Sankheda Furniture of Gujarat

Architectural, Interior Crafts

Sankheda Furniture of Gujarat

Sankheda furniture is a common sight in most of the traditional Gujarati households. This furniture made in the town of Sankheda has unique patterns and designs. They are made from teak wood and treated with lacquer. They are painted with traditional bright shades of maroon, yellow and gold. To compete with today’s demand for different modern colours, Sankheda furniture is now also coloured in ivory, burgundy, blue, green,copper, etc. The hichako (swing) and the ghodiyun (child’s cradle) are most popular furniture pieces of Gujarat.

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