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Under-stairs storage in Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea
We make under-stairs storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Brompton. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
Under-stairs storage for your home in Brompton
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Under-stairs storage in Brompton: what you get
The space under a staircase is often the hardest-working spot in a house, and the least organised. Our under-stairs storage is planned around what you need to store, whether that is pull-out drawers, a run of cupboards or a mix of both. For a home in Brompton, it starts with a design visit to measure the space and talk it through. Most enquiries start with a sloping corner nobody can reach and a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Around Brompton, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and older houses have plenty of odd corners: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. That’s where fitted storage comes in.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the under-stairs cupboard designed for your room, what it’s made from and how it’s finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Place
- Brompton (SW3, SW7, SW1X)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Looking after your furniture
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Consider the colour of the hall, the stairs and the skirting
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
- Mention any decorating plans so the work can be timed well
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
When you load the drawers, put the heaviest things low and towards the front. That keeps the drawers running smoothly and the load where the carcass is strongest. Shelves are made for the things you told us about at the design visit, so it is worth keeping to that plan.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. It’s best to let them dry before closing the door on them, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
Brompton homes and under-stairs storage
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Brompton were built before 1919 (about 69%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 14%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. There are 438 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Brompton. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and under-stairs cupboards can be designed to work around them. About 69% of homes in the neighbourhood around Brompton were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Under the stairs in an older terrace is often where the meters or the fuse board are, so the design keeps them accessible.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Church of Holy Trinity, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent. Close to Burton’s Court? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Brompton is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 2 miles west of Kensington. From period terraces to newer flats in Brompton, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Across Kensington and Chelsea, we cover Brompton, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the SW3, SW7 and SW1X postcode area for under-stairs storage. You will find streets here such as West Road, Hans Road and Eaton Lane, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Brompton sits close to the A315 and A3212. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover Chelsea (1 mile south), Belgravia (1 mile north-east), South Kensington (1 mile south-west), Victoria (1 mile east) and Little Chelsea (1 mile south-west). Across the rest of Kensington and Chelsea, our area takes in Kensington (2 miles west), Notting Hill (2 miles north-west), Notting Dale (2 miles north-west), Holland Park (2 miles west), Bayswater (2 miles north-west) and Kensal Town (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Brompton
Our area takes in the homes around Natural History Museum Library and Archives, Shuckburgh Arms and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Brompton’s nearest station is London Victoria station, about 0.8 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Harrods (close by, under half a mile north) and Berkshire & Westminster Dragoons Museum (under half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Serpentine.
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Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Brompton
When a home is short on storage, the space under the stairs is too useful to waste. A well-designed under-stairs cupboard can take the coats, shoes, cleaning things and bags that would otherwise crowd the hall. It also takes pressure off the other cupboards in the house.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Storage that does not match the hallway
If you live in a period home close to Church of St Simon Zelotes, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Before you choose who makes it
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
What affects the price in Brompton
The price for your room depends on:
- The internal fittings
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The number of doors and drawers
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, and the quote follows.
Getting in touch
A few details help us understand the job before we visit. It is useful to include:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
For a quote for under-stairs storage in Brompton, send us a few details through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, plus any rough measurements. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Brompton
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Brompton?
Yes. Brompton is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Kensington and Chelsea and London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Brompton affect fitted furniture?
Normally not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, works inside that affect its character can require listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
Should I send pictures?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough sizes. It’s useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and new sockets should be in place before fitting day.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
Many designs use both. Drawers make the most of the low, deep end of the space, while a cupboard at the tall end takes coats, the vacuum or an ironing board. We’ll suggest a layout when we visit.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Drawers typically involve more work than plain shelving, and the finish makes a difference too. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.
How fitting day works
You won’t need to do much on the day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as agreed during the design visit. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Terraced streets in London are often lined with parked cars, so it’s useful to tell us during the design visit what’s outside. Unloading is kept short, with sections taken straight inside. Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement.
- It starts with a few details from you about the space.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you’ll use the space.
- We send a quote in writing covering the design, materials and finish.
- 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.
- New paint needs time to cure fully, so open and close things gently at first.
Preparing the room
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
Starting with a design visit
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and talk through the design with you. Afterwards, we send a written quote for you to look over. To book one, send us a few details through our contact form.