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Bespoke Kitchens in Maida Vale
For homes in Maida Vale, we make bespoke kitchens from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A painted kitchen in a colour you choose
- A painted dresser for the kitchen
- A kitchen that fits an uneven room
Bespoke kitchens in Maida Vale
Bespoke kitchens for homes in Maida Vale
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 colours agreed with you. We make kitchens from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are more storage in a small kitchen and a kitchen finished in your colours.
In a house built before 1919, a wall that looks solid may be lath and plaster. With a large share of the homes around Maida Vale dating from then, each wall is checked before deciding where heavy cabinets go. If a wall cannot take wall cabinets, tall larders or a dresser standing on the floor can do the job.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It sets out the kitchen designed for your room, its materials and its finish, and it is what the workshop builds to.
- Where
- Maida Vale (W9, NW8, NW6)
- Area
- Westminster
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Materials and finishes
Plinths and scribe strips
A plinth hides adjustable feet and lets the cabinets sit level. Scribe strips follow the wall.
Larder and dresser units
They’re a good way to use an alcove or the end of a wall.
Pricing bespoke kitchens in Maida Vale
Not every room costs the same, for these reasons:
- Parking near your home
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Doors and drawers, and how many
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size comes first. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
What we need to know
To help us picture the room, please include:
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Where you live, with the postcode
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, send us a few details through our contact form. The written quote follows the visit.
Kitchens in Maida Vale homes
About 49% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Maida Vale went up before 1919, and about 16% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. There are 124 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Maida Vale. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. Controlled parking zones cover much of inner London, and each borough runs its own. In Maida Vale, a van will typically need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. We ask about parking during the design visit, so the van can be planned for.
Close to Emslie Horniman's Pleasance? A cupboard by the back door for boots and coats can be built in with the kitchen. Winfield House, about 1.1 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a narrow back addition or an old chimney breast may shape the kitchen layout. If you live in a period home close to St Peter Elgin Avenue, tall ceilings can take larder cupboards right up to the top.
Maida Vale is about 2 miles south-east of City of Westminster, in the City of Westminster. Homes in Maida Vale are part of the area we cover for bespoke kitchens, as part of our work in every London borough. In Westminster, Maida Vale is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 29 places on our list.
Here we cover the W9, NW8 and NW6 postcode area for bespoke kitchens. Whether you live on a street like The Lane, Hall Road and Hill Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for bespoke kitchens. The A404 run close to Maida Vale, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Other places close to Maida Vale include Westbourne Green (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile south-east), Paddington Green (1 mile south-east), Westbourne (1 mile south) and St John's Wood (1 mile north-east). We also make bespoke kitchens in nearby places like City of Westminster (2 miles south-east), Marylebone (2 miles east), Soho (3 miles east), Chinatown (3 miles south-east), St James's (3 miles south-east) and Covent Garden (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Maida Vale
We fit furniture in homes around Maida Vale School, The Warrington pub and Cecil Sharp House, among other places. Maida Vale’s nearest station is Kilburn High Road station, about 0.7 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include O2 Centre (1.5 miles north) and Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (1 mile south). Green spaces nearby include The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
How fitting works for bespoke kitchens
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is usually 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. Hallways in period houses are often narrow, and the stairs turn sharply, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out, and the sections are joined and scribed in the room.
- First, you let us know about the kitchen you have and the one you want.
- At the design visit we measure the room and discuss the layout, storage and finish.
- We send a quote that sets out the design, materials and finish, for you to read through.
- The units are made and finished in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The kitchen is fitted in your home, and your plumber, electrician and an engineer on the Gas Safe Register do the plumbing, electrics and gas.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
Arranging a design visit
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, when we have measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Advice
Is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf kitchens are quicker to buy and typically cost less, and in a square modern room they can work well. In an older house with uneven walls, they tend to need filler panels and leave gaps. Bespoke is a bigger investment, built around the space you have. Tall ceilings in older homes leave a band of empty wall above standard furniture, wasting space that could hold things you rarely use. Fitted furniture can go all the way up.
Rooms that are not square take more work: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. That’s reflected in the quote.
Why us?
- Designed for the room you have
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
See how bespoke compares with ready-made or what a quote should include.
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What else we make in Maida Vale
Could you do it yourself?
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s typically a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls.
Your questions about bespoke kitchens in Maida Vale
Is Maida Vale in the area you cover for bespoke kitchens?
Yes, Maida Vale is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Westminster and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
How do you fit bespoke kitchens in a flat in Maida Vale?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. We’ll also ask about access and parking.
Do I choose the paint colour?
The choice is yours, and it is agreed with you before painting. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
Do you supply the worktop and appliances?
You choose the worktop, sink and appliances, and we design the cabinets around them. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
How much time does fitting need?
The time 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. We will talk it through during the design visit.