Made to Order

Berkley Pillow

Pillow back headboard with Oxford seams and a French lunar seam edge. Hand built in Britain, with a 15 year frame guarantee.

£1,199
Built for you, estimated delivery

1Fabric

Colour on screen is never the same as in your room.Order swatches →

4Feet

5Delivery

6Add a mattress

Optional. Choose a range, then pick one mattress — we add it in the bed size you selected.

Fast Track Production +£300
Your bed moves to the front of the build queue and is with you within two weeks. Same makers, same checks.
Mainland UK addresses only

Your specification

Change your specification free of charge within 24 hours of ordering.

Made in Britain
15 year guarantee
90-Night Comfort Exchange
Delivered by our own team
The design

Berkley Pillow

A headboard shaped like a pillow. Soft top edge, gently dipping in the middle, rising at the corners, finished with a defined Oxford seam that traces the whole outline.

The Berkley is a registered Sleep Co design. Plain upholstered face, no buttoning, no channelling, no decoration, just a tall, soft silhouette that looks like a single oversized pillow propped against the wall. The Oxford seam is the detail that sets it apart, a sharp pillow-edge stitch that frames the headboard and gives it a tailored finish.

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If you're choosing between Berkley and Snorer, this is the difference. The Snorer is a softer pillow-back without the seam. The Berkley has the Oxford edge, which gives it a cleaner, more architectural line.

The base is finished on tapered dark wood legs when ordered as a non storage frame, the legs angle outwards slightly to balance the soft volume of the headboard. Choose an ottoman or adjustable base instead and the legs are removed, the base sits flush to the floor, and the full footprint becomes deep storage.

Berkley is for the bedroom that wants softness without complication. No wings, no studs, no period reference. Just a quiet, sculptural shape with a registered silhouette nobody else can copy.

Crafted not assembled. Built by hand in our British workshop. Solid timber frame, reinforced corners, slats engineered for heavy mattresses. SATRA-certified ottoman lift tested to 250kg. Backed by a 15 year frame guarantee. Delivered and installed by our own team, not a courier.

Made your way. Choose from over 100 fabrics across velvets, linens, bouclés and weaves. Seven sizes, Single through Emperor. Match a scheme you already have, or start from a swatch.

Want to see it first? Order swatches before you commit, 50p each. Hold them against the wall, in evening light, before you choose.

Berkley. Registered pillow-back design with Oxford seam. Made in Britain.

The mattress rests directly on top of the upholstered side rails rather than dropping inside the frame. The rails sit hidden, so the bed reads as one clean unbroken upholstered line.

Berkley Pillow
Step three, explained properly

Five bases. One decision that changes the room.

The base changes the height, the floor line and how much you can store. Non storage sits on legs. Every storage and adjustable base sits flush to the floor. Tap a base to choose it.

Why it takes five weeks

Your bed does not exist yet. That is the point.

Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for you. Once you order, your frame is cut, upholstered and checked by hand in our British workshop, in your fabric and your size.

Honest pricing

One price ladder. No sales.

We do not discount, so the price you see today is the price everyone pays. Every size and base adds a fixed amount, shown here in full.

To scale

Will it fit?

Your selectionStandard Double for reference

Getting it into your room

The headboard is the largest single piece.

  • The side rails, base and platform are smaller parts, each packed separately, and our team assembles them in your room.
  • If we cannot get your bed into the room on delivery day, you can cancel your order, so you can buy without the worry.
  • Tight stairs? Send a photo of your staircase, landing and doorway to sales@thesleepco.com and we will check before we cut.

Which mattress fits?

Made to order, still covered

Bespoke does not mean you carry the risk.

15

Year guarantee

On the frame of every bed we make, including the ones built in your own choice of fabric.

90

Night Comfort Exchange

Made to order beds included. If it is not right within 90 nights, talk to us about an exchange.

24

Hours to change your mind

Change your size, base or fabric free of charge within 24 hours of ordering.

Gee Golisz, Founder
A note on the Berkley Pillow
“The Berkley is one of our registered designs, and the Oxford seam is what makes it ours. It is the pillow shape with a tailored edge.”
Gee Golisz, Founder
Before you order

Questions about made to order

Why does it take five weeks?

Your bed is built after you order it, in your fabric and your size. The 25 working days cover cutting, framing, upholstery, a final inspection and booking your delivery slot.

Can I get it sooner?

Add Fast Track Production for £300 and your bed moves to the front of the build queue, with delivery within two weeks. Fast Track is available to mainland UK addresses only. If you need a bed within days, our Quick Ship range holds a small number of finished beds ready to go.

Can I change my order?

Yes. Change your size, base, fabric or feet free of charge within 24 hours of ordering. After that your fabric is cut and the build has started.

Will it fit up my stairs?

Your bed arrives in separate parts, the headboard, the base and the fittings, and our team assembles it in your room. The headboard is the largest single piece. If access is tight, send a photo of your stairs, landing and doorway to sales@thesleepco.com and we will check before we cut.

What if it is not right for me?

Every bed carries our 90-Night Comfort Exchange, made to order beds included. Because your bed is built for you, it cannot be returned for a refund unless it is faulty or not what you ordered. If it arrives faulty, we put it right at our cost.

How is it delivered?

By our own team, not a courier. Choose drop off or two man installation above and we will not ask again at checkout.