Fitted furniture in EC1M

Fitted wardrobes across EC1M: what to expect

You can choose hinged or sliding doors. Hinged doors open a whole section at once, but they need clear space in front to swing. Sliding doors suit tighter rooms, but only part of the inside is open at any one time. We weigh them up with you at the design visit. Most enquiries start with wardrobes that are full to bursting and storage boxes stacked under the bed, and the answer is made at our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.

In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it looks as though it was always there. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the run, the doors and what goes inside, and the fitting days are set out in your quote.

1. You get in touch about fitted wardrobes for your bedroom, with a rough idea of what you need to hang and fold.
2. We visit to measure up and plan the doors, rails, shelves and drawers with you.
3. We send a written quote with the layout, materials and finish.
4. The wardrobes are made in sections in our workshop. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
5. We fit them in your home, scribe them to the walls and hang the doors. The rails, shelves and drawers go in last.

How our quotes work

What goes inside matters as much as the outside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We’ll talk through what you need inside at the measuring visit, and the quote follows.

Why work with us

• Over 300 projects completed
• Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
• Saturday work by prior arrangement
• Built in our workshop and fitted in your home

Starting with a design visit

To make a start, tell us about the room on our contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a written quote afterwards.

Near you in Blackfriars

We fit furniture in homes around Barts Health Archives, The Black Friar pub and Bernie Spain Gardens, among other places. You’ll also find St Mary-at-Hill (0.9 miles east), London Nautical School (0.5 miles south-west), St Alban's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles north-west) and St Ann Blackfriars (under half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Blackfriars itself: London Blackfriars station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (under half a mile north-east) and St Brides Crypt Museum (close by, under half a mile north-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.

• Nearby schools include Mercers' School (a few minutes’ walk north-west)

Looking after your furniture

These points come up often when people plan fitted wardrobes. They help before and after fitting:

• Plan any socket or switch changes with your electrician before fitting
• Look at how many long coats and dresses you have
• Check how much space there is in front for doors to open
• Decide what goes on shelves and what goes in drawers

With sliding doors, vacuum the track now and then to keep them running smoothly. Do not let shoes or bags sit in the track.

Let doors close gently rather than slamming. It keeps hinges and runners in adjustment longer.