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Richmond upon Thames · London
Fitted wardrobes in St Margarets, Richmond upon Thames
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make fitted wardrobes for homes in St Margarets, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A room too narrow for hinged doors
- A bedroom that never feels tidy
- Storage boxes stacked under the bed
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Fitted wardrobes in St Margarets: what you get
You can choose hinged or sliding doors. With hinged doors, you see a full section when you open them. Sliding doors save that space in a narrow room, but only part of the inside is open at any one time. We weigh them up with you at the measuring visit. If your home has a bedroom that never feels tidy and storage boxes stacked under the bed, that is what fitted wardrobes are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Homes in an area like St Margarets can come from many different periods, and the walls in a bedroom might be brick, blockwork, lath and plaster or plasterboard. We check during the design visit and choose fixings for each one. With a chimney breast, the alcoves are the obvious place; without one, a full wall usually is.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
- Where
- St Margarets (TW1, TW7, TW9)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What it costs
There is no set price, because there’s no set room. The things that affect it are:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Parking is part of the price picture in London. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. It helps to talk about parking during the design visit.
Getting in touch
Some details help us understand the job before we visit. When you get in touch, it is useful to send:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Where you live, with the postcode
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, drop us a line using the contact form.
What prompts fitted wardrobes in St Margarets
After a loft conversion, the new bedroom usually needs storage that suits the slopes. Wardrobes built under the slope use space that would otherwise sit empty, keeping the room clear.
Here’s what fitted wardrobes can help with:
- Dusty space on top of the wardrobe
- Too little room for clothes
- Bedroom alcoves that could hold clothes
- Damp or musty clothes against an external wall
For a flat near St Margarets (London) station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Before you choose who makes it
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Whether you’ll get a quote in writing, not just a figure
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Have they thought about parking near you?
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Is bespoke worth it?
Under a sloping ceiling, standard wardrobes leave most of the space unused. A bespoke wardrobe can be shaped to follow the slope. Ready-made furniture rarely suits a recess, a slope or an odd corner, and most homes have one somewhere. Built-in pieces are made to fit them.
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size is the starting point. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why choose us
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Every quote follows a design visit
- A spray or hand-painted finish
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
Materials and finishes
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF in a moisture-resistant grade is stable and paints evenly, so we use it for doors, end panels and the faces you see. It suits bedrooms where the wardrobe sits on an external wall.
Hanging rails
Rails are placed so the top one is within easy reach. Shelves above the rails hold things used less often.
Questions we are often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to St Margarets (London) station?
Yes, homes across Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
How do you fit fitted wardrobes in a flat in St Margarets?
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.
What happens at the design visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and afterwards we send a quote in writing.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough sizes. You can send them when you send us a few details through our contact form.
What affects the price of fitted wardrobes?
It depends on the size, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish, along with access and parking. We send a written quote after the design visit.
Is it possible to build wardrobes into a loft room with a slope?
Yes. The wardrobe is shaped to the ceiling line, with long hanging where there’s height and shelves or drawers where it is lower. It turns awkward space into storage.
Fitted wardrobes for homes in St Margarets
About 43% of the homes in the area around St Margarets went up before 1919, and about 24% between 1973 and 1999, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). That matters for fitted wardrobes, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Within a mile of the centre of St Margarets, 16 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. All of London, Richmond upon Thames included, is inside the ULEZ. Vans bringing furniture to St Margarets fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. We plan parking and access with you at the design visit.
Richmond House, about 1 mile south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, tall ceilings give fitted wardrobes room to reach the cornice. If your children go to Worple Primary School or a school nearby, hanging rails set low at first can be raised later, as children get taller.
St Margarets is about 1 mile south-west of Twickenham, part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and St Margarets is part of that. St Margarets is one of 19 places on our list for Richmond upon Thames.
Design visits and fitting in TW1, TW7 and TW9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets here such as Eve Road, Park Road and Crown Road, and we cover homes on all of them for fitted wardrobes. St Margarets is near the A316 and A3004, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Other places close to St Margarets include Isleworth (1 mile north-west), Richmond (1 mile east), Ivybridge (1 mile west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile south) and Twickenham (1 mile south-west). Elsewhere in Richmond upon Thames, we also cover Teddington (2 miles south), Hampton (3 miles south-west), Barnes (3 miles east), Kew (2 miles north-east), Hanworth (3 miles south-west) and Mortlake (2 miles east).
Around St Margarets
Our area takes in the homes around Kneller Hall Junior School, Orleans Park School and The Turks Head pub and the streets around them. St Margarets has its own railway station: St Margarets (London) station. Nearby you will also find Eel Pie Island Museum (0.8 miles south) and South Middlesex Hospital (0.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
What happens on fitting day
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. On fitting day, each piece is fitted to the room’s own walls, with scribing where they wander and packing where floors dip. Hand painting can happen on site, while spray-painted pieces come ready from the workshop.
- You contact us about fitted wardrobes.
- At the design visit we measure the room and agree the layout and doors.
- We send a written quote.
- The wardrobes are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, then sprayed if you chose a spray finish.
- The wardrobes are fitted and scribed, with any hand painting done in the room.
- At the end we check each door and drawer with you; fresh paintwork needs gentle handling while it cures.
Preparing the room
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician ahead of time
Starting with a design visit
Rough sizes are fine at the start. We measure everything properly during the design visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, use our contact form. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.