Kingston upon Thames · London
Under-stairs storage in Coombe, Kingston upon Thames
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Coombe, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
Flats, conversions and lettings
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check at the measuring visit.
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
Under-stairs storage in Coombe
Where a staircase is open to a living space, the storage under it becomes part of the room. Here the doors, drawer fronts and finish matter as much as the storage behind them. Fronts can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the room. The result should look like part of the house, not an afterthought. Typical reasons to get in touch are needing a compact spot for a laptop and an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Around Coombe, interwar houses or semi-detached and detached homes make up a good part of the housing. In a typical 1930s house, storage tends to hide in the bay, under the stairs and in the box room. Any meters or fuse board under the stairs stay accessible, and the storage is planned around them.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Place
- Coombe (KT2, KT3, SW20)
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What else we make in Coombe
Flat-pack or bespoke?
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it is easy to buy.
Pricing under-stairs storage in Coombe
We quote each job after the design visit, because no two rooms are the same. This is what makes the difference:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- How square the room is
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, which the quote allows for. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design.
What to send when you get in touch
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a written quote. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To book a design visit, use our contact form.
Boards, parts and paint
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.
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. A set of drawers can step down to follow the line of the stairs.
Your questions about under-stairs storage in Coombe
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Norbiton station?
Yes, homes across Kingston upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Coombe?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Can under-stairs storage work around the fuse board?
Yes. We plan the storage so the meter or fuse board stays easy to reach, typically behind its own door. Access matters for readings and safety checks, so we design around it.
Can you fit a small desk under the stairs?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there’s enough height at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Under-stairs storage in Coombe: local notes
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 45% of the housing in the streets around Coombe, with about 24% built between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. 6 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of the centre of Coombe. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. More than a third of the homes in the neighbourhood around Coombe (about 45%) date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Interwar houses normally have a straight flight of stairs with a cupboard below, often holding the meters or the fuse board, so the design keeps them reachable.
The wider area includes historic houses such as Southside House, about 1.4 miles east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage. For a family home near Coombe Hill Junior School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. If you live in a period home close to Christ Church New Malden, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Coombe is part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, about 2 miles west of Kingston upon Thames. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Coombe included. Across Kingston upon Thames, we cover Coombe.
We cover every part of KT2, KT3 and SW20. We cover homes on streets like West Road, Crown Road and Traps Lane, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Motspur Park (1 mile south-east), Coombe Hill (1 mile north), Kingston Vale (1 mile north-east), Norbiton (1 mile south-west) and New Malden (1 mile south). Elsewhere in Kingston upon Thames, we also cover Kingston upon Thames (2 miles west), Surbiton (2 miles south-west), Hampton Wick (2 miles west), Chessington (4 miles south), Seething Wells (3 miles south-west) and Hook (4 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Coombe
Around Coombe, we cover homes near Coombe Girls' School, The Royal Oak Public House and Canbury School. For rail, the closest station is Norbiton station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. A little further out are White Lodge Museum (1.8 miles north) and Bentall Centre (1.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads and Kingston Hill Road area.
Fitting day, step by step
Every fitting follows the same 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. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand helps the day run well. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. Each piece is levelled, scribed where the wall wanders and fixed to suit the wall.
- 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Arranging a design visit
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a written quote for you to look over. To book one, tell us about the room on our contact form.