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Under-Stairs Storage in Fortune Green
Under-stairs storage for your home in Fortune Green: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- A low corner too deep to reach into
Under-stairs storage in Fortune Green
What happens on fitting day
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturdays can be arranged.
- 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.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angle of the stairs.
- On fitting day the units are set level and scribed to follow the stairs and walls.
Before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Getting a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and talk through the design with you. A written quote follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To book one, message us from the contact page.
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Under-stairs storage for homes in Fortune Green
Not every staircase is in a house. Maisonettes, split-level flats and homes with stairs down to a lower floor often have usable space beneath the steps. The parts we make in our workshop are sized to get through the doors and hallways on the way in. Wherever your home is in Fortune Green, the process is the same. If your home has space under the stairs that’s hard to use and nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board, under-stairs cupboards made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Older homes like many around Fortune Green have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of the homes around Fortune Green date from then. Each piece is scribed and levelled on site so it looks straight in a room that isn’t. Picture rails, skirting and cornices are worked around rather than removed.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It sets out the design we’ve talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Where
- Fortune Green (NW3, NW6, NW2)
- Area
- Camden
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of under-stairs storage
There is no set price, because there’s no set room. The things that affect it are:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- How big the furniture is
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
What to send when you get in touch
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- How you want to use the space
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf storage comes in the colours the maker offers. Ours is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you, so it can match the hall, the stairs or the woodwork. Ready-made tall pieces have to be fixed to the wall for safety, and in an older house that can mean fixing into brick or lath and plaster. Fitted furniture is designed with the wall in mind.
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. We will talk through what you need inside at the design visit, then set it out in the quote.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Fortune Green
- 300+ projects completed
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Also near Fortune Green
Also in Fortune Green
Fortune Green homes and under-stairs storage
About 58% of the homes in the area around Fortune Green went up before 1919, and about 13% since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Fortune Green include Church of St John (Grade I), about 0.6 miles east, and Church of St Luke (Grade II*), less than half a mile north. If your own home is listed, internal works that affect its character, like fixing into or removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. If your street in Fortune Green joins a main road, it is worth telling us at the design visit. We’ll plan where the van can stop.
If you live in a flat close to West Hampstead Thameslink station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. Fenton House, about 0.7 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight. For families living near St Luke's Church of England School, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
Fortune Green is about 4 miles south-east of St Pancras, part of the London Borough of Camden. We can visit homes in Fortune Green on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. In Camden, Fortune Green is one of the places we cover.
We work across NW3, NW6 and NW2. Whether you live on a street like Mill Lane, Ajax Road and Sarre Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. We also cover West Hampstead (1 mile east), Childs Hill (1 mile north), Hampstead (1 mile east), Greenhill (1 mile east) and Vale of Health (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Camden we cover include St Pancras (4 miles south-east), West End (4 miles south-east), St Giles (4 miles south-east), Seven Dials (4 miles south-east), Holborn (4 miles south-east) and Bloomsbury (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Fortune Green
We fit furniture in homes around St Vedasts School For Boys, Hampstead School and Holly Bush pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is West Hampstead Thameslink station, roughly 0.5 miles south. A little further out are New End Hospital (0.7 miles east) and O2 Centre (0.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Fortune Green include Westbere Copse and Parliament Hill.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s easy to buy.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is normally a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Your questions about under-stairs storage in Fortune Green
My house in Fortune Green is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Fortune Green?
Yes. We cover all of Camden and the rest of London, and Fortune Green is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.
What happens at the design visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. We will also ask about access and parking, and a quote in writing follows.
How long will the fitting take?
How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. The storage is built in our workshop first, so the time in your home is spent fitting. We know the hall is a busy route, so we keep it as clear as possible.
When you need someone else
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, and there are a few other limits too:
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Structural changes to the staircase itself
- Moving a gas or electricity meter, which is arranged through your energy supplier
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF