The Cantonment House Turned-Spindle Bedstead

Period Inspiration:

The Cantonment House Turned-Spindle Bedstead belongs to the understated domestic world of British India, where furniture was shaped not by courtly display but by climate, function, and long residence. Found in cantonment bungalows, residency houses, and Company-era dwellings, such beds formed the quiet architecture of everyday colonial life.

Its defining feature - the turned spindle panels along the headboard and footboard - served a practical purpose. In the humid heat of the subcontinent, these open balustrades allowed air to circulate freely, reducing heat retention while maintaining structural strength. This was not ornament for ornament’s sake, but design refined by necessity.
The gently arched crest rail, carved with restrained floral motifs, reflects the persistence of European decorative memory, simplified and adapted by Anglo-Indian craftsmen. The carving is disciplined rather than ornate, echoing British Georgian restraint as interpreted through local hands and materials. Solid hardwood construction - historically teak or similarly dense indigenous woods ensured durability against climate, insects, and time itself.

Beds of this type were not symbols of rank, but of settlement. They furnished the rooms where officers wrote letters home, where families endured long summers, and where generations passed quietly through the rhythms of colonial domestic life. Today, the form stands as a document of cross-cultural craftsmanship: European proportion meeting Indian material intelligence.

This is a bed shaped by endurance, not excess.

Material – Pure Teak

Dimensions in Inches:
Headboard Height: 45 
Overall Width: 76 for King, 64 for Queen 
Footboard Height: 32
Length: 84

Please note that each piece is handmade. There could be a slight variation (up to 2 inches) in dimensions.

Delivery Timeline - Every piece from The Collectors is crafted to order. Production and delivery typically require 4–6 weeks, with occasional extensions reflecting the care, materials, and finishing each object demands.

Customisation – Please email us at hi@thecollectors.in or call at 9886331003, before placing the order, in case you want to customise the wood type, dimensions or polish.

The price mentioned includes all taxes and delivery.

Item code - TCB17