Kensington and Chelsea · London
Fitted Cupboards in Kensington
For homes in Kensington, we make fitted cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Built-in storage that matches the woodwork
- Floor-to-ceiling storage in a flat
- Somewhere for coats, shoes and bags
Need fitted cupboards in Kensington?
Why people ask for fitted cupboards in Kensington
A new utility room or boot room often prompts the call. There are appliances, coats, boots and cleaning things to fit in, and fitted cupboards can bring order to them.
Here’s what fitted cupboards can help with:
- Boxing in a boiler with room for servicing
- Cupboards that suit a period house
- Cupboards for a utility or boot room
- Storage in a corner nothing else fits
If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St Barnabas, a shallow cupboard in a narrow hall can hold coats without blocking the way.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
About our fitted cupboards in Kensington
Our fitted cupboards are made for homes in Kensington and all over London. We begin with a design visit to measure and go through the design, followed by a quote in writing. The cupboards are made in our workshop and fitted in your home. The time the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We make fitted cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about a linen cupboard on the landing and a cupboard for a recess or odd corner.
A large share of the homes around Kensington were built before 1919, and houses of that age are full of awkward spaces: the space under the stairs, the bay at the front, the alcoves, the hallway recesses and, where the loft has been converted, the eaves. That is where fitted storage comes in, scribed to walls that are rarely straight.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Where
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Area
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
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.
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Flats, leases and landlords
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways not just the room, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route at the measuring visit.
How fitting works for fitted cupboards
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as agreed during the design visit. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long the fitting takes depends on the number of cupboards and the space they fit into, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- You contact us about fitted cupboards.
- At the design visit we plan the cupboards and check how the sections will get in.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we build the cupboards in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The sections are carried in, joined and set level. The finish is sprayed before fitting or painted by hand on site.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
Getting a quote
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a written quote follows.
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How it’s made
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be done on site, after the cupboards are fitted. Small marks are simple to touch in.
Spray-painted finish
With a spray finish, the painting is done in the workshop, so there’s less to do on site.
Storage in Kensington homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Kensington were built before 1919 (about 69%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 10%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. The National Heritage List has 221 entries within half a mile of the centre of Kensington. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of inner London. In Kensington, a van will normally need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. We ask about parking at the measuring visit, so the van can be planned for.
Close to Holland Park? Fitted cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. For a family home near St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Kensington is within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Whether your home in Kensington is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. In Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 13 places on our list.
In W11, W8, W14 and SW7, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street like Kensington High Street, Edwardes Square and Somerset Square, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for fitted cupboards. The A402 and B316 runs close to Kensington; on busy main roads, unloading fitted cupboards takes a little planning. Nearby, we also make fitted cupboards in Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). We also make fitted cupboards in nearby places like Brompton (2 miles east), Chelsea (2 miles south-east), World's End (2 miles south-east) and North Kensington (2 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Kensington
In Kensington, that includes homes near Kensington School, Holland Park School and Abdus Salam Library and the streets around them. Kensington has its own railway station: Kensington Olympia station. Well-known places in the area include Kensington Arcade (less than half a mile east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.5 miles east). For a walk, there is The Long Water and Campden Hill.
Your questions about fitted cupboards in Kensington
Do you make fitted cupboards for homes in Kensington?
Yes. We cover all of Kensington and Chelsea and the rest of London, and Kensington is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
I live in a flat in Kensington. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
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. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
What do fitted cupboards cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The size, the inside layout and the finish all make a difference. To arrange a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, then send a quote in writing.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Usually not. Inside a house, fitted furniture does not normally need planning permission. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.