Wooden Almirah in Carved Teak with Bow Front Drawer

The thin gold line running round these panels looks like the simplest decoration on the almirah. It is the one that would give a workshop away fastest.

The line follows a shaped panel - a curve at the top, straight down the sides, a shaped return at the bottom. What the eye actually judges is not whether the line is beautiful but whether it stays the same distance from the panel edge all the way round. Let that distance vary by a hair through a curve and the line looks like it is drifting, even though nobody could say why.

Marking it out by measurement guarantees the drift, because you can only measure at points and the curve exists between them.

So our master Indian artisans never measure it. The groove for the line is cut with a small scratch tool that has a fence running against the panel edge itself. The tool is drawn round the panel and the fence follows every curve, so the groove is physically incapable of being anything other than parallel to the edge. Whatever the edge does, the line does.

The gold is laid into that groove afterwards. The precision is in the tool, not in the hand - which is exactly where precision belongs.

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

Configuration: four doors with figured panels, bow-fronted drawer in the base beneath the centre pair, shaped sides.

Lining: fine gold line laid into a scratched groove cut parallel to each panel edge.

Carving: carved crest above the cornice, gilded scroll sprays on the centre doors, carved scrolls at the lower front corners, shaped carved feet.

Finish: warm polish showing the figure of the timber, with gilded lining and ornament, 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.

The bow-fronted drawer projects further than any other part of the base, so it is secured shut, blocked so it cannot move within its opening, and given shaped protection across its curved front.

All doors are secured closed and braced so nothing can swing or work against its hinges.

A soft, clean non-abrasive layer goes against the polished surfaces first - a warm polish shows a scuff as a bright mark in the grain.

Foam is shaped around the carved crest, the corner scrolls and the shaped feet rather than pressed onto them, and the shaped sides are supported along their curve.

The carcass enters a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face, corner protection at all eight corners, and strapping that prevents movement.

This multi-layer protective packaging is why we guarantee dent-free arrival. Please open and inspect while the delivery team is present.

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

Because every almirah 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 piece is built to knock down into sections that assemble in the room, and the drawer travels out of the carcass.

Once complete it is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to handling large carved furniture. 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. On installation the drawer is refitted and its running checked.

The solid teak carcass and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty from the day the almirah reaches you - the frame, the door construction and hinging, the bow-fronted drawer and its runners, the cornice and crest joints, and the shaped 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, drawer, back 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. Door alignment and drawer running are both covered. A polished piece is straightforward to repair well: carved elements are re-cut from teak of matching tone and polished in, and the gold lining can be re-laid using the same fence-guided groove. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.