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1968Making beds since
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90Night Comfort Exchange
UKOur own delivery team
Made to Order
Durham
Tall winged headboard with a soft curve, gentler and less modern than the Ashbourne. Hand built in Britain, with a 15 year frame guarantee.
£1,099
Built for you, estimated delivery
2Size
See it to scale ↓3Base
Compare all bases ↓4Feet
5Delivery
Collect your old bed
We take it away and recycle it on the same visit.
6Add a mattress
Optional. Choose a range, then pick one mattress — we add it in the bed size you selected.
The Knightsbridge. Our finest build, made by one craftsperson.
Cooling gel over pocket springs. Contour with less heat.
Slow, moulding pressure relief that wraps to your shape.
A deep latex comfort layer that lifts as you move. Cool, responsive, no memory-foam heat.
Wool, cotton and latex over pocketed springs. Breathable, cool, and the most honest mattress we make.
A plush stitched-on pillow top over a natural core. Hotel comfort, real support.
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
Durham
A tall winged headboard with deep wraparound wings, plain throughout. The Durham, holding the room without raising its voice.
The Durham headboard rises tall and full-width, with a softly arched top edge and substantial wings on either side that curl forward to enclose the bed. The wings are deep enough to sit alongside the pillows rather than just framing them, almost forming a private alcove behind the head of the bed. The face is completely plain, no buttoning, no channelling, no piping, just a stretched panel that lets the depth of the upholstery do the work.
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The footboard is low and rolled. The legs are slim and tapered in a pale wood finish. The whole frame reads as confident but quiet. Period drawing room, panelled study, country house bedroom, the Durham earns its place because the silhouette is genuinely architectural rather than decorative.
If you've been comparing the Durham to the Ashbourne, the wings are the difference. Ashbourne has wings that frame the pillows. Durham has wings that wrap around them. The Durham reads taller and more enclosed.
Choose your base. Non storage on tapered light legs, manual ottoman for everyday lift-up storage, electric ottoman for touch-of-a-button access, or full adjustable platform. On ottoman and adjustable bases, the legs are removed and the base sits flush to the floor for maximum storage.
Crafted not assembled. Handmade to order in our British workshop by the same craftspeople who have supplied Britain's leading bed retailers for over two decades. Solid FSC beech frame. Slats 3cm apart, rated for our heaviest natural-fill mattresses. SATRA-certified ottoman lift tested to 250kg, OKIN motors on the powered variant. 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. Available in every size, Single through Emperor.
Want to see it first? Order swatches before you commit, 50p each. The image shows a rich espresso velvet, but the same shape carries cream linen, deep heritage greens, navy, oxblood.
Durham. Tall winged headboard, plain face, 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.
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
Dimensions for every size
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?
How much fits inside?
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.
A note on the Durham
“The Durham's wings wrap right around the pillows, so it feels like a quiet alcove at the end of the day. It is the softer, more enclosed partner to the Ashbourne.”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.
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