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Alcove units in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham
For homes in Parsons Green, we make alcove units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A desk that tucks into an alcove
- Alcoves that aren’t square
- Clutter with nowhere to go
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Before and after fitting day
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Make a rough list of what the cupboards need to hold
- Talk to your electrician early if you want new sockets
- Measure anything large that must fit inside, such as a record player
- Tell us about parking and access at the design visit
To clean painted units, a soft cloth that is barely damp is enough. Avoid abrasive pads and strong cleaning sprays, which can dull or mark the paint. Wipe it dry when you’ve finished.
Spread heavy loads and keep the heaviest things on lower shelves. Overloaded shelves are the main cause of sagging, so tell us at the design visit if a shelf will hold something heavy.
Alcove units for homes in Parsons Green
We fit alcove units across Hammersmith and Fulham and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit to measure the alcoves and agree the layout. After that we send a quote in writing, and once you are happy the units are made at our workshop and fitted in your home. Most enquiries start with shop-bought shelving that doesn’t fill the recess and empty alcoves either side of the chimney breast; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Older houses tend to come with picture rails, tall skirtings and cornices, and alcove units need to meet those lines neatly. A large share of the housing around Parsons Green went up before 1919, so those details are worth looking at closely at the measuring visit. The top of the furniture can stop at the picture rail or carry on to the cornice, whichever suits the room.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Location
- Parsons Green (SW6, SW10)
- Area
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs: alcove units in Parsons Green
I live in a flat in Parsons Green. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It’s useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Do you cover homes near Imperial Wharf station?
Yes. We cover all of Hammersmith and Fulham and the rest of London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, particularly with rough sizes. To send them, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Can an alcove unit include a desk?
Yes. One alcove can take a desk with shelves above and a drawer or cupboard beneath. Height and depth are agreed with you, with a route left for cables.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. If the building is listed, works affecting its character may need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Do you need alcove units in Parsons Green?
Some homes already have alcove cupboards, but they’ve seen better days. Starting again lets you rethink the layout, from the shelf heights to the doors.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- Standard units leaving gaps at the sides
- Space for a growing book collection
- Alcoves that are wasted space
- Old alcove cupboards that have seen better days
For a flat near Imperial Wharf station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
What to check before you book
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
Flat-pack or bespoke?
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls.
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot typically do that in an older room.
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The biggest shares of homes in the area around Parsons Green were built before 1919 (about 60%) and since 2000 (about 18%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how alcove units are fixed and fitted. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Parsons Green include Hurlingham House (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles south, and Gasholder No 2 (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles north-east. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling can need listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 26% of households in the area around Parsons Green, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the route in may go through a shared hall and stairs. If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before anything is fixed to the walls.
For families living near Lady Margaret School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. If your home is one of the older houses near St Dionis, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for alcove units.
Parsons Green is about 1 mile north-west of Fulham, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. From period terraces to newer flats in Parsons Green, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Across Hammersmith and Fulham, we cover Parsons Green, along with the rest of the borough.
Every home in SW6 and SW10 is within our area for alcove units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Our area takes in homes on streets like Buer Road, Vera Road and Ewald Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want alcove units or another piece made for the room. Parsons Green sits close to the A304, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. We also cover the places around Parsons Green: Hurlingham (1 mile south), Walham Green (1 mile north-east), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile east), Sands End (1 mile east) and West Brompton (1 mile north). We also make alcove units in nearby places like Hammersmith (2 miles north-west), Shepherd's Bush (2 miles north-west), Brackenbury Village (2 miles north-west), White City (3 miles north), Brook Green (2 miles north-west) and College Park (4 miles north). Being one of the larger places in Hammersmith and Fulham, Parsons Green is covered for all of our fitted furniture.
Local landmarks in Parsons Green
We fit furniture in homes around The White Horse pub, Queensmill School and Natural History Museum Library and Archives. For rail, the closest station is Imperial Wharf station, roughly 0.7 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and Putney Exchange (1 mile south-west).
How fitting day works
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is normally only filling and touching up to do in the room; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Parking on terraced streets can be tight, especially in a controlled parking zone, so it helps to tell us at the design visit what’s outside. Unloading is kept short, with sections taken straight inside. Saturday fitting can be arranged.
- You get in touch with a short description of the alcoves and your ideas.
- We visit to measure, look at how the walls run and note the skirting, picture rail and any vent. We also talk through heights, doors and shelves.
- We send a written quote setting out the layout, materials and finish. If anything needs changing, just tell us.
- Once you’re happy, the units are made at our workshop, each one sized to its own alcove.
- Fitting day: the units go in, are scribed to the alcoves and levelled on a plinth or feet. The finish is sprayed in our workshop or hand-painted on site, as agreed.
Before fitting day
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
How to get a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A written quote follows the visit for you to look over. To book one, get in touch through our contact form.
Related advice
Boards, parts and paint
Shelves
Alcove shelves can be fixed or adjustable. Fixed shelves add stiffness to the unit, while adjustable ones give you room to change things.
Plinths and scribe strips
Scribe strips are the edges we trim on site to follow the wall. It is how a straight unit meets a wall that isn’t straight.