Royal Sofa Set in Carved Teak - Ivory with Rounded Chaise End

Standard sofas are built to a standard person who does not exist. Seat heights across the industry cluster within a couple of inches of each other, arrived at by averaging, and that average suits some people very well and others not at all. Anyone tall enough to find their knees higher than their hips on most sofas, or short enough that their feet swing, has met the problem.

It is easy to fix at the point of making and impossible to fix afterwards. Cushion firmness can be adjusted later; seat height cannot, because it is built into the frame.

So our master Indian artisans ask about it before cutting timber. The questions are simple - who sits here most, do they want to sink or sit upright, is anyone finding it hard to get out of their current sofa - and the answers set three numbers: seat height, seat depth and the angle of the back. Everything decorative about a sofa is a matter of taste. Those three numbers are the difference between a piece people use and one they walk past.

Material: Solid teak frame throughout, including back, arms, chaise, apron and legs.

Back: Deep buttoned in a diamond grid along the full length, shaped top rail with three carved crests and carved rosettes between them.

Chaise: Curved in plan with its own buttoned back carried to the end, finishing against a scrolled arm - a full seat rather than an open platform.

Arms: Deep carved scrolls at both ends.

Seat: Individual cushions in plain upholstery; height, depth and firmness set to the people who will use it.

Apron and legs: Carved scroll and leaf apron running the entire length, short carved legs.

Upholstery: Shown in ivory; any fabric and colour.

Finish: Champagne picked out along the carved edges; also available in ivory, gold, silver, walnut or natural teak tones.

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

The sofa travels in sections with joints engineered for assembly in your room, each packed separately and labelled in assembly order.

Upholstered surfaces are bagged in breathable covers and firm packing bears only on the carved frame, never on the buttoned back. Seat cushions travel separately so nothing compresses them - a compressed cushion takes a set and the seat height you specified is the first thing it affects.

The three carved crests and the rosettes between them are given shaped foam protection, and the deep arm scrolls at both ends are collared along their curves.

The curved chaise back is supported along its whole profile. The carved apron is protected from beneath as well as around, and champagne surfaces covered first in a soft non-abrasive layer.

Fittings travel in a labelled pouch. Everything is crated together with handling instructions. Every photograph here shows the actual sofa before packing - not a render.

Delivery is free anywhere in India and included in the price you are quoted, with no freight, packing or handling charge added later.

Production begins once your dimensions, seat specification, fabric and finish are confirmed in writing. We give you a realistic timeline then and send photographs of your own sofa as the frame is carved and the upholstery built.

On arrival the sections are carried in and assembled in your room, the frame levelled and the cushions placed - and we ask you to sit on it before the team leaves, because seat height is the one thing worth checking in person. Tell us your lift dimensions, staircase turns and doorway widths when you order and we size the sections to your access. We guarantee dent-free arrival, and if anything is not right, tell us and we will make it right.

The solid teak frame and joinery are covered for 20 years - the back frame, both arms, the curved chaise, the apron, the legs and every joint between them.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with it for as long as you own the sofa, backed by teak's own resistance and confirmed in writing.

Cushions soften with use and can be refilled without touching the rest of the piece, which is worth knowing because it lets the sofa be adjusted later - a slightly firmer fill raises the effective seat height a little if someone's needs change. We keep the specification of your exact sofa on file, including the seat height and depth we built it to, so any later work follows what was designed rather than a standard. The buttoning can be re-covered to the same grid and the finish re-laid. Our own master Indian artisans do the work and explain what it involves before starting.