Bromley · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Bromley
Under-stairs storage for homes across Bromley, from the largest neighbourhoods to the smallest streets, with a design visit before any quote, and fitting on weekdays or Saturdays by arrangement.
Under-Stairs Storage across Bromley
Under-stairs storage across Bromley
What it covers: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every neighbourhood has its own page, listed below.
Biggest places in Bromley
About under-stairs storage in Bromley
Where the space under the stairs opens onto a room, a compact desk can fit beneath it. 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 Bromley. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the usual reasons to get in touch are an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall and a staircase with untidy space beneath it.
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote.
- It starts with some details from you about the space.
- We come to measure and talk through the design.
- We send a written quote covering the design, materials and finish.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and run through each drawer and door with you.
- New paint needs time to cure fully, so open and close things gently at first.
Quotes in Bromley
In London, parking can affect the price. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension. It helps to talk about parking during the design visit, so it can be planned.
Why work with us
- Fitted tight to walls that aren’t straight
- We visit, measure and talk through the design before we quote
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Over 300 projects completed
Getting a quote
For a quote for under-stairs storage in Bromley, fill in our short enquiry form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Landmarks near Orpington
The streets we cover here include those near St Andrew's, Jubilee Country Park and The Priory School, among other places. You will also find Perry Hall Primary School (less than half a mile west), The Royal Albert pub (a few minutes’ walk east) and Harris Academy Orpington (0.8 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is St Mary Cray station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are London Borough of Bromley Museum (under half a mile south) and Orpington Hospital (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s The Warren.
Awkward spaces in homes across Bromley
We make under-stairs storage for homes across Bromley, in Orpington, Beckenham and St Mary Cray and beyond. Any meters, fuse board or boiler keep the access they need. Each wall is checked so the fixings suit it.
The biggest shares of homes in Bromley were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 30%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 27%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Around a third of the homes in Bromley (about 30%) date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. In many interwar houses the space under the stairs holds the meters or the fuse board, which must stay accessible. A quarter or more of the homes in Bromley (about 27%) were built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, with fixings chosen for the wall.
Bromley is part of the area we cover, which takes in all 32 boroughs and the City. If you are unsure about access or parking, mention it when you get in touch.
Orpington: If your children go to Perry Hall Primary School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. If your home is one of the older houses near St Andrew's, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space.
Materials and finishes
Moisture-resistant MDF
Hallways see wet coats, shoes and umbrellas, so a moisture-resistant grade makes sense. It gives the painted fronts a smooth base, and stays stable once it’s fitted.
Plinths and scribe strips
Walls are rarely flat and floors rarely level, in older homes especially. Scribe strips and a plinth take up the difference. The result is neat, even lines all round.
The problems under-stairs storage solve
A hallway full of shoes and coats is a common reason to get in touch. With a rail, hooks and shoe drawers under the stairs, the hall stays clear, and the family has an obvious place to put things.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- Storage that does not match the hallway
Practical tips
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it is worth looking after. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
- Tell us if the hall is being decorated
- Clear the space before the design visit if you can
If the hallway is being decorated afterwards, ask your decorator to protect the fronts. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. Should you have a question about the storage, fill in our short enquiry form and we will help.
Wet coats and shoes can mark paint and leave damp in a closed cupboard. Let them dry before they go away, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
How we price under-stairs storage
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- How big the furniture is
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Helping us understand the room
To give us a picture of the room, it is useful to include:
- How you want to use the space
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly during the design visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, fill in our short enquiry form and let us know about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
What we do not do
We make and fit furniture, and we don’t do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. Please bear these in mind too:
- Moving a gas or electricity meter, which is arranged through your energy supplier
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
Questions we are often asked
How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?
How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Because everything is made in our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We keep the hallway as clear as we can while we work.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We’ll design around them.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. For a quote, use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can the under-stairs storage be painted to match the hall?
Yes. The colour is your choice and is agreed in the quote. A spray-painted finish is done in our workshop, and a hand-painted one can be done on site. Both can be matched to a colour you already have.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot. You can send them when you get in touch through our contact form.