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Kensington and Chelsea · London
Loft Storage in Kensal Town
Eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts, for homes in Kensal Town. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Seasonal things cluttering the loft room
- Space under the eaves going to waste
- Needing storage in a loft office
Loft storage in Kensal Town
Loft storage in Kensal Town: what you get
A loft room can hold a great deal of storage, if the low spaces are used well. Our loft storage includes eaves cupboards, knee-wall drawers, wardrobes under sloping ceilings and dormer shelving, all made for the shape of the room. For a home in Kensal Town, it starts with a design visit to measure and talk it through. We make eaves cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are standard furniture that won’t go up the loft stairs and needing storage in a loft office.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace typically has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. Around Kensal Town, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Even shallow storage can hold a lot without narrowing the way through.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Location
- Kensal Town (W10, W9, W11)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The problems loft storage solve
A dormer can feel like wasted space. Shelves, a desk or a seat in the dormer make it useful. It uses space that’s otherwise empty.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Boxes and suitcases with no home
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- A loft room with too many jobs
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
The wider area includes historic houses such as Kensington Palace, about 1.6 miles south-east. If your own home is a period one, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
How it is made
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well. It suits carcasses, drawer boxes and shelves. Its layered edge can be shown or painted.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site once the storage is in. Small marks are simple to touch in later. That helps in a well-used bedroom.
From workshop to your room
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the room and the number of cupboards and drawers, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so there’s some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- You get in touch and let us know about the loft and the stairs up to it.
- We visit to measure the loft and the way up, including the top flight and any tight turn. Tell us about parking too, as a van often needs a permit or a paid bay.
- A quote in writing follows, covering the design, materials and finish.
- Everything is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections small enough for the loft stairs.
- The sections go up the stairs, are assembled under the eaves and set level.
Before fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
How to get a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you do not, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, get in touch through our contact form.
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Loft storage in Kensal Town: local notes
About 54% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Kensal Town went up before 1919, and about 17% between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. 13 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Kensal Town. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. Parking on many inner London streets is controlled, with zones run by each borough. So a van fitting furniture in Kensal Town usually needs a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay arranged through the council. It’s useful to let us know about parking during the design visit.
If you live near Emslie Horniman's Pleasance, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place. Living in a block of flats near Queens Park (London) station? Then eaves cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Kensal Town is within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 2 miles south of Kensington. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Kensal Town is part of that. Kensal Town is one of 13 places on our list for Kensington and Chelsea.
Every address in W10, W9 and W11 is covered for loft storage. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Peach Road, Parry Road and Barlby Road, along with the roads around them, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Kensal Town sits close to the A4207, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Close by, we also work in North Kensington (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile south), Kensal Rise (1 mile north-west), Queen's Park (1 mile north-east) and Kensal Green (1 mile north-west). Elsewhere in Kensington and Chelsea, we also cover Kensington (2 miles south), Brompton (3 miles south-east), Chelsea (3 miles south-east), South Kensington (3 miles south-east), Earl's Court (2 miles south) and World's End (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Kensal Town
Around Kensal Town, we cover homes near The Eagle pub, Maida Vale School and All Saints Catholic College, among other places. The closest station to Kensal Town is Queens Park (London) station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Westfield London (1.2 miles south-west) and Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (1.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Greville Place nature reserve and Campden Hill.
What we don’t do
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. That means:
- Altering the structure of the loft
- Any wiring, which needs an electrician
- Insulation or ventilation work behind the eaves
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can message us from the contact page and we will give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Eaves doors and drawers
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot typically do that in an older room.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
Questions we’re often asked
My house in Kensal Town is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Kensal Town?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It is useful to tell us about parking at the design visit.
Should I send pictures?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. To send them, message us from the contact page.
Do you cover areas outside London?
No. We cover London only: every London borough and the City of London.
Do you make the furniture yourselves?
Each piece is made in our workshop for the room it is going into, then fitted in your home. It is built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.