Westminster · London
Under-stairs storage in Adelphi, Westminster
We make under-stairs storage for homes in Adelphi, designed around the room you have. We design your under-stairs cupboard at a visit to your home, make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
Under-stairs storage in Adelphi
How we make under-stairs storage for Adelphi
Some under-stairs spaces are open enough for a small desk. A built-in desk with shelving and drawers can turn the space into a quiet corner for paperwork. If you’d like a socket or a light, your electrician fits it and we plan the furniture around it. We’ll look at whether it suits your stairs when we visit in Adelphi. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the things people most often want solved are a sloping corner nobody can reach and a hallway crowded with coats and shoes.
Purpose-built flats are home to most households around Adelphi, and blocks often have rules on lifts, deliveries and when work can happen. It’s useful to check them with the managing agent before fitting day. If the flat is leasehold, the lease may need checking before under-stairs cupboards are fixed to the walls.
The furniture is made at our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Location
- Adelphi (W1D, W1F, WC2H)
- Borough
- Westminster
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Could you do it yourself?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture typically costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
The problems under-stairs storage solve
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. New storage, painted in a colour chosen for the hall, can tie it together. If decorating is planned, it is worth mentioning during the design visit so the work can be timed sensibly.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
For an older house near Savoy Chapel, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Adelphi?
Yes. We cover all of Westminster and the rest of London, and Adelphi is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
My home in Adelphi is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. Under-stairs cupboards are made at our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Electrical work is not something we do; it’s a job for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design.
How much will my under-stairs cupboard cost?
Every job is priced for its room: size, internal fittings, the finish and how tricky the walls are all play a part. The written quote follows the design visit.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Tell us when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture to avoid condensation. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
Adelphi homes and under-stairs storage
About 41% of the homes in the area around Adelphi went up before 1919, and about 26% since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Within a mile of the centre of Adelphi, 38 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London since it reached the outer boroughs on 29 August 2023. It applies to the vans that deliver and fit furniture in Adelphi, as it does anywhere else in London. We go through parking and access at the design visit.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St Paul Covent Garden, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Close to Victoria Embankment Gardens? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Adelphi is part of the City of Westminster, about 1 mile west of City of Westminster. Anywhere in Adelphi, the process is the same: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture made in our workshop and fitting in your home. Across Westminster, we cover Adelphi and the places around it.
We work across W1D, W1F and WC2H for under-stairs storage. Our area takes in homes on streets like York Road, Drury Lane and Maiden Lane, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Adelphi sits close to the A301 and A400, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Covent Garden (1 mile north), Charing Cross (1 mile south-west), Aldwych (1 mile north-east), Seven Dials (1 mile north-west) and West End (1 mile north-west). Across the rest of Westminster, our area takes in Paddington Green (2 miles west), Paddington (2 miles west), Connaught Village (2 miles west), Belgravia (2 miles south-west), Lisson Grove (2 miles north-west) and Westbourne (3 miles west).
Near you in Adelphi
Our area takes in the homes around The Theodore Bullfrog pub, St Andrew's and St John's Church of England Primary School and London Nautical School, among other places. Adelphi has its own railway station: London Charing Cross station. Other landmarks nearby include Gabriel's Wharf (0.6 miles east) and London Museum and Institute of Natural History (less than half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Adelphi include Ludgate Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
Flats, conversions and lettings
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. Mention it when you contact us.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so tell us about it at the design visit.
Before and after fitting day
Most of what helps is simple. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
- Tell us if the hall is being decorated
- Think about how your household uses coats and shoes
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
Once the fitting is done, the storage is ready to use. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat the new finish gently at first. Keep tape, sharp knocks and strong cleaners away from it while it settles.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. It is best to let them dry before closing the door on them, and leave the door open for a while after a wet day if the cupboard feels damp.
From workshop to your room
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Parking near blocks of flats can be limited, and loading may need planning, so details of bays, permits or a loading area help. Once inside, the sections are joined and fixed with fixings that suit the wall. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store.
- We measure the space, the slope and the floor, and note any meters or fuse boards.
- The design is agreed and a quote in writing follows.
- The storage is made at our workshop and painted in your colour.
- We fit it in your home and check every drawer and door with you. The way to any meters is left clear.
Before fitting day
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
How to get a quote
To make a start, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us which room you have in mind. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a written quote follows.