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Bespoke kitchens in Staples Corner, Barnet
Thinking about bespoke kitchens in Staples Corner? We start with a design visit and a written quote, before anything is made.
- A kitchen finished in your colours
- A painted dresser for the kitchen
- An island where space allows
Need bespoke kitchens in Staples Corner?
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.
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot normally do that in an older room.
Bespoke kitchens for homes in Staples Corner
A kitchen needs other trades as well as a carpenter. Your plumber, a Gas Safe registered engineer and your electrician do the plumbing, gas and electrics, and we plan the cabinets around where their work goes. We make kitchens from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a painted dresser for the kitchen and cabinets for a narrow kitchen.
Islands only work where there is room to walk round them. Around Staples Corner, a big part of the housing is interwar, semi-detached or detached, and in an extended kitchen there may be space. We check the clearances at the measuring visit, along with where water and power would need to reach. Your plumber and electrician run any services to it.
You get the quote in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and share it with anyone else involved. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Staples Corner (NW2, NW4, NW9)
- Area
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
Not everything around bespoke kitchens is carpentry, from an electrician to a plumber or an engineer on the Gas Safe Register. Here is what to bear in mind:
- Plastering, tiling or decorating
- Building work, like removing walls
- New sockets or circuits
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can message us from the contact page and we’ll give you a straight answer. How it works.
What goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Larders and dressers
- Hand-painted finish
- Islands where space allows
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
Neighbourhoods near Staples Corner
What else we make in Staples Corner
Common questions about bespoke kitchens
Do you make bespoke kitchens for homes in Staples Corner?
Yes, Staples Corner is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet 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.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Brent Cross West station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
What are the kitchen cabinets made of?
Our kitchens are made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, then spray painted or hand painted. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
What does a bespoke kitchen cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The size of the room, the number of units and the finish all make a difference. For a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Let us know when you first get in touch.
How we price bespoke kitchens
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Parking and unloading on your street
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- The overall size of the piece
Access to the room makes a difference too. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, which the quote allows for. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit.
What to send when you contact us
These details help when you get in touch:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Staples Corner homes and bespoke kitchens
About 38% of the homes in the streets around Staples Corner went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 19% between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how kitchens are fixed and fitted. Near the centre of Staples Corner, Historic England’s list includes Church of St John (Grade II), about 0.6 miles north-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. If you live on or close to a main road in Staples Corner, let us know during the design visit. We will plan where the van can stop.
Close to Clarefield Park? A cupboard by the back door for boots and coats can be built in with the kitchen. For a family home near Parkfield Primary School, a tall cupboard by the door can take school bags and coats as part of the kitchen. Living in a block of flats near Brent Cross West station? Then check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Staples Corner is about 3 miles north-east of Finchley, part of the London Borough of Barnet. From period terraces to newer flats in Staples Corner, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Across Barnet, we cover Staples Corner and the places around it.
Here we cover the NW2, NW4 and NW9 postcode area for bespoke kitchens. If your home is on a street such as Park Road, Humber Road and Oxgate Lane, or close by, we can visit to measure up for bespoke kitchens. We also cover the places around Staples Corner: Brent Cross (1 mile north-east), Dollis Hill (1 mile south-west), Hendon (1 mile north), The Hyde (1 mile north-west) and West Hendon (1 mile north-west). We also make bespoke kitchens in nearby places such as Finchley (3 miles north-east), Barnet (5 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles north-west), East Finchley (3 miles north-east), Whetstone (4 miles north-east) and Edgware (4 miles north-west).
Around Staples Corner
We fit furniture in homes around Clarion and Woodfield School, among other places. Staples Corner has its own railway station: Brent Cross West station. Nearby you’ll also find St Andrew's Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Church Farmhouse Museum (1.3 miles north).
How fitting day works
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. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the kitchen and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. It helps to clear the room and the route before we arrive. On the day, we cover the floors first, then bring the sections in. The pieces are levelled, fitted to the walls and fixed back.
- To begin, drop us a line using the contact form; a brief note on the room and the kitchen you have in mind is plenty.
- At the design visit we measure up and plan the cabinets around the worktop, sink and appliances you choose.
- You receive a written quote for the kitchen cabinets.
- The cabinets are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit the cabinets in your home, working around your plumber, your electrician and a Gas Safe engineer.
How to prepare
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
Ask for a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Larder and dresser units
They’re a good way to use an alcove or the end of a wall.