Example photo by Aleksandra Dementeva on Unsplash, not our project
Lewisham · London
Fitted Wardrobes in Deptford
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make fitted wardrobes for homes in Deptford, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Mismatched bedroom furniture
- Standard wardrobes that don’t fill the wall
- Wardrobes that are full to bursting
Ask about fitted wardrobes in Deptford
About our fitted wardrobes in Deptford
Fitted wardrobes are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Doors and panels are spray painted in the workshop or hand painted, in the colour you choose. Then we fit them in your home, levelling them on a plinth or adjustable feet and scribing them to the walls and ceiling. Typical reasons to get in touch are no space in front for doors to swing and clothes piled on chairs and in spare rooms; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Deptford, most households live in purpose-built flats, and blocks often have rules on lift booking, deliveries and working hours. It helps to check those with the managing agent before fitting day. If your flat is leasehold, your lease may also need checking before fitted wardrobes are fixed to the walls.
The quote comes in writing, so there is time to read it properly. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Place
- Deptford (SE8, SE10, SE14)
- Borough
- Lewisham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips worth knowing
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Look at whether your lease needs consent for alterations
- Plan any socket or switch changes with your electrician before fitting
- Look at how many long coats and dresses you have
- Check the route into your flat, not just the room
Painted wardrobe doors only need a soft cloth that is barely damp. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners, as they can dull the paint.
Make sure vents at the top or bottom of the wardrobe are not blocked, particularly on an external wall. Watch for musty smells or marks on clothes and deal with any damp early.
Deptford homes and fitted wardrobes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Deptford were built since 2000 (about 34%) and before 1919 (about 22%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. The National Heritage List has 56 entries within half a mile of the centre of Deptford. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and fitted wardrobes can be designed to work around them. Purpose-built flats are more common around Deptford than across Lewisham: about 66% of households, against about 39%, based on Census 2021. That puts the stairs, lifts and doors on the route in at the centre of the plan.
The wider area includes historic houses like Queen's House, about 1 mile east. For a period home anywhere nearby, tall ceilings give fitted wardrobes room to reach the cornice. For a flat near Deptford station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Deptford is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, within the London Borough of Lewisham. Design visits and fitting in Deptford can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. Deptford is one of the places in Lewisham where we make fitted wardrobes, and the borough has 22 places on our list.
We cover every part of SE8, SE10 and SE14 for fitted wardrobes. We cover homes on streets like Mill Lane, Dixon Road and Clare Road, along with the roads around them, for fitted wardrobes and any of our other fitted furniture. Deptford sits close to the A2209. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Close by, we also work in New Cross (1 mile south-west), St Johns (1 mile south), Millwall (1 mile north), Isle of Dogs (1 mile north-east) and North Greenwich (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Lewisham, our area takes in Catford (3 miles south), Sydenham (4 miles south), Hither Green (2 miles south-east), Crofton Park (2 miles south), Perry Vale (3 miles south) and Brockley (2 miles south). Deptford is among the bigger places we cover in Lewisham.
Landmarks near Deptford
Our area takes in the homes around Laban Centre, Deptford Arms and Addey and Stanhope School and the streets around them. Deptford has its own railway station: Deptford station. A little further out are Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.3 miles south-east).
Nearby places to Deptford
What else we make in Deptford
Why bespoke in Deptford?
With off-the-shelf wardrobes, the colour choice is the maker’s. We paint fitted wardrobes in the colour you choose. Bespoke work is not as quick as buying from a shop. Large ready-made pieces can be hard to get up the stairs or into the lift, while fitted furniture arrives in sections sized for the route. The sections are assembled once inside.
We do not publish set prices, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To start, message us from the contact page.
What you get with us
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- We visit, measure and discuss the design before we quote
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Flats, leases and landlords
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall, which we check at the design visit.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind.
Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. For a flat, the stairs, landings, lift and doors are measured as well as the room: the furniture is made in sections that fit through all of them. Some older blocks have small lifts or none.
- You contact us with some details about the room and the wardrobes you’d like, with a rough idea of what you need to hang and fold.
- At the design visit, we measure the room, check the walls, floor and ceiling and plan the doors and inside with you. Hinged or sliding doors are part of that conversation.
- We send a written quote with the layout, materials and finish.
- We build the wardrobes in our workshop, in sections sized to get into your home.
- We fit them in your home, scribe them to the walls and hang the doors.
Before fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
Ask for a quote
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To arrange it, fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
Read more
Your questions about fitted wardrobes in Deptford
How do you fit fitted wardrobes in a flat in Deptford?
We measure the route in as well as 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. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, changes inside that alter its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Is it OK to put a wardrobe on an outside wall?
Yes, with ventilation planned in. External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we plan airflow behind and within it, which helps avoid condensation.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we will see what we can do.
How is the inside of the wardrobe planned?
We plan it with you at the design visit, based on what you wear and how much of it there is. Adjustable shelves keep some flexibility for later.
Why people ask for fitted wardrobes in Deptford
A move is a common trigger. Standalone wardrobes from a previous home may not fit the new bedroom, or won’t go up the stairs at all. Fitted wardrobes are designed for the room you have now.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Mismatched bedroom furniture
- Wardrobes that are full to bursting
- A sloping ceiling that’s hard to use
- Condensation behind a wardrobe on an outside wall
If you live in a period home close to St. Paul's, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind fitted wardrobes is part of the design.
Before you choose who makes it
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Have they thought about parking near you?