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5 Best Leather Beds 2021
There's a lot to be said for a faux leather bed frame or bedstead. They're easier to clean than velvet beds and they're less painful than a wooden or metal bed if you walk into them in the middle of the night.
Very few 'leather beds' are actually made from genuine leather as synthetic leather has a lot of the same qualities and costs a fraction of the price. If you've got £7000 spare you can buy this real leather bed from And So To Bed.
We've chosen five great value leather beds, including some white leather beds and some black leather beds. We looked at factors including specification, customer ratings and price to make our choices. Prices are for a double leather bed without a mattress and are correct at the time of writing.
Very few 'leather beds' are actually made from genuine leather as synthetic leather has a lot of the same qualities and costs a fraction of the price. If you've got £7000 spare you can buy this real leather bed from And So To Bed.
We've chosen five great value leather beds, including some white leather beds and some black leather beds. We looked at factors including specification, customer ratings and price to make our choices. Prices are for a double leather bed without a mattress and are correct at the time of writing.
1. Dreams Jakarta Leather Bed/Dreams Cassini Leather Bed - £299/£249
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These two leather beds from Dreams are very similar in specification, so it's really a question of which you prefer the look of. It's worth checking the price of both, as when we looked they were offering a discount on one of them but not the other.
The Jakarta leather bed and the Cassini leather bed are only available in black but you can choose from single or double sizes. The Cassini is the newer of the two so it hadn't received as many reviews when we checked, but the Jakarta was scoring an impressive 4.5/5 after 500+ reviews. They both use sprung slats to support the mattress. As you may have guessed, sprung slats are slightly springier than solid slats and give a bit of a softer feel to your mattress. They're generally more expensive than solid slats. On the downside, both of these leather beds come with a slightly disappointing one year guarantee. Pros: sprung slats, very positive reviews for the Jakarta, respected bed retailer Cons: one year guarantee is disappointing, not available in king size or super king size Our Value Rating: **** (For our value rating we weigh up factors such as specification, brand reputation and review scores and give a score out of five. The full five stars is for a product that we think offers 'exceptionally good value'. Four stars are for 'very good value' products. Three stars is for 'good value' products). |
The Jakarta leather bed from Dreams comes in black and a choice of single or double...
...whilst the Cassini is a similar price but has a different headboard design and nice wooden feet
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2. Happy Beds Berlin Brown or Black Leather Ottoman Bed - £205
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As with a lot of faux leather beds, the Berlin model from Happy Beds comes with a huge amount of storage.
In this case, it is an ottoman bed which sits on the floor so you can pile in all your old junk. Ottoman beds are not too difficult to lift up and down as they use clever hydraulics to take a lot of the weight. It comes in a choice of black leather or brown leather but it's worth noting that some reviewers say that the brown leather bed is a very dark shade. Reviews are positive, although some people said they found the instructions for putting it together a bit tricky. One of the real plus points of this leather bed is that you get a five year guarantee, which is four years more than most rival beds. You can buy this one as a single leather bed, small double leather bed, double leather bed or king size leather bed. Pros: good choice of sizes, five year warranty is excellent for the price, low price, plenty of storage space Cons: takes some assembly, budget brand Our Value Rating: ***** |
This leather bed is an ottoman, so you get loads of storage space
It comes in four sizes and two colours including black and brown
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3. Argos Lavendon Leather Bed - £199
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These Argos leather beds are at the budget end of the market but they've had hundreds of positive reviews (mostly around 4.7/5).
You can choose from grey or black and they all come with either drawers underneath or ottoman storage where the whole mattress lifts up with the help of hydraulics. The choice of sizes is good too (single, small double, double or king size). The 'user weight limit' for the double version is a total of 200kg, which works out as a couple who both weigh about 15 stone. It's got sprung slats which give a slightly bouncier feel to your mattress than you get with solid slats. You only get a one year guarantee with this bed. Pros: sprung slats, choice of drawers or ottoman, good weight limit, low price Cons: only has a one year warranty Our Value Rating: ***** |
You can buy this Argos leather bed in black or grey...
...and as either an ottoman bed or one with drawers
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4. Limelight Dorado White Leather Bed - £289
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If you're after a white leather bed, then you don't have as much choice as you get with black leather beds.
However, this white faux leather bed from a company called Limelight is good value and has a modern style. It's got solid slats which will give your mattress a slightly firmer feel. It's also quite low to the ground, so perhaps it's one to avoid if you have mobility issues and struggle to get out of bed. There aren't a lot of customer reviews around for the Dorado, but those that we could find were positive. You can buy this bed as a double leather bed, king size leather bed or super king size leather bed. It comes with a one year guarantee. Pros: unusual design will appeal to some people, good value Cons: no single option, one year warranty, not many reviews to go on, low design is not ideal for some people, not a big name brand Our Value Rating: **** |
A white leather bed like this one looks modern...
...and it comes in double, king size or super king size
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5. Dreams Detroit Brown Leather Sleigh Bed/Adjustable Sleigh Bed - £499/£898
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You'll have noticed that the Dreams Detroit (faux) leather sleigh bed costs more than the others on our guide to the UK's best leather beds.
However, I think it looks pretty classy and it has a notable upgrade if you go for the highest priced version. The standard version has solid slats for a firmer feel whilst the posher version is adjustable, meaning you can lift your head up and read a book in comfort by pressing a button on the remote or an app. The standard version also has a neat drawer which is hidden at the foot of the bed. The faux leather is brown or they also do this one in a grey fabric. Reviews currently average 4.8/5 from 400+ customers. It's available as a double, king or super king size brown leather bed but you only get a one year guarantee. Pros: respected retailer, very positive reviews, adjustable bed upgrade option, looks classier than most models, sleigh design stops mattress movement Cons: more expensive than most faux leather beds, one year warranty Our Value Rating: *** |
This (faux) leather sleigh bed from Dreams comes in three sizes...
...and you can upgrade it to an adjustable leather bed
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What about your mattress? Is it suitable for your bedframe?
One other thing to consider before buying a bedframe is whether it will be suitable for your mattress. In some cases a poor quality bedframe could even void the warranty of your mattress, although I'd say that's quite unusual.
We pored through the terms and conditions of a number of mattress warranties and found several have clauses which require a maximum gap of 75mm between slats on your bedframe. Some also have a minimum gap between slats or specify how wide the slats need to be. In some cases it is a recommendation whilst others make it a term of the warranty.
The reason they include such a clause is that a mattress could be badly damaged if it isn't properly supported from beneath.
It's not an issue on a divan base as they offer a solid surface rather than slats.
Most bedframes will be fine, but it's a question to ask in the showroom before you buy a £300 bedframe and then find it has voided the warranty for your £1000 mattress.
We pored through the terms and conditions of a number of mattress warranties and found several have clauses which require a maximum gap of 75mm between slats on your bedframe. Some also have a minimum gap between slats or specify how wide the slats need to be. In some cases it is a recommendation whilst others make it a term of the warranty.
The reason they include such a clause is that a mattress could be badly damaged if it isn't properly supported from beneath.
It's not an issue on a divan base as they offer a solid surface rather than slats.
Most bedframes will be fine, but it's a question to ask in the showroom before you buy a £300 bedframe and then find it has voided the warranty for your £1000 mattress.
Silentnight, Simba Sleep and Hypnos offer slightly different guidance on the maximum gap between slats