Ellis Velvet-Finish Upholstered Bed
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- Brand: The Dreams Workshop
From £399.00
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- Brand
- The Dreams Workshop
- Retailer
- Dreams
- Delivery time
- Good
- Customer sentiment
- Average
- Guarantee
- Excellent
About the Ellis Velvet-Finish Upholstered Bed
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Style-led buyers are the obvious audience for the Ellis Velvet-Finish Bed Frame, because the disclosed specification is dominated by its shape and upholstery rather than hidden engineering: grey velvet-finish fabric, a scrolled headboard and footboard, and diamante buttoning in a Chesterfield register. This is a statement bed first. The built-in headboard is part of the look rather than an add-on, so it sits closer to a sleigh-style upholstered bedstead than a plain divan or low platform frame. Owner accounts also refer to sprung and solid slat bases, with centre legs on the support system; that points to a conventional flat-pack upholstered frame rather than a higher-spec metal platform bed. The important construction call is less about the velvet finish than the base: in super-king size, a solid-slat layout relying on limited central support is a lean solution beside heavier-duty upholstered frames with metal support platforms or fuller centre rails. Assembly is part of the ownership proposition too, with the frame arriving in several packages and needing more hands-on fixing than a drawer divan, although one detailed account found the sprung slat base easier because sections came pre-formed.
In a main bedroom where the bed is meant to act as the centrepiece, the Ellis does what its styling suggests: multiple accounts describe it as grand-looking, soft to the touch and more expensive in feel than expected. The neutral grey and pearl-style finishes help it sit with both modern and traditional schemes, and happier buyers repeatedly connect the plush fabric, buttoned headboard and scrolled ends with a more furnished, hotel-like room. Assembly is not always the quick job promised. A recurring complaint is the support structure rather than the upholstery, with low-scoring experiences describing broken base boards, slat alignment problems, extra tools being needed and, in the super-king version, concern that the solid slats have too much width to cover without enough support. That is the useful contradiction: the bed is often praised as sturdy when new, but the weaker accounts are specific about where durability can fail, so the base deserves more caution than the styling. Couples choosing larger sizes should take that more seriously than single sleepers in smaller frames. Best for style-led main bedrooms where visual impact matters as much as storage or engineering. Less good for super-king couples or heavier households, who would do better with a reinforced upholstered frame tier or a metal-base ottoman.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Owners describe the velvet finish as soft and luxurious against the skin.
- Buyers report the bed being easy to assemble, often under an hour.
- Recent customers highlight the sturdy design as feeling more expensive than the price paid.
Cons
- Several owners complain about the slats breaking or being poorly designed for larger sizes.
- Customers noted misaligned holes during assembly requiring extra adjustments.
- A few reviewers experienced issues with durability, leading to frames falling apart within months.
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Reader reviews of the Ellis Velvet-Finish Upholstered Bed
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Stunning bed with a luxurious touch, it's robust and comfy. Comes with a beneficial 1-year guarantee, definitely recommend.
Great bed, easy to put together. Looks fab!
This bed is stunning and luxurious. The delivery men were both lovely and put the bed together in super quick time and took away the rubbish.
Love this bed ,its gorgeous
Really well made bed and so easy to assemble great value quality
Nice spacious bed and good value for the price
Lovely bed, nice and sturdy. Beautiful design
The bed is so slick and fancy. Really stands out in the room and really is the vocal point. I wouldnt of wanted a different bed after seeing this in the room. No faults or issues so sturn and reliable.
Fabulous bed looks incredibly glamorous and really well made. Its very solid . We got it at a great price . Its wonderfully roomy suits the rest of our decor brilliantly .
So stylish, so comfortable, love the colo3, love the design just love the whole bed
Absolutely beautiful bed, the colour is stunning and the little dark grey jems just set it off.
Saw this bed and fell in love with it right away. Love the design . Love the look .
Ive wanted a sleigh bed for ages and when I found this one I was smitten! And as an added bonus I could get matching bedside tables. This bed is really well made and great quality. We also paid for the chaps to put it together. They were great and well worth paying the extra £60 to not have the stress of doing it ourselves. They put it together in no time and took all the rubbish away. I absolutely love this bed it looks fantastic.
Great design, easy to assemble and the spring slats are great
Amazing bed. Such great quality and so easy to put together.
Amazing stylish bedroom suite
Its a fantastic bed stylish comfortable and I had the best experience when I ordered it. Definitely recommend this bed !!!
Lovely bed, fairly easy to assemble and looks as good as in the store
Love the bed and the quality is outstanding best bed weve ever bought
Wonderful, the first nights sleep was blissful - no movement when my husband turned over, no mattress movement at all and the covers stayed well tucked in at the bottom of the bed. So easy to remake it!
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