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Under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm, Camden
Thinking about under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm? We start with a design visit and a written quote.
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
Ask about under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm
How we make under-stairs storage for Chalk Farm
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. If you’d like a socket or a light, your electrician fits it and we plan the furniture around it. It is worth talking through at the design visit in Chalk Farm. Typical reasons to get in touch are storage that doesn’t match the hallway and open space under the stairs that collects clutter, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
One flat can have concrete, block and plasterboard walls side by side. Since most households around Chalk Farm live in purpose-built flats, we check each wall at the design visit before choosing fixings. On a stud wall, heavier pieces stand on the floor and are tied back.
Everything we agree at the design visit goes into the written quote: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it is easier before the furniture is made.
- Location
- Chalk Farm (NW5, NW1, NW3)
- Borough
- Camden
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm
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, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
Some of the things we’re asked to solve are these:
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
The wider area includes historic houses such as Winfield House, about 1.1 miles south-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- A written quote that sets out the job
What affects the price in Chalk Farm
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Parking near your home
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Helping us understand the room
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll normally ask about:
- Examples of the look you are after
- Where you live, with the postcode
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
Getting a quote starts with a few details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, message us from the contact page. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Fitting day, step by step
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. For a flat, the stairs, landings, lift and doors are measured as well as the room: the furniture is made in sections that fit through all of them. Mansion block lifts can be small, and some blocks have no lift at all.
- You contact us about the space under your stairs.
- At the design visit we measure the underside of the stairs and the floor, then talk through drawers, cupboards and coat storage.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we build every part from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, following the slope we measured.
- We fit the storage in your home, trimming the edges so they meet the stairs neatly. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand once it is in.
Before fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
Ask for a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. To book a design visit, message us from the contact page.
Related advice
Fitted storage in Chalk Farm
About 41% of the homes in the area around Chalk Farm went up before 1919, and about 24% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Within a mile of the centre of Chalk Farm, 21 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. More than a third of the homes in the neighbourhood around Chalk Farm (about 41%) were built before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Under the stairs in an older terrace is often where the meters or the fuse board are, so the design keeps them accessible.
For an older house near St Silas Church, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight. For a family home near Haverstock School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Chalk Farm is about 2 miles south-east of St Pancras, part of the London Borough of Camden. From period terraces to newer flats in Chalk Farm, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Chalk Farm is one of the places in Camden where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 28 places on our list.
In NW5, NW1 and NW3, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Chalk Farm is near the A5205; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. We also cover the places around Chalk Farm: Kentish Town (1 mile east), Primrose Hill (1 mile south-west), Haverstock (1 mile west), Belsize Park (1 mile west) and Camden Town (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Camden, our area takes in St Pancras (2 miles south-east), West End (2 miles south-east), St Giles (2 miles south-east), Seven Dials (2 miles south-east), West Hampstead (2 miles north-west) and Holborn (2 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Chalk Farm
Around Chalk Farm, we cover homes near Cecil Sharp House, North Bridge House School and The Fiddlers Elbow Public House. Chalk Farm has its own railway station: Kentish Town West station. Nearby you will also find O2 Centre (1.3 miles west) and Isokon Gallery (0.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways as well as the room, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route at the measuring visit.
Materials and finishes
Doors and drawer fronts
A door for the meter or fuse board can match the rest of the fronts. It opens fully so the meter stays easy to read. The rest of the fronts can be doors, drawers or both.
Plinths and scribe strips
We trim scribe strips to the exact line of the wall. They help the storage look as though it was always there. At floor level, the plinth hides any slope in the floor.
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FAQs: under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Chalk Farm?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
My home in Chalk Farm is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in not just the room. Under-stairs cupboards are made at our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
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, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How many days does the fitting take?
It depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. The design visit gives us what we need to plan it.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. The price comes in a written quote after the design visit.
How do I get a quote for under-stairs storage in Chalk Farm?
The first step is to fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.