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Burlington Estate Under-Stairs Storage
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on under-stairs storage in Burlington Estate starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- The low end of the space going to waste
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
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Under-stairs storage in Burlington Estate: what you get
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. If you’d like a socket or a light, your electrician fits it and we plan the furniture around it. We will look at whether it suits your stairs when we visit in Burlington Estate. Most enquiries start with a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter and a sloping corner nobody can reach; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Older homes like many around Burlington Estate have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of homes around Burlington Estate are that old. Each piece is scribed and levelled on site so it looks straight in a room that is not. Original skirting and mouldings are met neatly, and the paint colour is agreed with you.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Location
- Burlington Estate (W1K, W1F, W1D)
- Area
- Westminster
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall, which we check at the design visit.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Tell us about them at the design visit, and we will plan the fitting around them.
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Also in Burlington Estate
What prompts under-stairs storage in Burlington Estate
Many people get in touch after digging through clutter to reach a meter or the fuse board. Planned storage can leave a clear path to the meter or fuse board, and the rest of the space can still work hard.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
If you live near St Anne's Churchyard, under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
What to check before you book
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
Is bespoke worth it?
Ready-made units are designed for shipping and quick assembly. Bespoke storage is designed for one space and built to suit it, using birch plywood for strong drawer boxes and moisture-resistant MDF for painted fronts. Which suits you depends on how much you want from the space. Tall standalone furniture needs fixing back to the wall so it cannot tip, and older walls of brick or lath and plaster make that harder than it looks. With fitted pieces, the fixings are planned for the wall from the start.
We don’t publish set prices, because every piece is designed for one room. Instead, we measure, go through the design and then quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To arrange a design visit, use our contact form.
What you get with us
- We visit, measure and talk through the design before we quote
- Work across the whole of London
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and how to compare quotes.
Fitted storage in Burlington Estate
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Burlington Estate were built before 1919 (about 52%) and since 2000 (about 21%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. There are 1006 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Burlington Estate. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. More than half of the homes in the streets around Burlington Estate (about 52%) were built before 1919, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Under the stairs in an older terrace is often where the meters or the fuse board are, so the design keeps them accessible.
For a family home near LITE Regal International School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Near listed buildings like Bodley House Chambers B1 to 6, less than half a mile east of the centre of Burlington Estate, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
Burlington Estate is within the City of Westminster, about 1 mile north-west of City of Westminster. Homes in Burlington Estate are part of the area we cover for under-stairs storage, as part of our work in every London borough. We list Burlington Estate among 29 places we cover in Westminster.
Every home in W1K, W1F and W1D is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Streets in the area include Duck Lane, Bruton Lane and Market Mews, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Burlington Estate include the A4 and A401. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Mayfair (1 mile west), St James's (1 mile east), Chinatown (1 mile east), Soho (1 mile north-east) and City of Westminster (1 mile north-west). Across the rest of Westminster, our area takes in Paddington Green (2 miles north-west), Lisson Grove (2 miles north-west), Westbourne (2 miles west), Little Venice (2 miles north-west), Westbourne Green (2 miles west) and Maida Vale (2 miles north-west).
Near you in Burlington Estate
Our area takes in the homes around Harris Westminster Sixth Form, Coach and Horses pub and Soho Parish CofE Primary School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Burlington Estate itself: Bond Street station. Other landmarks nearby include St James Workhouse (under half a mile north-east) and Faraday Museum (within half a mile south-west). Not far away are St. James's Park Lake.
From workshop to your room
The last stage of the day is the finish. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturdays can be arranged.
- First we hear what’s under your stairs now and what you need.
- At the design visit, the space is measured and any meters are noted, because they must stay accessible.
- The design is agreed and a quote in writing follows, with the finish set out.
- The storage is made at our workshop and painted in your colour. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted, scribed to the stairs and checked with you.
How to prepare
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
Starting with a design visit
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, when we have measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
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Pricing under-stairs storage in Burlington Estate
To work out the quote, we look at:
- The number of doors and drawers
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We will talk through what you need inside during the design visit, then set it out in the quote.
What we need to know
Getting some details early makes the visit more useful. If you can, send:
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- How you want to use the space
- Where you live, with the postcode
If you know what you want, say so; if you do not, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Your questions about under-stairs storage in Burlington Estate
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Burlington Estate?
Yes. We cover all of Westminster and the rest of London, and Burlington Estate is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, followed by a quote.
Will a conservation area stop me having under-stairs storage fitted in Burlington Estate?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, then send a quote in writing.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Just mention it when you get in touch.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Pull-out drawers suit the low, deep end, as they bring the back within reach. At the tall end, a cupboard is often better for coats and the vacuum.
Do you do the electrics?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.