Bromley · London
Bromley Common Under-Stairs Storage
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Bromley Common, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
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How fitting works for under-stairs storage
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Before fitting day, we check the route in not just the room, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route. We cover floors and doorways on the way in.
- You get in touch with a few details and, if you like, a sketch. It helps to say whether the meters are under there.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you’ll use the space, and check where the meters and fuse board sit.
- A written quote follows, with the fitting days agreed.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop.
- We fit it in your home and leave it ready to use.
Before we arrive
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician in advance
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a quote
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
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Under-stairs storage for homes in Bromley Common
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. Any new socket or light there is for your electrician, and we leave room and a route for the cable. We will look at whether it suits your stairs when we visit in Bromley Common. People typically come to us about a sloping corner nobody can reach and an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Whether your home in Bromley Common is a period house, an interwar semi, a post-war flat or a newer build, there is often a corner or recess not doing much. Fitted storage can make it useful, with drawers, shelves, hanging or a seat depending on the space. Walls could be brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard, so we check before choosing fixings.
You get the quote in writing, so you can read it at your own pace. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Bromley Common (BR2, BR1)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Where other trades come in
We do not treat damp or carry out building work, so these points are worth knowing:
- Plastering and decorating around the new storage
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Pull-out drawers
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
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What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
We trim scribe strips to the exact line of the wall. They’re one reason fitted storage looks built in. The plinth at the bottom does the same job at the floor.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site after fitting. It is easy to touch up if it gets marked, which helps in a well-used hall.
Flats, leases and landlords
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations. We cannot advise on your lease.
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check at the measuring visit.
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. Storage made for the space and painted to suit the hall finishes the job. If decorating is planned, it’s worth mentioning at the measuring visit so the work can be timed sensibly.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
For an older house near Holy Trinity Church, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
What to check before you book
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
- A written quote that sets out the job
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
Questions we’re often asked
Is Bromley Common in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes, Bromley Common is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Bromley and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
I live near Bickley station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Bromley and the rest of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What does an under-stairs cupboard cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. To get a quote, message us from the contact page and we will arrange a design visit.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there’s enough height at one end. A built-in desk with shelves above and drawers below can work well. Any socket or light there is for your electrician, and we plan around it.
How long is the fitting for 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. Drawers, doors and carcasses are all made in the workshop before we arrive. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
Fitted storage in Bromley Common
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 28% of the housing in the streets around Bromley Common, with about 23% built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how under-stairs cupboards are fixed and fitted. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Bromley Common include Oakley House (Grade II), under half a mile south-east, and Turpington Farmhouse (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north-east. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling can require listed building consent. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. A quarter or more of the homes in the area around Bromley Common (about 28%) date from between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. In many interwar houses the space under the stairs holds the meters or the fuse board, which must stay accessible.
Living in a block of flats near Bickley station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. Bromley Palace, about 1.5 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Bromley Common is about 3 miles east of Orpington, within the London Borough of Bromley. Whether your home in Bromley Common is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. We cover places right across Bromley, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every address in BR2 and BR1 is covered for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. If your home is on a street like Pope Road, Crown Lane and Church Lane, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Other places close to Bromley Common include Southborough (1 mile north-east), Hayes (1 mile south-west), Locksbottom (1 mile south-east), Shortlands (2 miles north-west) and Keston (2 miles south). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (3 miles east), Bromley (2 miles north-west), Beckenham (3 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (3 miles east), Chislehurst (2 miles north-east) and Penge (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Bromley Common
The streets we cover here include those near Bishop Justus CofE School and The Chequers Public House. The closest station to Bromley Common is Bickley station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Mall (1.5 miles north-west) and Bridgeways Day Hospital (a few minutes’ walk east).