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    Updated: Feb 18, 2023 by Kris Jarrett

    Tilly Upholstered Bed Review

    Thinking about the Tilly Upholstered Bed? I’m sharing my honest review plus fabric choice details

    Our guest room was the very first room in our home to get a makeover after moving to Connecticut. One of the upgrades I made is swapping out the old headboard in the room for a new upholstered bed with sideboards and footboard. It made SUCH a difference! Today I’m sharing all the details on the Tilly upholstered bed and what you need to know in order to decide if it’s the bed for you! (post includes affiliate links; full disclosure statement is available {here})

    The bed I bought is this Tilly upholstered bed (found {HERE}) and am so glad I did – it’s one of the best cheap upholstered beds out there!

    Our new upholstered bed! You'd never know it was this cheap - love it!

    Other Guest Room Sources: Mirror over Bed  |  Quilt (flax color)  |   White and beige check duvet (similar) | 24″ Embroidered Medallion Pillow covers | 20″ White Tassel End Pillow Cover (similar) |  White Bedside Lamps (similar) |  Round Wood Beaded Tray  |  Clock

    The price was amazing – basically about ⅓ – ¼ the price of other upholstered beds I was looking at!

    Fabric Options for Tilly Upholstered Bed

    There are a ton of fabric options to choose from with this bread. I wanted something that was in the white/cream color family and chose the “Zuma White” fabric. It’s the perfect not-too-white yet not-too-yellow cream color. Here’s a fabric sample of it along with “Linen Talc” which was the other fabric option that I was considering:

    Linen Talc vs Zuma White as upholstered bed fabric options!

    The bed shipped for free and arrived in less than a week. How does it differ from upholstered beds that are 4 times or more the price? The only differences I’ve found are (1) the back of the headboard isn’t finished (so it’s not a good choice if you’re floating the bed in a room but doesn’t matter in a typical placement against a wall), (2) the headboard doesn’t extend all the way down to the floor (I’ll share more on that in a bit), and (3) the bed has to be assembled.

    Bed Assembly

    I recommend two people for assembly of the Tilly upholstered bed. The instructions that it comes with are clear and overall assembly was pretty quick and easy. It took us a little over an hour to assemble with most of that time being spent making minor adjustments to get the sideboards and footboard to line up perfectly.

    Do You Need a Boxspring?

    The description of the Tilly bed states that you don’t need a boxspring. However, I recommend that you DO use a boxspring with it. Without a boxspring, the bed would be quite low and you’d see a gap between the top of your mattress and the bottom of the upholstered portion of the headboard. Also several reviewers who have tried it without a boxspring state that the the bed slats aren’t supportive enough without one.

    Pros & Cons of the Tilly Upholstered Bed

    Overall the Tilly bed is the best looking upholstered bed I’ve seen for the price. In fact, when we moved to North Carolina, I bought the same exact bed in a king size for our primary bedroom:

    Primary bedroom with bedside lamps, floor lamp by chair, and chandelier with shades

    Sources: Upholstered bed  |  Nightstands  |  Blush table lamps  |  Gray dragon pillow covers  |  Other bedding – no longer available  |  Chandelier  |  White drapes  |  Upholstered chair  |  Floor lamp

    One of the things I love about it is that the Zuma White fabric is such a chameleon! It’s kinda white, kinda cream, kinda light beige depending upon what colors you put it next to. I have a lot of different whites in our bedroom and while the Zuma White is less of a bright white than the whites of our drapes and bedding, it still totally works:

    Blush bedroom lamps on nightstand next to upholstered bed

    I also like the height of the bed that feels just right to me. And shipping is free which is amazing since this is a sizable pice of furniture!

    One of the cons of this bed is that the fabric isn’t a performance fabric which would be ideal, making it super easy to clean. That being said, performance fabrics are super pricey so would drive the price on this bed up substantially. And while I haven’t had any big stains in our headboard to clean, any small marks have been cleanable.

    The only other con I can think of is that the headboard portion of the bed isn’t upholstered all the down close to the ground. The upholstered portion stops just an inch or so under the top of our mattress so if you have a mattress that’s on the thinner side, it’s possible you’d see a small gap between where the headboard stops and the top of your mattress start. While this design is done to keep pricing low, I actually like it this way because it makes it possible for us to access the outlets behind our bed (which we couldn’t do with the more expensive upholstered bed in our previous home).

    I hope you found this post helpful – if you have any questions, ask away! If you aren’t used to buying furniture online, it might be helpful for you to check out my post about how to buy furniture with my ten best online shopping tips!

    And if you want some other bed options, be sure to check out my post on the best cheap upholstered beds that has a few other affordable favorites.

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    Comments

    1. Holliday Johnson says

      May 23, 2019 at 8:54 am

      It is amazing what a few little changes can do. Everything looks so lovely Kris!

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 23, 2019 at 11:00 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    2. Karen says

      May 23, 2019 at 10:46 am

      It is well styled but I’m wondering why it’s so plain, color wise. Only neutrals. Is it today’s trend to not use any color?

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 23, 2019 at 11:03 am

        I love using neutrals in bedrooms because I think it creates such a calm, relaxing space and makes it a little retreat. By mixing in various textures, woods, and metal finishes it’s not boring to me. But decorating is a very personal thing – if you love color, then use color! I don’t worry about the trends – I just decorate with what I like 🙂

        Reply
        • Loretta Machado says

          May 23, 2019 at 12:18 pm

          I love neutrals also. I would like to paint all my walls light gray with white woodwork then add accent colors. My bedroom is light blue & white. In the fall/winter I would change to brown. I realized the dark colors were actually depressing. I now have white in the winter. My winter wonderland which makes me smile when I walk in the room now.

          Reply
    3. Michele Sammartino says

      May 23, 2019 at 10:50 am

      Is this a king size or queen size bed in guest bedroom. Am wondering if scale of mirror is ok with king…
      .

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 23, 2019 at 11:03 am

        Hi Michele – our guest bed is a queen!

        Reply
    4. Kris Jarrett says

      May 23, 2019 at 10:59 am

      I hadn’t noticed that the King isn’t discounted nearly as much – that’s a bummer!

      Reply
    5. Karen says

      May 23, 2019 at 11:12 am

      What color is the paint?

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 23, 2019 at 9:46 pm

        It’s Pratt & Lambert Ever Classic – it looks a little darker in person than it does in the pics.

        Reply
    6. Anonymous says

      May 23, 2019 at 4:11 pm

      IKEA probably!

      Reply
    7. Kris Jarrett says

      May 23, 2019 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks so much Karen! Hope you have a wonderful weekend too!!

      Reply
    8. Susan says

      May 24, 2019 at 12:28 pm

      Hi Kris!

      I love this room — so light and airy! I’ve been considering this bed for a while now and am wondering if you use a thin boxspring for it? If so, what thickness did you purchase? I couldn’t tell for sure on the product page if one is absolutely needed or not.

      Thank you so much!
      Susan

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 28, 2019 at 3:53 pm

        Hi Susan – if you don’t want the boxspring to be seen at all, it would need to be on the thinner side. My boxspring is pretty thick so I just put a mattress cover over top of it so it blends in. The quilt pretty much covers it anyway though 🙂

        Reply
    9. Cynthia Madore says

      May 27, 2019 at 11:03 am

      The new headboard echoes the style of the loveseat in the guest room. Perfect.

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        May 28, 2019 at 3:44 pm

        You know what, I never thought of that but you’re totally right!

        Reply
    10. Madison Lane says

      June 07, 2019 at 2:32 am

      I can’t think of any words to describe how gorgeous this guest room looks! It’s looks like it was cut out of a magazine. OMG. So mesmerizing but simple at the same time. You did one fine job here! Kudos!

      Reply
    11. Kima Koch says

      February 09, 2022 at 3:56 pm

      I am wondering what color dresser you used in this room. Light wood, white or something different?

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        January 17, 2023 at 5:58 pm

        It’s actually a fabric covered dresser from IKEA!

        Reply
    12. Dianne says

      March 08, 2023 at 12:22 pm

      hi! great review, thank you! I am wondering if you think an adjustable frame could be used with this bed?

      Reply

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