Haringey · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Bowes Park
Under-stairs storage for your home in Bowes Park: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We visit to measure and discuss the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How it is made
Pull-out drawers
A tall pull-out drawer can hold coats on a rail or a vacuum cleaner standing up. Shorter drawers lower down suit shoes and bags. The design visit is where we agree the mix.
Moisture-resistant MDF
We use moisture-resistant MDF because it stays stable and gives a smooth surface for paint. It suits the doors, drawer fronts and panels of an under-stairs cupboard, where a smooth, even finish matters most.
Under-stairs storage in Bowes Park: what you get
Each under-stairs cupboard is built in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits drawer boxes that carry weight, and MDF gives the doors and fronts a smooth surface for paint. The finish is sprayed or hand-painted, and then the storage is fitted in your home in Bowes Park. Most enquiries start with an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter and nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace typically has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. Around Bowes Park, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Even shallow storage can hold a lot without narrowing the way through.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Place
- Bowes Park (N22, N11, N8)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions about under-stairs storage
My house in Bowes Park is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Bowes Park?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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 measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Could the space under my stairs take a desk?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there is enough height at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
Should I send photos?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. It’s useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Is the furniture made to order?
It is made in our workshop, to the sizes taken at the design visit. Then we bring it to your home and fit it.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a written quote after the visit.
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How fitting day works
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, 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, until the line is tight. How long the fitting itself takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- To begin, message us from the contact page; a brief note on the space and what it holds now is plenty.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- You receive a quote in writing for the storage.
- We make it in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a door or panel left where the meters need access.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Ask for a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if you don’t, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we have measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
Advice
Practical tips
Getting the most from under-stairs storage starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Tell us about anything bulky that needs to fit
- Check whether your meters or fuse board are under the stairs
- Think about how your household uses coats and shoes
- Think about what you’ll keep in each drawer
Wiping the fronts with a soft, damp cloth is usually all they need. Dry them afterwards, and avoid abrasive pads and strong solvents. Handles and the edges of drawers are touched most, so give them a wipe now and then.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. Let them dry before they go away, and leave the door open for a while after a wet day if the cupboard feels damp.
When is bespoke worth it?
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Under-stairs storage in Bowes Park: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 56% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Bowes Park, with about 13% built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. 11 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Bowes Park. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Since the zone was extended to the outer boroughs in August 2023, the whole of London has been inside the ULEZ. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Bowes Park. Parking and access are planned at the design visit.
Close to Woodside Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. The wider area includes historic houses like Bruce Castle, about 1.7 miles east. If your own home is a period one, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Bowes Park is about 2 miles east of Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey. Anywhere in Bowes Park, it works the same way: a design visit, a written quote, furniture made at our workshop and fitting in your home. Bowes Park is one of the places in Haringey where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 23 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in N22, N11 and N8 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets here such as High Road, Park Road and Edith Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Other places close to Bowes Park include Bounds Green (1 mile north-west), Oakthorpe Park (1 mile north), Palmers Green (1 mile north), Arnos Grove (1 mile north-west) and New Southgate (1 mile north-west). Other parts of Haringey we cover include Tottenham (2 miles east), Tottenham Green (2 miles south-east), Crouch End (2 miles south), South Tottenham (2 miles south-east), Seven Sisters (2 miles south-east) and Finsbury Park (2 miles south).
What’s near Bowes Park
Our area takes in the homes around St Thomas More Catholic School, Greek Secondary School of London and The Prince pub and the streets around them. Bowes Park has its own railway station: Alexandra Palace station. A little further out are The Mall Wood Green (0.5 miles south-east) and Greentrees Hospital (0.9 miles north-east).
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
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 at the measuring visit so the work can be timed sensibly.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- A low corner too deep to reach into
For a family home near Trinity Primary Academy, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How parking will work on your street
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors