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Bespoke fitted furniture in Wandsworth
Fitted furniture for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and awkward spaces for homes across Wandsworth, made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
Talk to us about a room in Wandsworth
What we make in Wandsworth
Pick a service to see all the places we cover for it, or find your neighbourhood in the A to Z below.
- TV and media units in Wandsworth
- Alcove units in Wandsworth
- Fitted wardrobes in Wandsworth
- Bespoke kitchens in Wandsworth
- Loft storage in Wandsworth
- Wall beds in Wandsworth
- Walk-in wardrobes in Wandsworth
- Built-in bookshelves in Wandsworth
- Window seats in Wandsworth
- Fitted cupboards in Wandsworth
- Fitted home offices in Wandsworth
- Under-stairs storage in Wandsworth
About fitted wardrobes in Wandsworth
Fitted wardrobes are built to the room, from the floor to the ceiling and from wall to wall. There is no dusty gap on top and no awkward space at the ends. For a bedroom in Wandsworth, the first step is a design visit to measure up and discuss the design. We make fitted wardrobes from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the usual reasons to get in touch are clothes with nowhere proper to go and gaps above and around standalone wardrobes.
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it sits neatly against the room. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the run, the doors and what goes inside, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote.
- You get in touch with a few details about the bedroom and where it is in the house.
- We visit to measure the room and go through the design, and we measure the stairs, landings and doorways too. Let us know about parking as well, as a van typically needs a permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension in much of London.
- A written quote follows with the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop the wardrobes are built in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, so each piece fits through the doors and round the landings.
- We carry the sections up, join them in the room and scribe them to the walls and ceiling.
How our quotes work
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
Arranging a design visit
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. Afterwards, we send a written quote for you to look over. To arrange the visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Around Clapham Junction
In Clapham Junction, that includes homes near Christ Church CofE Primary School, Imperial Park and Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church and the streets around them. Also close by are Emanuel School (0.6 miles south-west), Thames Christian College (close by, under half a mile north-west) and The Falcon pub (a few minutes’ walk south-west). Clapham Junction has its own railway station: Clapham Junction station. Well-known places in the area include Battersea General Hospital (0.8 miles north) and Southside Wandsworth (1.3 miles south-west). Not far away are Battersea Park Lake.
Fitted wardrobes for homes across Wandsworth
Many older bedrooms across Wandsworth keep a chimney breast with an alcove on each side. Where there is not one, fitted wardrobes can run along a full wall instead. Either way, each piece is fitted to the walls and floor as they are.
Homes built before 1919 make up about 44% of the housing in Wandsworth, with about 21% built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for fitted wardrobes, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. More than a third of the homes in Wandsworth (about 44%) were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Bedrooms in houses of that age often have a chimney breast and alcoves, which suit wardrobes built to their widths, scribed to walls that are not straight. Purpose-built flats are home to about 48% of households in Wandsworth, according to Census 2021. For a flat, fitted wardrobes are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
In London, the route into a home matters as much as the room, so the way in is measured along with the room.
Clapham Junction: For families living near Christ Church CofE Primary School, the inside of fitted wardrobes can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow. If you live in a period home close to Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind fitted wardrobes is part of the design.
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
Scribe strips are trimmed on site to follow the walls and ceiling. This closes the gaps a straight wardrobe would leave in an older room.
Hanging rails
We keep the top rail at a height you can reach without a step. Higher space above can hold shelves for things you use less.
What prompts fitted wardrobes
Most people come to us because they’ve simply run out of space. Clothes spill onto chairs, into spare rooms and under the bed. Built-in wardrobes make use of the full wall, up to the ceiling, which adds a lot of space without taking more floor.
We are often asked to help with:
- Empty alcoves in the bedroom
- Clothes with nowhere proper to go
- Not enough hanging space
- A room too narrow for hinged doors
Tips worth knowing
People planning fitted wardrobes often ask about these. They help whatever the room:
- Decide what goes on shelves and what goes in drawers
- Clear the wall where the wardrobes will go before fitting day
- Let us know which walls face outside
- Look at whether your lease needs consent for alterations
Painted wardrobe doors only need a soft cloth that is barely damp. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners.
Avoid drying clothes in the bedroom where you can because damp air ends up in the wardrobes. Opening a window now and then helps.
Honest limits
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, so these points are worth knowing:
- Electrical work, like moving sockets or switches, which is for your electrician
- Taking out a chimney breast to make space
- The loft conversion itself, which is building work under Building Regulations
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them at the design visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
Your questions about fitted wardrobes in Wandsworth
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It’s good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Do you work in Wandsworth?
Yes. We design and make fitted wardrobes for homes in Wandsworth.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.
How do I get started?
Simply message us from the contact page. It helps to send rough sizes and a few pictures, and then we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote in writing.
Do photos help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. It’s useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Can fitted wardrobes follow a sloping ceiling?
Yes. Sloping ceilings are common in loft conversions, and fitted wardrobes are one of the best ways to use them. We measure the slope carefully during the design visit and scribe the wardrobe to it.
Will fitted wardrobes get up the stairs to my flat?
We make the wardrobes in sections sized to the route into your home. We measure the stairs, landings and lift as well as the bedroom. In a leasehold flat, it’s worth checking the lease first.