Teak Wood Wardrobe with Mirrored Doors and Floral Inlay

Inlay is judged entirely on one thing: whether you can see a gap. Everything else - the drawing, the choice of woods, the shading - only matters if the joint between the inlay and the ground is invisible.

The obvious method fails at exactly that point. Cut a recess to a drawing, cut the inlay to the same drawing, and the two will not fit, because a saw or a chisel takes its own thickness of material and no two cuts remove exactly the same amount. The result is a hairline gap somewhere, and hairlines fill with polish and then with dust, and within a year they are dark lines around every petal.

So our master Indian artisans cut both from a single line. The inlay piece is made first, laid onto the ground exactly where it will live, and scribed around with a sharp knife. That knife makes one line, and it is the outer edge of the inlay and the inner edge of the recess at the same time. The ground is then cut away to that line and no further.

Because the two edges were never separately measured, they cannot disagree. The flower drops in and the joint disappears.

Material: solid teak carcass, doors and frame, hand-carved. No veneer over board, no engineered board.

Configuration: six doors - four mirrored across the centre, two panelled at the ends; curved end panels.

Inlay: floral panel in contrasting timbers, cut and let into the surface from a single scribed line.

Carving: carved scroll surrounds to the mirrored doors, carved cornice with a centre crest, carved corner sprays, shaped carved feet.

Finish: deep natural polish showing grain and figure, sealed for durability.

Interior: planned to your requirements - long and short hanging, shelving, drawers, shoe storage, lockable compartments.

Sizes: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production, including access dimensions.

Warranty: 20 years on the solid teak carcass and joinery; lifetime cover against termite damage.

A polished timber surface shows a scuff as a bright mark in the grain, so nothing abrasive touches this wardrobe at any point. The first layer against every finished face is soft and clean.

The four mirrored doors are secured closed, braced so they cannot work against their hinges, and protected across the full face of each plate.

Foam is shaped around the carved crest, the scroll surrounds and the shaped feet rather than pressed onto them, and the curved ends are supported along their sweep rather than at their outermost point.

The inlay panel is given a protective barrier of its own - inlay sits flush with the surface and is therefore no more exposed than the timber around it, but it is the one area where a deep scratch would be more troublesome to put right.

The carcass enters a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face, corner protection at all eight corners, and strapping that prevents movement. This is why dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Delivery is free across India - no freight charge, no distance surcharge, and no difference between a metro address and a smaller town, whatever the size of the wardrobe.

Because every wardrobe is made to order, we confirm your finished dimensions and your access dimensions - doorway widths, stair turns, lift size - in writing before production begins. Where access requires it, the wardrobe is built to knock down into sections that assemble in the room, and the mirrored doors travel separately.

Once complete it is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to handling large carved furniture and mirror glass. You are contacted ahead of delivery so someone can be present.

Arrival is guaranteed dent-free. If any transit damage has occurred, photograph it while the delivery team is present and contact us - we will resolve it.

The solid teak carcass and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty from the day the wardrobe reaches you - the frame, the door construction, the hinging of the mirrored doors, the cornice and crest joints, and the carved feet.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies for the life of the furniture rather than a fixed number of years. Because the piece is seasoned solid teak throughout - carcass, doors, backs and internal fittings - there is no board core anywhere for insects to reach, and the timber's own oils deter them.

If a warranty issue arises, send us photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. A natural-polished piece is the most straightforward of all to repair well: carved elements are re-cut from teak of matching tone and polished in, and because the finish is in the timber rather than over it, the repair blends as the wood colours. Inlay can be lifted and re-laid using the same scribed-line method. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.