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Under-stairs storage in Brockley Hill, Barnet
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in Brockley Hill. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
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About our under-stairs storage in Brockley Hill
In some homes the stairs rise from the living room or kitchen, so the storage beneath them is on show. Here the doors, drawer fronts and finish matter as much as the storage behind them. Fronts can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the room. The result should look like part of the house, not an afterthought. If your home has a vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go and an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall, that’s what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Some homes from the 1950s and 1960s have original built-in cupboards on the landing or in the hall, which can be rebuilt with better shelves and doors. Many homes around Brockley Hill date from between 1945 and the early 1970s, so reworking those spaces can be a good place to start. The new storage is made to the opening and fixed to suit the wall.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Where
- Brockley Hill (HA7, HA8, WD6)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Looking after your furniture
People planning under-stairs storage often ask about these. They help whatever the room:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Make a list of what you want to store before the design visit
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
Before we leave, we check every drawer and door with you. Any door to a meter or fuse board is checked so it opens fully and leaves the meter in view. That way, nothing is left for you to sort out later.
Closing drawers fully helps keep the runners and fronts in good order. A quick sort every so often stops drawers getting too heavy. Deal with any wet shoes or umbrellas before they mark the base.
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What else we make in Brockley Hill
Why bespoke in Brockley Hill?
Standard drawer units are made in fixed sizes that rarely match the depth under the stairs. Drawers made for the space can run the full depth, so nothing is lost at the back. We size each drawer for what it will carry. Fixing standalone furniture to concrete or blockwork can be tricky, while fitted furniture is planned with the right fixings from the start. It matters most for tall cupboards and full shelves.
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, talk through the design and then quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To arrange a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Why work with us in Brockley Hill
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
- Built around your room
- Scribed to uneven walls
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made or what to look for in a quote.
Questions from Brockley Hill
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Brockley Hill?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Elstree & Borehamwood station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Can you fit a small desk under the stairs?
In many homes it is possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. Any socket or light there is for your electrician, and we plan around it.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
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.
How long will the fitting take?
How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. If you’d like the fitting on a Saturday, that can be arranged.
From workshop to your room
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Post-war houses tend to have straightforward halls and stairs, so carrying in is rarely difficult. Even so, the route is measured at the design visit. The pieces are assembled, levelled and fixed in place, with floors protected throughout.
- It starts with a few details from you about the space.
- We come to measure and talk through the design.
- A written quote follows.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and finished, and we check each pull-out with you before we leave.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Before fitting day
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
How to get a quote
Photos help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, along with rough sizes. To send them over, drop us a line using the contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
Advice
Storage in Brockley Hill homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Brockley Hill were built between 1945 and 1972 (about 35%) and since 2000 (about 26%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. A conservation area lies within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Brockley Hill, according to Historic England’s records. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. If you’re unsure, check with the council before work starts. Around a third of the homes in the streets around Brockley Hill (about 35%) were built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
Living in a block of flats near Elstree & Borehamwood station? Then check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. Close to Edgwarebury Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. If your home is one of the older houses near St Peter, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Brockley Hill is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 5 miles east of Finchley. We cover Brockley Hill as part of our work across Barnet, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We list Brockley Hill among 41 places we cover in Barnet.
Here we cover the HA7, HA8 and WD6 postcode area for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Wood Lane, Brockley Avenue and Pipers Green Lane, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Stanmore (1 mile south), Belmont (2 miles south-west) and Harrow Weald (2 miles south-west). Elsewhere in Barnet, we also cover Finchley (5 miles east), Barnet (5 miles east), Burnt Oak (2 miles south-east), East Finchley (6 miles south-east), Hendon (5 miles south-east) and Whetstone (6 miles east).
What’s near Brockley Hill
Our area takes in the homes around Abercorn Arms Public House and Aylward Primary School. The nearest railway station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Bentley Priory Museum (1.5 miles west) and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (a few minutes’ walk north-west). For a walk, there is Edgware Way Grassland.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
It is worth being honest about cost: off-the-shelf furniture normally 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.
How it’s 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.
Doors and drawer fronts
We make the fronts from moisture-resistant MDF and finish them in the colour you choose. The angled fronts are cut to match the stairs, keeping the lines neat.