Bexley · London
Coldblow Under-Stairs Storage
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in Coldblow. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- Nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags
- Storage that does not match the hallway
Need under-stairs storage in Coldblow?
Under-stairs storage in Coldblow
We make each under-stairs cupboard in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood suits drawer boxes and carcasses, as it’s strong and holds screws firmly, while MDF takes paint well for the doors and fronts. The finish is sprayed or hand-painted, and then the storage is fitted in your home in Coldblow. Most enquiries start with an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall and struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter, and the answer is built in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Walls in houses from between the wars are typically straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Much of the housing around Coldblow is interwar, semi-detached or detached, so we still scribe every piece to the wall. Each piece is levelled on site, so doors, lids and drawers line up.
Our quotes are written in plain words. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished.
- Place
- Coldblow (DA5)
- Area
- Bexley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Off-the-shelf units are made for flat walls and square corners, but the space under a staircase rarely offers either. A ready-made unit tends to leave gaps at the slope and wasted space at the back. Bespoke storage is designed and cut to the shape of your stairs. It costs more than something off the shelf, and what you gain is the space a standard unit can’t reach. If a house has been extended or knocked through, the new walls and the old ones may not line up, which shows up against standard furniture. Built-in pieces are scribed to take up the difference.
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size is the starting point. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
What you get with us
- Designed for the room you have
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Work across the whole of London
- 300+ projects completed
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and how to compare quotes.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
When we arrive on fitting day, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop, one at a time. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. Elsewhere in the house, the route is typically more generous. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- First you let us know about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them.
- At the design visit we measure under the stairs and plan the drawers and doors with you, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
- A quote in writing follows, with the design, finish and fitting days set out, for you to read through.
- Your storage is built in our workshop and painted to the colour you chose. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted in your home and checked, drawer by drawer. Any meters stay easy to reach.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Arranging a design visit
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. Afterwards, we send a quote in writing. To book one, fill in our short enquiry form.
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Storage in Coldblow homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Coldblow were built between 1945 and 1972 (about 44%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 22%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. 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. Near the centre of Coldblow, Historic England’s list includes Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade II*), under half a mile north-west, and The Manor House (Grade II), less than half a mile north-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) now covers the whole of London, Bexley included. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Coldblow is covered by it. Access and parking are talked through at the measuring visit.
If you live near Braeburn Park, under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. For a family home near Maypole Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. For an older house near Church of St Mary the Virgin, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Coldblow is about 3 miles west of Sidcup, part of the London Borough of Bexley. We cover Coldblow as part of our work across Bexley, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We cover places right across Bexley, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Design visits and fitting in DA5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets here like St Mary's Road, Dartford Road and Wansunt Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include North Cray (1 mile south-west) and Bexley (1 mile west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Sidcup (3 miles west), Welling (3 miles north-west), Erith (3 miles north), Belvedere (3 miles north), Northumberland Heath (2 miles north) and Lessness Heath (3 miles north).
Local landmarks in Coldblow
Our area takes in the homes around St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, Beths Grammar School and The Old Wick pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bexley station, about 0.6 miles west. A little further out are Bexley Hospital (1.9 miles north-west) and Bexley Museum (0.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit.
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Bexley station?
Yes, homes across Bexley 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.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Coldblow?
Yes, Coldblow is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Bexley 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.
Could the space under my stairs take a desk?
That depends on the shape of your stairs and the room beside them. We look at it during the design visit and tell you honestly whether it will work. Where it works, it makes a neat spot for a laptop and paperwork.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. The size of the space, the number of drawers and doors, and the finish all shape the price. To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and we’ll arrange a design visit.
Can the under-stairs storage be painted to match the hall?
Yes. The storage is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you. It can match the walls, the stairs or the woodwork, so it sits quietly in the hall.
What happens when you come to measure?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Flats, conversions and lettings
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways along with the room itself, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
What under-stairs storage cannot fix
We do not treat damp or carry out building work, so these points are worth knowing:
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Reshaping or rebuilding the staircase
If in doubt, you can use our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Hand-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
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Caring for painted furniture
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Let us know about anything bulky that needs to fit
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
When we have finished fitting, the drawers and doors are ready to use. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat the new finish gently at first. Keep tape, sharp knocks and strong cleaners away from it while it settles.
Keep sharp or very heavy items away from the painted fronts. Put tools in a case so they do not knock the paint. Minor chips can be touched up with the matching colour.