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Fitted wardrobes in Temple, City of London
Fitted wardrobes in Temple: floor-to-ceiling wardrobes built to the shape of your bedroom. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Dusty space on top of the wardrobe
- Condensation behind a wardrobe on an outside wall
- No space in front for doors to swing
Fitted wardrobes for your home in Temple
Do you need fitted wardrobes in Temple?
Others simply want the room to feel calmer. A run of painted doors from wall to wall looks quieter than several separate pieces, and everything has a place behind it.
People usually get in touch with us about needs like these:
- Standard wardrobes that don’t fill the wall
- An awkward slope in a loft bedroom
- Condensation behind a wardrobe on an outside wall
- Wardrobes that are full to bursting
Near listed buildings like Middle Temple Hall, under half a mile north-west of the centre of Temple, older homes may keep original joinery that fitted wardrobes can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
What to check before you book
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
Fitted wardrobes in Temple: what you get
Fitted wardrobes are built to the room, from the floor to the ceiling and from wall to wall. That leaves no gap above to gather dust and no wasted space at the sides. For a bedroom in Temple, we start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need. If you are living with a tight bedroom where doors get in the way and damp or musty clothes against an external wall, that is what fitted wardrobes are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
In streets where many homes were built before 1919, as they were around Temple, many bedrooms sit against solid brick external walls. Those walls can be colder than internal ones, so wardrobes and storage on them are designed with ventilation behind and inside to help avoid condensation. Small back bedrooms and box rooms are common too, and they suit fitted wardrobes and other fitted storage well.
Everything we agree at the measuring visit goes into the written quote: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Location
- Temple (SE1, WC2H, WC2B)
- Area
- City of London
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Tips worth knowing
A little care keeps the finish looking good. These practical tips help:
- Plan any socket or switch changes with your electrician before fitting
- Move furniture away from the wardrobe wall beforehand
- Check your lease before fixing furniture to walls in a leasehold flat
- Check the route into your flat, not just the room
A soft, slightly damp cloth is enough to clean painted doors. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners, as they can dull the paint.
Do not overload a single rail or shelf. Shelves and rails are sized for everyday loads, so tell us during the design visit if you need to store something heavy.
Your questions about fitted wardrobes in Temple
Can you fit fitted wardrobes to the uneven walls of an older house in Temple?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Do you make fitted wardrobes for homes in Temple?
Yes. We cover all of the City of London and the rest of London, and Temple is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It’s good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Is it OK to put a wardrobe on an outside wall?
Yes, as long as it is ventilated. External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for airflow behind and inside the wardrobe to help avoid condensation and mould.
How long are you in the house for fitting?
The time on site depends on the length of the run, the doors and what goes inside, and your quote sets out the fitting days. We will talk you through what to expect beforehand.
How is the price worked out?
Every job is priced for its room: the size, what goes inside, the finish and how square the room is all count. You will get a quote in writing once we’ve measured up.
How it’s made
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish is applied in our workshop, giving a smooth, even surface on large doors. It suits a crisp, modern look as well as a classic panelled door.
Birch plywood
Shelves inside a wardrobe carry folded clothes, shoes and boxes. Birch plywood keeps them flat, even across a wide section.
Bedrooms in Temple: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the area around Temple, with about 22% built since 2000, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how fitted wardrobes are fixed and fitted. Part of Temple is in the Temples Conservation Area, according to Historic England’s records. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings. The council can confirm if you are not sure. The whole City of London, Temple included, is inside the Congestion Charge zone. Access, loading and timings are planned with that in mind.
For an older house near Temple Church, tall ceilings give fitted wardrobes room to reach the cornice. Close to Garden Bridge? A bedroom facing the green is best kept light, with the furniture on the side walls.
Temple is about 1 mile east of City of London, part of the City of London. We design and make fitted wardrobes for homes in Temple and across the City of London, as part of our work in every London borough. Temple is one of 8 places on our list for the City of London.
Design visits and fitting in SE1, WC2H and WC2B work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether you live on a street such as Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for fitted wardrobes. The A4 and A40 runs close to Temple; on busy main roads, unloading fitted wardrobes takes a little planning. Other places close to Temple include Temple Bar (1 mile north), Blackfriars (1 mile east), Aldwych (1 mile west), Clare Market (1 mile north-west) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
Around Temple
We fit furniture in homes around British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and St Mary-at-Hill and the streets around them. Nearby too are The Devereux pub (under half a mile north-west) and London Nautical School (a few minutes’ walk south). There’s a railway station in Temple itself: London Blackfriars station. Other landmarks nearby include St Philip's Hospital (within half a mile north-west) and Twinings Museum (under half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Temple include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
What happens on fitting day
In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it sits neatly against the room. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the run, the doors and what goes inside, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Older London houses often have narrow hallways and tight turns on the stairs, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out.
- It starts when you let us know about the room, the floor it’s on and the wardrobes you want.
- We visit to measure the room and discuss the design, and we measure the stairs, landings and doorways too.
- You receive a written quote for the wardrobes.
- The wardrobes are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route we measured.
- Fitting day: the sections come in, are joined and set level, and the doors are hung.
Before we arrive
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Arranging a design visit
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, along with rough measurements. To send them over, use our contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
Related advice
When you need someone else
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work aren’t part of what we do. There are a few other points to bear in mind:
- Any wiring or new sockets (your electrician handles those)
- Decorating or plastering the room
- Converting a loft (we build storage in lofts that are already converted)
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we will give you a straight answer. How it works.
What goes into it
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Hinged or sliding doors
- Hanging rails, shelves and drawers
- Spray-painted finish