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Loft storage in Holloway, Islington
Loft storage in Holloway: eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
- Space under the eaves going to waste
- Clothes with nowhere to go in a loft bedroom
Loft storage in Holloway
Loft storage in Holloway: what you get
The low space behind a knee wall is often the most useful in the room. Cupboards and drawers set into the knee wall make that space useful. Drawers bring the back of the space within reach. We measure and plan for the space you have in Holloway. If you’re living with needing storage in a loft office and a dormer that isn’t being used, that is what eaves cupboards are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Older homes like many around Holloway have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of the homes around Holloway date from then. Each piece is scribed and levelled on site so it looks straight in a room that isn’t. Original skirting and mouldings are met neatly.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It sets out the design we’ve talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Where
- Holloway (N7, N19, N4)
- Borough
- Islington
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Holloway
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 does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
My home in Holloway is a period house with walls that are not straight. Is that a problem?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
How long does it take to fit loft storage?
The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. The storage is made in our workshop first, so the time in your home is spent fitting. We keep the route up to the loft as clear as possible.
What finishes do you offer?
You can choose between two finishes: by spray or by hand. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
How is loft storage priced?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The size of the room, the amount of storage and the finish all shape the price. To get a quote, use our contact form and we will arrange a design visit.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Why bespoke in Holloway?
In a loft room, walls and floors are seldom square. Standard furniture leaves visible gaps. We scribe our storage to the slopes and walls, and set it level. The two recesses beside a chimney breast are seldom an identical size, and standard units bought as a pair rarely suit both. Each side can be made to its own size.
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. A larger piece means more material and more time. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
Why work with us in Holloway
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- We work across all London boroughs
Read bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
How fitting day works
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. 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. Any decorating around the new pieces is for your decorator.
- You tell us about your converted or boarded loft.
- At the design visit, the room and the route up are measured, as everything has to get up there.
- The design is agreed and a written quote follows, with the finish set out.
- Every part is built in our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
- The storage is fitted, scribed to the slopes and checked with you.
Before we arrive
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Starting with a design visit
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. A written quote follows the visit. To arrange the visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Advice
How we price loft storage
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. The main factors are:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- How square the room is
- The number of doors and drawers
- The width and height of the space
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Getting in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, then send a written quote. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Loft storage in Holloway: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 52% of the housing in the area around Holloway, with about 19% built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Part of Holloway is in a conservation area, going by Historic England’s data. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. About 52% of homes in the neighbourhood around Holloway were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Many older terraces have had loft conversions, leaving eaves spaces and slopes that suit fitted storage.
The wider area includes historic houses such as Witanhurst, about 1.7 miles north-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using. If you live in a flat close to Drayton Park station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. If you live in a period home close to St Joseph and St Padarn's Church, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk.
Holloway is about 1 mile east of Highbury, within the London Borough of Islington. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Holloway is part of that. Our Islington coverage includes Holloway, along with the rest of the borough.
Design visits and fitting in N7, N19 and N4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets here like Penn Road, Lough Road and Tabley Road, and we cover homes on all of them for loft storage. Other places close to Holloway include Nag's Head (1 mile north), Lower Holloway (1 mile south), Tufnell Park (1 mile west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north-west) and Barnsbury (1 mile south). We also make loft storage in nearby places like Farringdon (3 miles south), Clerkenwell (2 miles south), Finsbury (3 miles south-east), St Luke's (2 miles south-east), Angel (2 miles south) and Pentonville (2 miles south).
Landmarks near Holloway
The streets we cover here include those near Musical Theatre Academy, Beacon High and The Coronet pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Drayton Park station, about 0.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Northern Hospital (within half a mile north-west) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (close by, under half a mile east). Open spaces near Holloway include Dartmouth Park Hill and Gillespie Park.
What it’s made from
Doors and drawer fronts
An access door into the eaves can match the rest of the fronts. It opens wide, so you can still get into the eaves. The other fronts can be doors, drawers or both.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF cuts cleanly, which suits the angled panels under a sloping ceiling. The grade we use is moisture-resistant and paints well. It makes up most of the visible parts.
Flats, conversions and lettings
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Tell us about them at the design visit, so fitting day is planned around them.
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Tell us about it when you get in touch.