
The shop itself was tucked away in a couple of railway arches of the station and at first glance it was very imposing with an array of very cool looking beds throughout and didn't look at all like the kind of seedy bed showroom/warehouse I'd been in before, so the style box was ticked from the start. I knew from the website that they had a long list of celebrities who'd ordered from there, but did they have the size we wanted for delivery in time? First signs weren't too encouraging. All of the beds in the store were standard sizes and it was at that point that a very helpful assistant asked me if he could help (but not in a way that made me want to beat him to death with his own leg). I explained to him our desire to have the length adjusted;
"No problem. We can adjust the length of the bed and the mattress in 3 inch increments", 3 inches being the size of the mattress springs, and that it would be stained to the desired colour to match the other bedroom furniture.
It sounded too good to be true so I asked him how long that would take;
"We could have it to you by Thursday" he replied.
My jaw hit the floor.
"That's actually TOO soon" I said, "But we'd like it a week on Friday" (between the carpet being laid and the other furniture arriving).
A matter of minutes later I almost literally skipped from the store with the not-too-painfully-numbered receipt for an adjusted super-king size bed and mattress in my pocket and my pleasure only increased when the delivery men arrived on time with everything required and put it all together for us in a matter of minutes.
Other things you might want to know is that they're the only bed maker in the UK to be FSC certified, meaning that all wooden products are made from sustainable resources, and that they have a no-quibble return policy. They were also honoured in last year's Observer Ethical Awards, the Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award and BCE Awards.
If you have a need for an customised bed for any reason, or just want to see the beds some celebrities buy then I can thoroughly recommend Warren Evans to you.
Apologies if this sounds uncharacteristically 'gushing'. Normal service will be resumed shortly.