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Richmond upon Thames · London
Bespoke kitchens in Ham, Richmond upon Thames
For homes in Ham, we make bespoke kitchens from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- An island where space allows
- Room for everything in the kitchen
- A painted dresser for the kitchen
Bespoke kitchens in Ham
Materials and finishes
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted kitchen can be refreshed over time.
Plinths and scribe strips
In a period kitchen, where nothing is quite level, plinths and scribe strips do a lot of quiet work.
How we make bespoke kitchens for Ham
Some kitchens suit a dresser, with cupboards below and open shelves above, and in a period house it can look as if it has always been there. We make dressers to fit the wall they stand against and finished to match the rest of the kitchen. We make kitchens from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the things people most often want solved are cabinets for a narrow kitchen and more storage in a small kitchen.
Ceilings in post-war homes are normally lower than in a Victorian house, so taking wall cabinets right up is practical. With many homes around Ham built in the post-war decades, that is an easy way to add storage. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
We write quotes in plain English. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Where
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Kitchens in Ham homes
In the streets around Ham, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 63%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 20%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Ham is partly covered by the Ham Common Conservation Area, one of the conservation areas recorded by Historic England. Being in a conservation area mainly affects changes to the outside of a building, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If you want to be certain, ask the council’s planning team. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London since it reached the outer boroughs on 29 August 2023. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Ham. Parking and access are planned during the design visit.
Close to Sudbrook Park? A tall cupboard for outdoor things can be part of the kitchen design. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Sudbrook Lodge, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. For a family home near Meadlands Primary School, planning a kitchen around family routines, with a place for school things, pays off.
Ham is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 1 mile north-west of Twickenham. Homes in Ham are part of the area we cover for bespoke kitchens, as part of our work in every London borough. Ham is one of the places in Richmond upon Thames where we make bespoke kitchens.
Here we cover the TW10, KT2 and TW11 postcode area for bespoke kitchens. We cover homes on streets such as New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road, along with the roads around them, for bespoke kitchens and any of our other fitted furniture. Main roads around Ham include the A307. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Close by, we also work in Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). Elsewhere in Richmond upon Thames, we also cover Richmond upon Thames (2 miles north), Hampton (3 miles west), Barnes (4 miles north-east), Kew (4 miles north-east), Hanworth (3 miles west) and Mortlake (3 miles north-east).
Around Ham
The streets we cover here include those near Teddington School, The New Inn Public House and Grey Court School and the streets around them. Ham’s nearest station is Teddington station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Eel Pie Island Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Ham Lands and Richmond Hill.
Questions we’re often asked
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Ham?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Can you make bespoke kitchens for a home in Ham?
Yes, Ham is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Tell us when you contact us if a Saturday suits you best.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too.
Do you handle the gas and electrics for the kitchen?
No. We are carpenters, so we make and fit the cabinets. Plumbing is done by your plumber, gas by a Gas Safe registered engineer and electrics by your electrician, and we plan the cabinets around their work.
Do you supply the worktop and appliances?
We plan the kitchen around the worktop, sink and appliances you choose. It helps to choose them before the design is final, and your quote sets out what’s included.
What bespoke kitchens cannot fix
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Electrics, sockets and lighting (your electrician)
- Connecting sinks, taps and dishwashers
- Plastering, tiling or decorating
Not sure whether your space suits bespoke kitchens? You can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Islands where space allows
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Larders and dressers
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
What it costs
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. That depends on:
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The number of doors and drawers
- The overall size of the piece
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. A larger piece means more material and more time. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Getting in touch
Getting some details early makes the visit more useful. If you can, send:
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Where you live, with the postcode
Getting a quote starts with some details: the room, rough sizes and some pictures if you have them. To send them, message us from the contact page. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Flats, leases and landlords
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we have measured the way in.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Other services in Ham
From workshop to your room
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together and answer any questions. How long the fitting takes depends on how many units there are and how the room is laid out, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Communal stairs in older blocks often have tight landings, so the size of each section is set by the stairs as well as the lift. Where the building has a caretaker or managing agent, it’s useful to tell them before fitting day. Common parts are protected while we carry in.
- You get in touch with a few details about the kitchen.
- We visit, measure and go through the layout, larder, dresser or island, where space allows.
- You receive a quote in writing, setting out the cabinets, materials and finish.
- Everything is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit the kitchen in your home, while your plumber, a Gas Safe engineer and your electrician do the plumbing, gas and electrics.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
Ask for a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit for you to look over. To book one, message us from the contact page.