom crate dimensions are confirmed with you before dispatch if your building has access restrictions.

Shipping

We ship this bed across India and accept international orders. Because it is made to order, dispatch follows production rather than stock availability, and we confirm a production window in writing when the order is placed.

Domestic deliveries are made by covered transport with the crate secured against movement. Delivery is to your address, and we ask you to confirm in advance whether the lift or staircase can take a crated headboard, since a carved and upholstered headboard is the single largest component and cannot be reduced in size. If access is tight we can plan the build so the headboard splits at a joint that is hidden once assembled.

Assembly at your home is arranged in most Indian cities. The bed arrives as headboard, footboard, rails and slats, and is bolted together on site. International shipments are quoted per destination and include export-grade crating and documentation. Duties and taxes at destination are the buyer's responsibility.

Warranty

Brown Rabbit provides a structural warranty on the solid teak frame and joinery of this bed covering manufacturing defects in the wood, the carving and the joints. If a joint loosens or a carved element fails through a fault in the making, we repair or replace it.

Upholstery is covered separately for workmanship: button seating, panel tension and stitching are warranted against defects in the tufting work. Fabric wear, staining, marks from body oils or hair products and fading from direct sunlight are not covered, as these depend on use and placement rather than on manufacture.

Finish is a hand-applied antique gold patina. It is warranted against flaking or lifting caused by a defect in application. Natural mellowing of the patina with age and light is expected and is not a defect. Damage from transport by third parties arranged by the buyer, from moisture exposure, or from attempted repairs by others falls outside the warranty. Exact warranty terms are confirmed in writing with your order.