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Fitted furniture in SE20
Alcove units, fitted wardrobes, bookshelves and kitchens in homes throughout SE20, from Penge, Anerley and Beckenham. Spray-painted or hand-painted, and fitted in your home.
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- Loft storage
- Under-stairs storage
- Alcove units
- Fitted home offices
- Bespoke kitchens
- Wall beds
- Fitted cupboards
- Built-in bookshelves
- TV and media units
- Walk-in wardrobes
- Window seats
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How we make fitted wardrobes for SE20
Doors can be hinged or sliding. With hinged doors, you see a full section when you open them, though they need room in front to open. Sliding doors suit tighter rooms, although only part of the wardrobe is open at a time. We weigh them up with you at the measuring visit. Typical reasons to get in touch are wasted space beside the chimney breast and a bedroom that never feels tidy; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it’s going into, and fitting day is where that happens. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it, closing the gaps a standard unit would leave. How long the fitting itself takes depends on how many wardrobes there are and how the room is shaped, and the fitting days are set out in your quote.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the wardrobes you have in mind, and we arrange a design visit.
- At the design visit, we measure up and plan the doors and the inside with you.
- You receive a written quote setting out the wardrobes, doors and finish, so you can see what’s included.
- We make the carcasses, doors and drawers in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit them in your home, levelled and scribed to the walls. A hand-painted finish, if you chose one, is done on site.
What goes into your quote
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
What you get with us
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made for your room, not a standard size
Arranging a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To get started, send us a few details through our contact form with a few details about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Around Penge
In Penge, that includes homes near Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Crooked Billet pub and Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, among other places. Nearby too are Crystal Palace School (0.8 miles north-west), Church of St John the Evangelist (less than half a mile east) and Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace (a few minutes’ walk north-east). Penge has its own railway station: Penge West station. Well-known places in the area include Crystal Palace Museum (0.8 miles north-west) and St Christopher's Hospice (0.5 miles north). Open spaces near Penge include Dulwich Upper Wood.
Fitted wardrobes for homes across SE20
Many older bedrooms across SE20 keep a chimney breast with an alcove on each side. In rooms without one, a full wall of storage often works best. Either way, each piece is fitted to the walls and floor as they are.
In the SE20 postcode district, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 37%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 20%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Purpose-built flats are home to about 43% of households in SE20, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. For a flat, fitted wardrobes are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day. 3 of the 7 places in SE20 with their own pages here have their centre inside a conservation area, according to Historic England’s data. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission.
SE20 is part of the area we cover, which takes in all 32 boroughs and the City. Let us know about access and parking when you first get in touch.
Penge: If you live near Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, keeping fitted wardrobes off the window wall keeps the room bright. For a family home near Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, the inside of fitted wardrobes can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow.
Before and after fitting day
Most of what helps is simple. What we’d suggest:
- Have sockets moved before the wardrobes go in
- Look at how many long coats and dresses you have
- Check the route into your flat, not just the room
- Think about whether hinged doors will clear the bed
Leave a little space between clothes and the back of the wardrobe. Air moving through helps avoid condensation and mould.
Close doors gently and do not let them swing into furniture, and keep sliding doors from crashing into the ends. It helps the hinges and runners stay true.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
What affects the cost of fitted wardrobes
There is no set price, because there is no set room. What affects it comes down to:
- The overall size of the piece
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- The internal fittings
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. A larger piece means more material and more time, so size is the starting point. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
Helping us understand the room
There’s no need for exact sizes or plans. It is enough to send:
- Examples of the look you’re after
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- What the furniture needs to hold
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A written quote follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Getting a big standalone wardrobe into a flat or up a tight stair can be difficult. We make fitted wardrobes in sections sized to the route into your home, then put together in the room.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, and that’s best sorted before fitting day. We can’t give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
FAQs: fitted wardrobes in SE20
How do I get started?
It’s easiest to get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room. We then arrange a design visit, measure up and send a quote in writing.
Is the furniture made to order?
Everything is built in our workshop for your room, then fitted in your home. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You choose it. The paint colour is agreed with you before anything is painted.
Can you make fitted wardrobes for a home in SE20?
Yes. SE20 is part of the area we cover, as part of our work across all London boroughs. To get a quote, send us a few details through our contact form.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We’ll design around them.
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. The written quote follows the design visit.
What can go inside a fitted wardrobe?
It’s worked out with you when we measure, based on what you wear and how much of it there is. Adjustable shelves keep some flexibility for later.