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Under-Stairs Storage in Bushey Mead
Planning under-stairs storage for a home in Bushey Mead? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote, before anything is made.
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Under-stairs storage in Bushey Mead
Under-stairs storage in Bushey Mead: what you get
Some under-stairs spaces are open enough for a small desk. 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 Bushey Mead. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are a vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go and open space under the stairs that collects clutter.
If you live in one of the interwar houses or semis around Bushey Mead, the hall is often wide enough for coat and shoe storage. Bay windows suit seating with drawers or lift-up lids, with a grille so any radiator below keeps heating the room. Each space is measured and under-stairs cupboards are made to suit it.
Where other trades are needed, for instance 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
- Bushey Mead (SW20, SW19, SM4)
- Area
- Merton
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What prompts under-stairs storage in Bushey Mead
A hallway full of shoes and coats is a common reason to get in touch. With a rail, hooks and shoe drawers under the stairs, the hall stays clear, and everyone knows where things go.
Requests we hear often include:
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- A low corner too deep to reach into
Close to Cannon Hill Common? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place.
Choosing a carpenter
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
Making use of awkward spaces in Bushey Mead
Homes built before 1919 make up about 39% of the housing in the streets around Bushey Mead, with about 33% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Near the centre of Bushey Mead, Historic England’s list includes Methodist Church (Grade II), under half a mile north-west, and Cote Cottage (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north-west. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. If you live on or close to a main road in Bushey Mead, let us know during the design visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
The wider area includes historic houses like Southside House, about 0.7 miles north-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. For families living near Joseph Hood Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Bushey Mead is about 1 mile north-east of Wimbledon, within the London Borough of Merton. We design and make under-stairs storage for homes in Bushey Mead and the rest of Merton. We cover places right across Merton.
We make under-stairs storage across SW20, SW19 and SM4. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Gore Road, Edna Road and Wyke Road, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Bushey Mead is near the A298; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Wimbledon Chase (1 mile east), Raynes Park (1 mile south-west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south-east), Copse Hill (1 mile north-west) and West Barnes (1 mile south-west). Elsewhere in Merton, we also cover Colliers Wood (2 miles east), Eastfields (3 miles east), Merton Abbey (2 miles east), Mitcham (3 miles east), Hackbridge (3 miles east) and Wimbledon Park (2 miles north).
What’s near Bushey Mead
The streets we cover here include those near Harris Academy Wimbledon, The Edward Rayne pub and Ursuline Preparatory School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Bushey Mead itself: Raynes Park station. A little further out are Atkinson Morley Hospital (0.9 miles north-west) and Wimbledon Museum (1.1 miles north). Open spaces near Bushey Mead include Cherry Wood.
How fitting day works
Fitting day follows a set order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Fitting day means carrying in the sections, joining them and fitting them to the walls. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You get in touch and let us know what’s under the stairs now, including any gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- A written quote follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with access to the meters planned in.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Ask for a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, get in touch through our contact form.
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Flats, leases and landlords
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Mention it when you get in touch.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
I live near Raynes Park station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Merton and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Bushey Mead?
Yes. We cover all of Merton and the rest of London, and Bushey Mead is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
What does an under-stairs cupboard cost?
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. To get a quote, fill in our short enquiry form and we’ll arrange a design visit.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room, but it helps to be around at the end.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
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Materials and finishes
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. Many designs use a run of drawers stepping down with the stairs.
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, walls and floors are seldom straight. We use scribe strips at the walls and a plinth at the floor to take up the difference. That keeps the lines neat all round.
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, and it is quick to buy.
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.