Bromley · London
Bromley Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Bromley: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- Storage that does not match the hallway
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Need under-stairs storage in Bromley?
Caring for painted furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. These habits help most:
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Note the things that need a home under the stairs
- Let us know about parking near your home
A hand-painted finish is easy to touch up if it gets marked. Keep a little of the paint, or a note of the colour, for later. Spray-painted fronts have a smooth, even finish that wipes clean.
Keep the doors and drawers closed when the space is not in use. Overfilled drawers put strain on the runners, so it pays to sort them now and then. Wipe up any spills, especially near the floor, before they dry.
About our under-stairs storage in Bromley
Some under-stairs spaces are open enough for a small desk. We can build a desk with shelves above and a drawer or two below. Any new socket or light there is for your electrician, and we leave room and a route for the cable. It’s worth talking through at the measuring visit in Bromley. If your home has no room for a small desk or a place to work and a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
Where housing is mixed, as in much of London, floors, walls and ceilings vary from one home to the next. Each piece is scribed to the wall and set level, whatever the room is like. You choose the paint colour, and whether it’s spray-painted or hand-painted.
Where other trades are needed, for example an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Location
- Bromley (BR2, BR1, BR6, BR5)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Other services in Bromley
Flats, conversions and lettings
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there’s a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Mention it when you contact us.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Off-the-shelf storage isn’t designed around a meter or a fuse board. Put in the wrong place, it can block the access meter readers and engineers need. A design made for the space keeps them in clear reach from the start. Recesses, sloping ceilings and awkward corners are where ready-made furniture struggles most, and most homes have at least one. Built-in pieces are made to fit them.
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, which the quote allows for. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Bromley
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
- More than 300 projects completed
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made or what a quote should include.
What it is made from
Birch plywood
Drawers under the stairs often carry heavy things, from shoes to the vacuum cleaner. That’s why we make drawer boxes from birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws firmly. It also suits longer shelves.
Pull-out drawers
Pull-out drawers bring the deep, low end of the space within reach. Each one is sized for what it will hold. A set of drawers can step down to follow the line of the stairs.
Storage in Bromley homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Bromley were built before 1919 (about 37%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 23%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. The centre of Bromley is within about a quarter of a mile of the Bromley Town Centre Conservation Area. The controls in a conservation area are mostly about the outside of buildings, so furniture fitted inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so the rest of London is inside it. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Bromley is covered by it. We plan parking and access with you during the design visit.
If you live in a flat close to Bromley South station, it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. If your children go to St Mark's Church of England Primary School or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Bromley is about 4 miles east of Orpington, within the London Borough of Bromley. Homes in Bromley are part of the area we cover for under-stairs storage. Our work takes in places right across the rest of London, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every address in BR2, BR1, BR6 and BR5 is covered for under-stairs storage. We cover homes on streets like High Street, Church Road and St Paul's Square, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. The A222 and A223 runs close to Bromley, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Other places close to Bromley include Sundridge (1 mile north-east), Plaistow (1 mile north), Bickley (1 mile east), Widmore (1 mile east) and Downham (2 miles north). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Orpington (4 miles east), Beckenham (2 miles west), St Mary Cray (4 miles east), Chislehurst (2 miles north-east), Penge (3 miles west) and Anerley (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Bromley
Around Bromley, we cover homes near Holy Trinity College Bromley, The Richmal Crompton pub and Bullers Wood School for Boys, among other places. Bromley has its own railway station: Bromley South station. A little further out are Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.6 miles south-east) and Bromley Hospital (less than half a mile south-east).
What happens on fitting day
When we arrive on fitting day, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. The sections made in our workshop come in next. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Whatever the age of your home, the furniture is fitted to the walls you have, scribed where walls bow and levelled where floors slope. Hand painting can happen on site, while spray-painted pieces come ready from the workshop.
- You let us know about the space under the stairs.
- We come to measure and discuss 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.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Before we arrive
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
Getting a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Advice
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Is Bromley in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes. We cover the whole of London, all 32 boroughs and the City of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Bromley?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Can under-stairs storage work around the fuse board?
Yes. It is common to find a meter or fuse board under the stairs, and access has to be kept. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. Moving a meter isn’t our work, so we design for where it is now.
How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?
How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Because everything is made at our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We keep the hallway as clear as we can while we work.
What materials do you use for under-stairs storage?
The storage is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, so it suits the doors and fronts, while birch plywood gives strength to the drawers and carcasses. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.