Warren Evans

bed is solid and sturdy and looks good although they are quite pricey and have stopped delivering in Scotland!

Bought our first bed from Warren Evans, thanks to the endless ads in Timeout, in 2005. Now about to buy our second. Great customer service, great selection of beds. Support your local bedmaker!

Thanks to Dan F’s review from 2010, I’ve had approximately 28 days of great sleep.
Here was my situation: I rented an unfurnished apartment. I’m OK with this. I can actually survive with very little furniture… however, a bed is quite necessary in the grand scheme of things. As it didn’t make any sense to ship our mattress/​bed from the States, I started looking around to find a great mattress company that would take me from start to finish in the bed mission of late 2012.
In walks my (now) good pal Warren E. Warren Evans! Hard to ignore a few recs from coworkers, all the tube ads plus Dan F’s rave review. With some stellar deals (which I’m pretty sure run year ’round) we scored a fabulous, hand crafted in London, dark maple colored bed with super firm (and new, gloriously NEW!) mattress, underbed storage draws (quite necessary in small spaces) with delivery and setup. During a time where I literally just wanted a place to sleep and no muss/​no fuss, this was the answer.
Quick note about the ads: You will save a lot of money, but the «sale price» of 500 or what not… is really for the bare bones. Regardless, you’ll still be saving quite a bit even if you upgrade to the nicer options.
Quick note about ordering: I attempted to do this online, but did end up having to visit the Camden Showroom to finalize the details as I had a US card. Just word to the wise, if you have UK cards I’m sure you could complete online, but it is nice to see/​test the beds and mattresses before purchasing.
I even got to pick the delivery date (M-​F) and it landed perfectly on the first night I needed to sleep in my flat. The delivery guys showed up, were friendly, put the bed together just where I asked them to, offered to move it if I didn’t like the positon and then were on their way. No problems at all.
*Also, the wood and the mattress come with warranty.
*Entrance is around the corner at Prowse Place and Ivor Street.
Definitely a 5-​star experience and still one of the only pieces of furniture in this flat… so thank heavens it all worked out.

We’ve had nothing but problems with Warren Evans. Customer Service non-​existent. We bought two beds and two matresses and were given wrong information regarding under bed drawers. Delivery men would say why don’t you have fitted under bed drawers and the show room would say that’s not possible. This went on for weeks. Upon delivery of beds there were scratches, wood splitting and some were exchanged. One time when delivery men came they scratched my brand new floor and soiled the mattress. Purely because they didn’t use protective covering I provided to them and then they denied it. I’m still waiting for the Managing Director to contact me. And now they have refused to exchange the damaged parts of frame. They have basically said it is wear and tear in three months. How can a company not have a Customer Complaints department that produces such poor goods.

If you’re intending on buying a bed with their fitted drawers, don’t. They use wood which doesn’t match the rest of the bed (no stain) so they look awful. I’ve had mine replaced with free-​standing ones, but I had to go and buy felt pads myself to stop them scratching my wooden floor.
The bed it good quality, but the customer service is bad. They should have alerted me to the non-​matching stained wood in store but didn’t, which is mis-​selling. They have refunded the full cost of the drawers (as well as replacing them) but I still had to take another morning off work to have them replaced.
For the money, I expected a lot better.

We ordered 2 studio beds and a Brahms bed and have been delighted with the service and quality of the product. The items arrived within a week of order and were assembled by two efficient and friendly men. The beds are so comfy. We recommend this firm highly. We would certainly use them again.

I was lucky enough to receive a Warren Evans bed as a housewarming gift from a generous relative (thanks Mum!) and really love this sustainable, solid-​wood furniture. We’ve since gone on to buy a matching bedside table and wardrobe, and will no doubt be back to Warren Evans again.
Perhaps the best thing about Warren Evans is their brilliant customer service; they were very helpful on the phone when we chose our items and delivered them quickly and fully assembled, which was like a breath of fresh air after years of battling with flatpack stuff.
My only major gripe is that the mattress we bought from them was not as comfortable as I was hoping, despite being on the expensive side. This is a shame as comfort is the over-​riding factor and I was disappointed to have to flesh it out with a mattress pad. If you can afford to stretch to one of their higher-​end mattresses I would recommend it, although you will pay a lot.

The beds may be great if they ever arrive and customer service is appalling. After arranging the beds to be delivered on the 6^th, I had to call them to find out why they hadn’t called me two days beforehand with a time as they said. They said there seemed to be no log of the Friday delivery and the next available slot was Monday. Guess what, I still heard nothing so called again and again was told they had not been able to make the booking and it would now be Wednesday. I would recommend you look elsewhere as I have now spoken to one of their branch managers — Michelle — who was equally unhelpful. I am stunned as these beds are not cheap and you pay an additional £28 for delivery so it’s not like they’re doing you any favours. Go elsewhere frankly for your beds! I’m still waiting… they are not even worth the one star.

A Love Letter To Warren Evans:
When love was young and life held promise, you made me and my BF a beautiful Sunday bed. It had a tall, gently sloped headboard for sitting up and reading the paper. I was so excited to pitch the BF’s then-​current bed, an artifact of his prior relationship.
The BF insisted on having your bed’s legs lengthened and frame raised to accommodate thousands of empty, dusty suitcases and clear plastic totes crammed with expired medications. None of which were mine. In any event, between reading, mountain-​climbing, and storing, our fabulous bed remained tediously innocent of what lovers do.
But the mattress! Sooooo gloriously comfortable. Firm in the right way, yet soft in the right way, too. And always delicious. It more than compensated for … what needed compensating.
After the BF and I went our separate ways, and I returned to the States, I couldn’t sleep. Not because I missed England, though at times I would. Not because I yearned to return to Haringey; because no one does. Nor was I sleepless from a broken heart. I MISSED MY DAMN BED!
So I rang you up. You answered. We talked, reminisced. We selected a new bed, the sexy Brazil. You custom-​sized my mattress and frame to fit American bedding. You also delivered it all to a local shipper who then shipped the lot all the way to San Francisco. You did it graciously, and without a single teeth-​kiss of complaint.
Three years and another move later, within the States, I lost the screws. That would be akin to Whitney losing her wig. I was devastated! Where in America could I possibly find replacement hardware to fit a UK product?
So, sheepishly, I picked up the phone. And you answered. A week later, my screw pack arrived in Philadelphia, safe and sound.
That night, and every night since, I’ve had the most delicious sleeps.
Warren Evans, I refuse to imagine a future without you in it. You cradle me when I am lonely, soothe me when I am ravaged, and comfort me with a screw pack when others will not. Your materials and workmanship are of the highest quality, and there is simply no better bed to be had.
Your product is beautiful, your environmentally friendly practices and materials are beautiful, your store is seriously beautiful — YOU are beautiful.
I hope we sleep together till the end of time.

Great beds that are sturdy, come in a range of styles and colours and are reasonably priced can be found here.
The showroom people were really helpful and managed to secure a delivery slot that didn’t inconvenience us in any way.
I’ve had mine for 4 years now and friends must be sick and tired of me telling them it’s the best thing I’ve ever bought, but it is.

Warren Evans is so good — I’m stunned this is only the second review of it.
I think just about every single one of my friends has got their bed here. They have a variety of styles, types of wood, colours, sizes and mattresses to suit everyone — even bunk beds for the kids. They also have a range of other bedroom furniture. Staff are knowledgeable and helpful, and go out of their way to make sure you get the bed that is right for you.
You don’t have to wait for weeks for it once you have ordered it either — they can usually have your bed to you in a few days, and the super efficient delivery chaps will come in and put it together for you in about 5 minutes.
Prices are good value as well — not the cheapest thing you’ll ever going to buy, but its great quality stuff.
Can’t recommend it strongly enough if you are in the market for a bed — and enjoy trying out all the different mattresses in the showroom.

Half of London must be sleeping in a Warren Evans wooden bed by now. They are so good for your back. The shop has some interesting gift items like handmade brooches or a set dayglo hair extensions and so much more.