Velvet Sofa Set in Carved Teak - Sage Corner with Pleated Skirt

Skirted upholstery went out of fashion for a generation and is quietly coming back, and the reason it went away is worth knowing. Mid-century furniture wanted to show its legs - the whole aesthetic was about lifting things off the floor and letting light under them - so skirts were cut off and aprons exposed. Everything before that had been skirted, because upholstery to the floor was warmer, hid the frame, and looked more substantial.

Neither is right. They do different things, and the choice should follow the room. A skirt in a large formal room settles a sofa and stops it looking marooned; exposed legs in a small room let the floor run underneath and make the space read as larger.

The craft point is that a skirt has to be pleated to the shape of the frame, not simply hung around it. Our master Indian artisans set the pleats out so a full box pleat falls at every corner and at the centre of each run - which is what stops a skirt looking like a loose cover rather than part of the sofa.

Material: Solid teak frame throughout, including back, arms, corner section and legs.

Skirt: Close box-pleated fabric skirt following the shaped line of the frame, falling to just above the legs. Exposed carved apron available instead at the same price.

Back: Deep buttoned velvet along the full length and round the corner, shaped top rail with gold carved crests.

Arms: Rolled and upholstered, with a carved gold scroll at the front of each.

Seat: Floral weave cushions against plain velvet elsewhere; single fabric available throughout.

Legs: Carved gold legs showing below the skirt.

Upholstery: Shown in sage velvet with floral seats; any fabrics and colours, in one weave or two.

Finish: Gold carved detail as shown, and available in champagne, silver, ivory, walnut or natural teak tones.

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

Velvet crushes permanently under pressure and a pleated skirt creases if it is folded, so the skirt is packed with support behind it and nothing pressing against the pleats at any point.

The buttoned back is bagged in a breathable cover, and firm packing bears only on the frame.

The gold carved crests along the top rail are given shaped foam shells, and the carved scrolls at the front of each arm - the most exposed detail on the piece - are collared individually.

Floral seat cushions travel separately so nothing compresses them. Carved gold legs are wrapped individually, since gilded surfaces mark under friction.

The sofa travels in sections labelled in assembly order, fittings pouched, everything 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, skirt or apron choice, fabrics 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 and pleating worked.

On arrival the sections are carried in and assembled in your room, the frame levelled, the skirt hung straight and the cushions placed. A skirt that is not level is the first thing the eye catches, so our team checks it against your floor rather than against the frame. Tell us your access when you order and we size the sections to it. 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 corner section, the seat rails, the legs and every joint between them. The frame is built to the same standard whether it is shown behind a skirt or exposed as a carved apron.

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.

A skirt is the part that shows wear first, since it sits at floor level where feet and vacuum cleaners reach it - and it can be replaced on its own, without re-covering the rest of the sofa. We keep the specification of your exact piece on file, including the pleat spacing, so a new skirt hangs exactly as the original did. You can also switch to an exposed apron at that point if the room has changed. Our own master Indian artisans do the work and explain it beforehand.