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Fitted Cupboards in Mortlake
We make fitted cupboards in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Mortlake. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Landing shelves for bedding and towels
- Built-in storage that matches the woodwork
- Somewhere for coats, shoes and bags
Fitted cupboards designed for your room
Fitted cupboards in Mortlake
Gas meters, electricity meters and fuse boards tend to be where you’d least like them, under the stairs, in a hallway or beside the front door. A fitted cupboard can hide them neatly, while keeping them easy to reach. Engineers and meter readers will need access, so we design doors or removable panels that make that easy. Most enquiries start with storage for coats and shoes in the hallway and boxing in a boiler with room for servicing, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Older homes like many around Mortlake have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of homes around Mortlake are that old. Fitted cupboards are scribed to the walls and levelled on site so doors, lids and drawers run true. Original skirting and mouldings are met neatly, and the paint colour is agreed with you.
Where other trades are needed, for example an electrician to move a socket, we point that out, so it can be arranged before fitting day. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Location
- Mortlake (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Making use of awkward spaces in Mortlake
In the neighbourhood around Mortlake, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 58%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 15%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Mortlake include Parish Church of St Mary (Grade II*), less than half a mile north-east, and Hare and Hounds Public House (Grade II), under half a mile south-west. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling can need listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 32% of households in the area around Mortlake live in terraced houses, according to Census 2021. Terraced houses often have narrow halls and recesses where a shallow fitted cupboard helps.
If you live in a flat close to Mortlake station, fitted cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. The wider area includes historic houses such as Chiswick House, about 1.3 miles north. For a period home anywhere nearby, hallway recesses and alcoves are where fitted cupboards earn their keep. Close to Palewell Park? Fitted cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Mortlake is about 3 miles west of Twickenham, within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Homes in Mortlake are part of the area we cover for fitted cupboards, as part of our work in every London borough. Mortlake is one of 19 places on our list for Richmond upon Thames.
Postcode districts we cover here for fitted cupboards: SW14, SW13 and SW15. If your home is on a street like Elm Road, Well Lane and Coval Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for fitted cupboards. Mortlake is near the A3003, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Other places close to Mortlake include East Sheen (1 mile south-west), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Roehampton (1 mile south-east). Other parts of Richmond upon Thames we cover include Twickenham (3 miles west), Richmond (2 miles south-west), Teddington (4 miles south-west), Hampton (6 miles south-west), Hanworth (6 miles south-west) and St Margarets (2 miles west).
Local landmarks in Mortlake
The streets we cover here include those near Richmond Park Academy, Ibstock Place School and Hare and Hounds pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Mortlake itself: Mortlake station. A little further out are Barnes Hospital (within half a mile east) and Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Duke's Hollow.
Where other trades come in
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It’s useful to know these before you plan the job:
- Electrical work inside the cupboard
- Moving gas or electricity meters
- Making good walls after other work
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can send us a few details through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Adjustable shelves
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated doors
How fitting day works
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the cupboards and the room, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. 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.
- The cupboards are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route.
- The sections are carried in, joined and set level. The finish is sprayed before fitting or painted by hand on site.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Starting with a design visit
To get a quote, fill in our short enquiry form and tell us which room you have in mind. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
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Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting suits doors and panels that you want to look crisp and even, and it is finished before fitting day.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting gives a softer, traditional look in an older house. The colour is agreed with you.
FAQs: fitted cupboards in Mortlake
Is Mortlake in the area you cover for fitted cupboards?
Yes, Mortlake is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, changes inside that alter its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
How long will the cupboards take to fit?
The time the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and your quote sets out the fitting days. We will talk it through during the design visit.
What happens when you come to measure?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a written quote.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you do not need to stay in the room.
Can you hide my gas and electricity meters?
Yes. A cupboard can tidy them away and still leaves them reachable. Moving them is not our work, as that is a job for your supplier or electrician.
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Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Boiler and meter cupboards are hard to get right with standard units. The space needs to suit the boiler’s instructions and leave meters reachable, and a cupboard made for the spot can allow for them. Off-the-shelf furniture is made for flat walls and level floors, which older houses rarely have, so you end up with gaps, wobbles and units that do not meet the skirting. Fitted pieces follow the wall and sit level.
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, discuss the design and then quote in writing, naming the materials and finish. To arrange a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Why choose us
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Designed for the room you have
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Could you do it yourself?
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, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.