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Kingston upon Thames · London
Bespoke kitchens in Kingston upon Thames
We make bespoke kitchens in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Kingston upon Thames. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Spaces sized for your oven and fridge
- A kitchen island with room around it
- A dresser that suits a period house
Bespoke kitchens in Kingston upon Thames
What happens on fitting day
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it’s going into, and fitting day is where that happens. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it, closing the gaps a standard unit would leave. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the kitchen and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It’s useful to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Sections are then carried in and assembled.
- It starts with a short note from you about the room.
- We visit to plan the layout and check how the cabinets will get into the room.
- We send a quote in writing.
- In our workshop we build the kitchen from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in pieces that suit the route in.
- The cabinets are fitted in your home with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish; plumbing, gas and electrics are for your plumber, a Gas Safe registered engineer and your electrician.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
Ask for a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and talk through the design with you. Afterwards, we send a written quote. To book one, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Advice
Bespoke kitchens in Kingston upon Thames
Older London homes are rarely simple places to fit a kitchen. Few walls are flat, and floors often fall away from the walls, sometimes noticeably over a single run of units. We scribe the cabinets to the walls and set them level on adjustable feet or a plinth giving a level line for the worktop you choose. People usually come to us about a painted kitchen in a colour you choose and a pantry cupboard with shelves and drawers; the furniture is made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Where the sink, cooker and boiler can go often depends on where the pipes and power already are. Whatever kind of home you have in Kingston upon Thames, we plan the layout with that in mind. Any changes to plumbing, electrics or gas are for your plumber, electrician or a Gas Safe registered engineer.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It describes the kitchen we have designed for the room, what it’s made from and how it’s finished, and it is what the workshop builds to.
- Place
- Kingston upon Thames (KT2, KT1, TW10)
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Caring for painted furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Treat new paintwork gently at first
- Have damp sorted before fitting
- Let us know how parking works on your street
- Think about how you cook and what you store
If a hand-painted door gets a chip, it can be touched in. Spray-painted finishes are smooth and even, and clean easily with a soft cloth. It’s worth keeping a record of the colours used.
Think about how the cabinets will get in. We make the cabinets in sections that fit through the doors and up the stairs, so let us know about any narrow spots.
When is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it is quick to buy.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
Kitchens in Kingston upon Thames: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 36% of the housing in the area around Kingston upon Thames, with about 21% built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 59 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Kingston upon Thames. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and kitchens can be designed to work around them. About 49% of households around Kingston upon Thames live in purpose-built flats, well above the figure for the rest of London as a whole, about 30%, according to Census 2021. That puts the stairs, lifts and doors on the route in at the centre of the plan.
For an older house near Church of St Luke, a narrow back addition or an old chimney breast may shape the kitchen layout. If you live near Canbury Gardens, a tall cupboard for outdoor things can be part of the kitchen design.
Kingston upon Thames is one of London’s 33 local authority areas. Whether your home in Kingston upon Thames is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across the rest of London, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
In KT2, KT1 and TW10, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. You’ll find streets here such as Sigrist Square, Old London Road and London Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for bespoke kitchens. The B3365 runs close to Kingston upon Thames; on busy main roads, unloading kitchens takes a little planning. If you’re just outside Kingston upon Thames, we also cover Norbiton (1 mile east), Coombe (2 miles east), New Malden (2 miles south-east), Coombe Hill (2 miles north-east) and Motspur Park (2 miles east). We also make bespoke kitchens in nearby places like Surbiton (2 miles south), Chessington (4 miles south), Seething Wells (2 miles south), Hook (3 miles south), Tolworth (2 miles south) and Berrylands (2 miles south-east).
What’s near Kingston upon Thames
Our area takes in the homes around Kingston Grammar School, Tiffin School and The Grey Horse pub and the streets around them. Kingston upon Thames has its own railway station: Kingston station. Other landmarks nearby include Kingston Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Bentall Centre (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Kingston upon Thames include Rose Walk and Kingston Hill Road area.
Questions from Kingston upon Thames
Is Kingston upon Thames in the area you cover for bespoke kitchens?
Yes, Kingston upon Thames is within the area we cover, which takes in all of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Kingston station?
Yes, homes across London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
How long does fitting take?
Every kitchen is different. How long the fitting takes depends on how many units there are and how the room is laid out, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote, so you can plan your other trades around it.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two choices: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you’ve chosen.
Can I send pictures ahead of the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough sizes. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
What materials do you use for kitchens?
MDF for smooth painted parts and birch plywood for drawer boxes and shelves. The finish is spray painted in our workshop or hand painted, in colours you choose.
Why people ask for bespoke kitchens in Kingston upon Thames
An extension or a knocked-through room is a common starting point. A new layout deserves a kitchen designed for it. The building work itself is for your builder.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- More storage in a small kitchen
- Open shelves with cupboards below
- Tall larder storage
- Spray-painted or hand-painted cabinets
If you live in a flat close to Kingston station, kitchens are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Choosing a carpenter
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising at the design visit.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we’ve measured the way in.