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Kingston upon Thames · London
Loft Storage in New Malden
Eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts, for homes in New Malden. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
- Furniture that can’t get up to the loft
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
Loft storage designed for your room
Loft storage for homes in New Malden
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, each shaped to the room. For a home in New Malden, it starts with a design visit to measure and talk it through. People normally come to us about a boarded loft with no proper shelving and an empty dormer that could hold shelves; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
An interwar house typically has a proper landing, sometimes with a recess or an airing cupboard, which can hold fitted storage for linen and spare bedding. If yours is one of the interwar houses, semis or detached homes that make up much of the housing around New Malden, it is worth looking up as well as down. If a boiler or cylinder sits there, it keeps its clearances and access.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish.
- Location
- New Malden (KT3, KT1, SW20)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
From workshop to your room
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made during the design visit and set out in your quote, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want in the loft, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Loft stairs in an interwar house can be tight, with a low ceiling at the top, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are normally straighter. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- You get in touch with some details about the loft room.
- We visit to measure and look at what’s behind the knee walls.
- A quote in writing follows, with the fitting days agreed. You can ask us about any of it.
- Your storage is built in our workshop, shaped to the loft.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready to fill.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
Starting with a design visit
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Advice
When is bespoke worth it?
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If the property is let, we’ll need access agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways as well as the room, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.
What we do not do
We do not treat damp or carry out building work, so these points are worth knowing:
- Electrical work in the loft
- Building Regulations approval for a conversion
- Altering the structure of the loft
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Eaves doors and drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Sloped wardrobe tops
Your questions about loft storage in New Malden
Can you make loft storage for a home in New Malden?
Yes, New Malden is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Kingston upon Thames and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, and then we send a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in New Malden?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Can you convert my loft as well?
No, we build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded. A conversion is building work, and Building Regulations apply. Once your loft is converted, we can design the storage.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Electrical work isn’t something we do; it’s a job for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design.
Who chooses the colour?
The choice is yours, and it’s agreed with you before painting. Whichever finish you pick, it is in the colour you’ve chosen.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so there are no gaps at the sides.
Storage in New Malden homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around New Malden were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 40%) and before 1919 (about 24%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how eaves cupboards are fixed and fitted. The Groves Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of New Malden. Being in a conservation area mainly affects changes to the outside of a building, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you’re not sure. About 40% of homes in the area around New Malden date from between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Many interwar houses have had their lofts converted, leaving sloping ceilings and eaves to use.
If you live near Beverley Park, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place. If you live in a flat close to New Malden station, the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it. For a family home near Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
New Malden is about 2 miles north-west of Kingston upon Thames, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and New Malden is part of that. Our Kingston upon Thames coverage includes New Malden.
We work across the KT3, KT1 and SW20 postcode area for loft storage. Our area takes in homes on streets such as High Street, Ashcombe Square and Melrose Gardens, along with the roads around them, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. New Malden is near the B283; on busy main roads, unloading eaves cupboards takes a little planning. Other places close to New Malden include Motspur Park (1 mile north-east), West Barnes (1 mile east), Norbiton (1 mile north-west), Coombe (1 mile north) and Raynes Park (1 mile east). Elsewhere in Kingston upon Thames, we also cover Kingston upon Thames (2 miles north-west), Surbiton (2 miles south-west), Hampton Wick (2 miles west), Chessington (3 miles south-west), Seething Wells (2 miles west) and Hook (3 miles south-west). New Malden is among the bigger places we cover in Kingston upon Thames.
Landmarks near New Malden
The streets we cover here include those near Holy Cross School and The Glasshouse pub, among other places. There is a railway station in New Malden itself: New Malden station. Well-known places in the area include Kingston Hospital (1.2 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.9 miles west). Open spaces near New Malden include Rose Walk.
Caring for painted furniture
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Note how narrow the loft stairs are
- Make a list of what you want to store in the eaves
- Note any vents or insulation in the eaves
Before we leave, we check every door and drawer with you. Any access to the eaves is checked so it still opens. You’ll know it all works as it should.
Sharp edges and heavy boxes can chip a painted edge. Put tools in a case so they do not knock the paint. A small chip on a hand-painted finish is easy to touch in.