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Bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood, Brent
Bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood: bespoke and fitted kitchens with cabinets made to the room. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, built in our workshop and fitted by us.
- An island where space allows
- Tall larder storage
- A painted dresser for the kitchen
Bespoke kitchens for your home in Cricklewood
From workshop to your room
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving the room tidy. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the kitchen and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so let us know about permits and bays at the design visit.
- You contact us about a bespoke kitchen.
- At the design visit we plan the kitchen and talk about colours and finish.
- A written quote follows, with the finish agreed.
- We make the kitchen in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF, which suits kitchens and takes paint well, and birch plywood.
- The kitchen is fitted and scribed to the walls, with any hand painting done in the room.
- Treat new paint gently while it cures; the plumbing, gas and electrics are done by your own plumber, an engineer on the Gas Safe Register and your electrician.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
How to get a quote
To get a quote for bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood, fill in our short enquiry form. Let us know the room and the rough idea. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Advice
Bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood
Moisture-resistant MDF suits kitchens well, because it stays stable and takes paint beautifully. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well. Cabinets are spray painted in the workshop or hand painted, in the colours you choose. If your home has cabinets built around the appliances you choose and a painted kitchen in a colour you choose, kitchens made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
Wall cabinets need firm fixings, and older internal walls can be lath and plaster rather than brick. Since a large share of homes around Cricklewood are that old, we check each wall before wall cabinets are planned. Where a wall won’t carry the weight, open shelves or tall floor-standing cupboards can take over.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It sets out the kitchen designed for your room, what it’s made from and how it is finished, and it is what the workshop builds to.
- Where
- Cricklewood (NW2, NW6, NW10)
- Borough
- Brent
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Cricklewood
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Parking near your home
- How big the furniture is
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
What to send when you contact us
To give us a picture of the room, it’s useful to include:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Examples of the look you are after
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To get started, use our contact form with a few details about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Questions from Cricklewood
Does a conservation area in or near Cricklewood affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
My home in Cricklewood is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Do you handle the gas and electrics for the kitchen?
No. We make and fit the kitchen cabinets. Plumbing is done by your plumber, gas by a Gas Safe engineer and electrics by your electrician, and we plan the cabinets around their work.
How is the furniture painted?
You can choose between two finishes: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.
Can I choose my own worktop and appliances?
The cabinets are designed for the worktop, sink and appliances you have picked. It helps to choose them before the design is final, and your quote sets out what’s included.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Do you need bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood?
Some want a kitchen that suits a period house. Painted cabinets, a dresser or a larder can sit well with original features and look as if they belong.
People normally get in touch with us about needs like these:
- Making the most of a galley kitchen
- A painted kitchen in a colour you choose
- A kitchen for a room that is not square
- Open shelves with cupboards below
If you live near Gladstone Park, a tall cupboard for outdoor things can be part of the kitchen design.
Choosing a carpenter
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
Nearby places to Cricklewood
What else we make in Cricklewood
Honest limits
It’s worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Gas work, which is for a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Plastering, tiling or decorating
- Plumbing, which is for your plumber
Not sure whether your space suits bespoke kitchens? You can use our contact form and we’ll tell you. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Larders and dressers
- Hand-painted finish
- Islands where space allows
Bespoke kitchens in Cricklewood: local notes
In the area around Cricklewood, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 63%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 12%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Cricklewood include Church of St Gabriel (Grade II), under half a mile south, and The Crown Public House (Grade II), less than half a mile north-east. For a listed home, changes inside that alter its character can require listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. All of London, Brent included, is inside the ULEZ. Vans bringing furniture to Cricklewood fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. How the van gets to your door is planned at the design visit.
If your children go to Anson Primary School or a school nearby, planning a kitchen around family routines, with a place for school things, pays off. Living in a block of flats near Cricklewood station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Cricklewood is within the London Borough of Brent, about 1 mile south-east of Kilburn. We cover Cricklewood as part of our work across Brent. Our work takes in places right across Brent, large and small.
In NW2, NW6 and NW10, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Ivy Road, Walm Lane and Dean Road, whether you want bespoke kitchens or another piece made for the room. Cricklewood sits close to the A407. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. If you are just outside Cricklewood, we also cover Brondesbury (1 mile south-east), Willesden (1 mile south-west), Dollis Hill (1 mile north-west), Willesden Green (1 mile south-west) and Neasden (1 mile west). Elsewhere in Brent, we also cover Harlesden (2 miles south-west), Wembley (3 miles west), Queen's Park (2 miles south-east), Kenton (4 miles north-west), Church End (2 miles south-west) and Kensal Rise (2 miles south).
Around Cricklewood
Around Cricklewood, we cover homes near Hampstead School, Brondesbury College and The Crown Public House. There’s a railway station in Cricklewood itself: Cricklewood station. A little further out are St Andrew's Hospital (0.8 miles north-west) and Brent Museum and Archives (0.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cricklewood include Westbere Copse.
Caring for painted furniture
New paint needs time to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Think about how the cabinets will get in
- Know your appliance sizes early
- Have damp sorted before fitting
- Allow space to walk round an island
Hand-painted kitchens are easy to touch up. Spray-painted finishes are smooth and even, and clean easily with a soft cloth. It is worth keeping a record of the colours used.
Line up your other trades in good time. Their work and ours need to fit together, so it helps if everyone knows the plan.