Wooden Dining Table Set in Solid Teak with Double Pedestal Base

If a dining table is going to take an extension leaf, the decision has to be made before the top is cut, not after - and where the leaf comes from matters more than most people expect.

On a natural timber top, the grain is the pattern. Cut a leaf from a different board and it will be a perfectly good piece of teak that simply does not belong: the figure runs differently, and it takes the polish at a slightly different rate, so the extended table has a stripe through the middle for the rest of its life.

So when a client asks for a leaf, we cut the top oversize and take the leaf out of the middle of it. The two halves of the top and the leaf between them were all one board, in sequence, so when the table is opened the grain runs straight through the join as though the table had always been that length. Closed, the halves meet on the line where the leaf was removed, and the figure matches there too.

The alignment pins are set from the same cut, which is why the leaf drops in without persuasion. And because the leaf came out of the top, its thickness and its polish are identical - not matched, identical.

It costs a longer board. It is the only way a leaf disappears.

Set: one dining table with side chairs and carvers, made together as one commission.

Frames: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Top: beaded edge over a moulded apron; can be built to take an extension leaf cut from the same board.

Base: two turned and fluted pedestals joined by a shaped stretcher, on splayed carved feet.

Side chairs: shaped crests over upholstered backs, upholstered seats, carved knees on cabriole legs.

Carvers: matching backs with scrolled open arms.

Upholstery: woven paisley as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

Finish: hand-polished warm mid-brown with the grain left legible; darker or lighter tones, and painted finishes, all available.

Joinery: mortise and tenon throughout, corner-blocked at every seat rail.

Dimensions: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

A polished timber surface scratches from grit rather than impact, so the top is wiped clean and wrapped in soft non-abrasive sheeting before any firmer material comes near it, with a rigid board across its full face.

The beaded edge runs all the way round the top and is the first thing to meet a door frame, so it is padded continuously rather than only at the corners.

The two pedestals travel with their stretcher, each turned column padded along its length and the splayed feet boxed in shaped foam. Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with upholstered panels covered in soft sheeting and carver arms padded along their full length.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then the top. If a leaf is included it travels wrapped separately and drops in on its pins with no fixing required.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the whole set, and every piece is guaranteed to arrive dent-free. If anything is wrong when the crates are opened, correcting it is our cost, and we commit to that before you order.

Production begins once the table length, whether a leaf is included, the chair count, the upholstery and the polish tone are confirmed in writing. A leaf has to be planned before the top is cut, so that decision is settled at the start rather than added later.

We share the schedule at confirmation and update you as carving, polishing and upholstery complete. Tracking follows as soon as the crates leave us, and our team agrees the delivery window with you directly.

Open the crates with the delivery team present and check every piece. Send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage and we set the top to a size that will reach the room.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, both pedestals and their stretcher, and each chair and carver on identical terms.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs on every piece, resting on teak's own oil content rather than on an applied treatment, and issued in writing with the set.

Both documents are tied to your order and handed over on delivery, so the record stays with you. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece rather than asking for the set back.

Upholstery and polish are wearing surfaces and are handled separately from the structural cover. A natural timber top is the easiest of all to renew - it can be sanded back and re-polished to new condition - and we re-cover our own chairs at any age, with your specification kept on file so replacements match.