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Temple Bar Fitted Cupboards
We make fitted cupboards in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Temple Bar. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A boiler cupboard that keeps access clear
- A hallway cupboard for coats and shoes
- A cupboard for the meters with easy access
Need fitted cupboards in Temple Bar?
How we make fitted cupboards for Temple Bar
The carcasses and doors are made from moisture-resistant MDF or birch plywood, chosen for the job each part does. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits shelves and drawer boxes. The finish is either spray painted in our workshop or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you. We make fitted cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about storage in a corner nothing else fits and floor-to-ceiling storage in a flat.
Outside walls in houses from before 1919 are usually solid brick, which can be cold, so a gap and ventilation behind fitted storage help avoid condensation. A large share of the homes around Temple Bar date from then. Any damp is dealt with before storage goes in.
The quote comes in writing, so there is time to read it properly and share it with anyone else involved. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Borough
- City of London
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Is bespoke worth it?
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 fitted joinery can be designed around them. Tall standalone furniture needs fixing back to the wall so it cannot tip, and older walls of brick or lath and plaster make that harder than it looks. With fitted pieces, the fixings are planned for the wall from the start.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside.
What you get with us
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
- Work across the whole of London
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made and what to look for in a quote.
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What prompts fitted cupboards in Temple Bar
Off-the-shelf cupboards rarely suit older houses. Uneven floors and walls that are not square leave gaps at the sides and top that collect dust and look untidy. A fitted cupboard is made to the room’s real shape.
Fitted cupboards can help with:
- Built-in storage that matches the woodwork
- Storage for coats and shoes in the hallway
- A utility room with proper storage
- Making use of an awkward alcove or corner
For a flat near City Thameslink 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.
Choosing a carpenter
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
How fitting works for fitted cupboards
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it sits neatly against the room. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the cupboards and the room, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Original hallway tiles and old floorboards are worth protecting, so they’re covered before anything comes in. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. Any decorating around the new pieces 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. It helps to let us know about parking then, as a van usually needs a permit or a paid bay in a controlled parking zone.
- We send a quote in writing.
- 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
How to get a quote
To make a start, get in touch through our contact 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 a quote in writing follows.
Related advice
Fitted cupboards in Temple Bar: local notes
About 48% of the homes in the streets around Temple Bar went up before 1919, and about 22% since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. The National Heritage List has 489 entries within half a mile of the centre of Temple Bar. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and fitted cupboards can be designed to work around them. Temple Bar is inside the Congestion Charge zone, which covers the whole City of London. Deliveries and fitting days are planned with the zone’s rules and the City’s loading restrictions in mind.
If your home is one of the older houses near Temple Church, fitted cupboards can fill recesses that are rarely a standard size. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Chambers on West Side of New Court, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile east of City of London, in the City of London. Design visits and fitting in Temple Bar can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Our the City of London coverage includes Temple Bar.
Postcode districts we cover here for fitted cupboards: WC2B, WC2E and EC1N. If your home is on a street like Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, or close by, we can visit to measure up for fitted cupboards. Temple Bar sits close to the A4 and A40. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Other places close to Temple Bar include Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
What’s near Temple Bar
Around Temple Bar, we cover homes near British Library of Political and Economic Science, London Nautical School and Mercers' School and the streets around them. Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. A little further out are St Philip's Hospital (a few minutes’ walk west) and Gabriel's Wharf (within half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Ludgate Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
What we do not do
We make and fit furniture, and we do not do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. There are a few other points to bear in mind:
- Making good walls after other work
- Any plumbing in a utility room
- Wiring for lights or sockets
If in doubt, you can use our contact form and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated doors
- Spray-painted finish
- Adjustable shelves
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
Common questions about fitted cupboards
Will a conservation area stop me having fitted cupboards fitted in Temple Bar?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Temple Bar?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit. The whole City of London is also inside the Congestion Charge zone, and the ULEZ covers every London borough.
How long will the cupboards take to fit?
It depends on the job. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the cupboards and the room, and your quote sets out the fitting days.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it, and it’s agreed with you before painting. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you’ve chosen.
Is it possible to build a cupboard around a boiler?
Yes, provided the cupboard keeps to the boiler maker’s instructions. We allow for the clearances and ventilation it needs and keep access clear for the engineer.