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Haringey · London
Northumberland Park Alcove Units
In Northumberland Park, we design alcove units around the room you actually have. We design your alcove unit at a visit to your home, make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Room to work in an alcove
- Everyday clutter left on show
- Storage that suits a period room
Alcove units for your home in Northumberland Park
What it is made from
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gets an even coat into corners and onto edges. The colour is agreed with you before we start.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting lets the colour be judged in the room itself as it goes on. It also means any filling around scribed edges is painted in one go.
Alcove units in Northumberland Park: what you get
Most Victorian and Edwardian terraced houses have a chimney breast in the main rooms, with an alcove on each side. Built-in alcove units put that space to work as cupboards and shelving that look as though they belong there. Where a room in Northumberland Park has a pair of alcoves, we design a unit for each one. If your home has storage that suits a period room and everyday clutter left on show, that is what alcove units are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Some living rooms in London have tall ceilings and cornices, while others have low, plain ceilings. In Northumberland Park, as anywhere, we measure the height as carefully as the width, since it sets how tall alcove units can be. Sections are sized for the stairs and doors on the way in.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- Northumberland Park (N17, N18)
- Area
- Haringey
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of alcove units
Prices vary from room to room, and it comes down to:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- How square the room is
- The width and height of the space
- Doors and drawers, and how many
We don’t publish set prices, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To arrange a design visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Before the design visit
These details help when you contact us:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Your postcode and the borough
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, use our contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
Your questions about alcove units in Northumberland Park
Do you cover homes near Northumberland Park (London) station?
Yes. We cover all of Haringey and the rest of London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Will a conservation area stop me having alcove units fitted in Northumberland Park?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you do not need to stay in the room, but it is useful to be around at the end.
How do I get a quote?
Simply use our contact form. Rough measurements and a few photos help, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
How tall should alcove units be?
It is up to you. Full-height units give the most storage, while others stop them at the picture rail or leave open shelves above a low cupboard. We will go through what suits your room when we visit.
Can I send pictures ahead of the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, particularly with rough measurements. You can send them when you send us a few details through our contact form.
Living-room storage in Northumberland Park
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Northumberland Park were built before 1919 (about 35%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 20%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. A conservation area lies within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Northumberland Park, according to Historic England’s records. Being in a conservation area mainly affects changes to the outside of a building, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Your council can advise if you’re unsure. London’s red routes are run by TfL, and stopping on them is tightly controlled. Where a home in Northumberland Park is on or beside a main road, it is useful to mention that at the measuring visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
For families living near Lea Valley Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. Near listed buildings like Percy House, under half a mile west of the centre of Northumberland Park, older homes may keep original joinery that alcove units can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
Northumberland Park is about 1 mile south-west of Tottenham, within the London Borough of Haringey. We can visit homes in Northumberland Park on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. We cover places right across Haringey, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
In N17 and N18, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street such as Love Lane, Park Lane and York Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for alcove units. If you are just outside Northumberland Park, we also cover Upper Edmonton (1 mile north-west), Edmonton (1 mile north), South Chingford (1 mile east), Picketts Lock (2 miles north-east) and Highams Park (2 miles east). Other parts of Haringey we cover include Noel Park (2 miles west), Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles south-west), South Tottenham (2 miles south-west), Seven Sisters (2 miles south-west) and Turnpike Lane (2 miles south-west).
What’s near Northumberland Park
Our area takes in the homes around Duke's Aldridge, No.8 Tottenham pub and London Academy of Excellence Tottenham and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Northumberland Park itself: Northumberland Park (London) station. Other landmarks nearby include Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles south) and Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north).
Fitting day, step by step
On the morning of the fitting, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. Next, we carry in the sections made in our workshop, one at a time. How long fitting takes depends on the size and number of units, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. On fitting day, the sections are assembled, scribed to the walls and levelled. The fixings suit whatever the walls are made of. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch to say you’d like alcove units, and we find a time for the design visit.
- We come to measure and talk through cupboards, shelves, heights and doors.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a quote in writing.
- The units are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The units are fitted in your home, ready to fill.
Preparing the room
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
Starting with a design visit
To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and a written quote follows.
Related advice
When you need someone else
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. It helps to know these before you plan the job:
- Curing damp, which needs the right specialist
- Any structural work on the chimney breast
- Plastering or repairing loose plaster in the alcoves
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can fill in our short enquiry form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What goes into it
- Hand-painted finish
- Scribed side panels
- Panelled or flat doors
- Adjustable shelves
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
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What else we make in Northumberland Park
What prompts alcove units in Northumberland Park
In bedrooms, the alcoves may be the only place for hanging space. A fitted alcove cupboard holds clothes without filling the floor.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Bowed walls and sloping floors
- Toys and paperwork with no proper home
- Old alcove cupboards that have seen better days
- Cupboards in keeping with an older house
If your home is one of the older houses near St Paul's Church, picture rails and cornices give alcove units a line to finish at.
What to check before you book
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?