Richmond upon Thames · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Hanworth
Thinking about under-stairs storage in Hanworth? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing.
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How we make under-stairs storage for Hanworth
When the hall is tight, the space under the stairs is often the only place left for coats, shoes and bags. A hanging section, shoe drawers and a shelf for keys keep everything off the floor. With a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, it sits quietly in the hall. It’s a small change that makes a busy hallway feel ordered. Typical reasons to get in touch are nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags and wanting a quiet corner for paperwork; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Hanworth, where many homes date from the post-war decades, you may have wide windows with radiators underneath. Seating over a radiator needs a grille or open front to keep the heat moving. Fitted storage can also use the hall, the landing or the space below the stairs.
The quote comes in writing, so there is time to read it properly and share it with anyone else involved. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Location
- Hanworth (TW13, TW12, TW2)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, leases and landlords
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, and that is best sorted before fitting day. We cannot give advice on leases.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
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. That is something we plan for in the design.
Fitting day, step by step
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that’s solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Stairwells in post-war blocks can have tight turns, so sections are sized for both the stairs and any lift. Where the building has a caretaker or managing agent, it’s useful to tell them before fitting day. Common parts are protected while we carry in.
- You get in touch with some details and, if you like, a sketch.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you will use the space, and check where the meters and fuse board sit.
- A written quote follows, with the fitting days agreed.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
Arranging a design visit
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, get in touch through our contact form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.
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What else we make in Hanworth
Making use of awkward spaces in Hanworth
In the streets around Hanworth, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 35%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 31%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. The Hanworth Road Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Hanworth. Conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If you want to be certain, ask the council’s planning team. About 35% of homes in the neighbourhood around Hanworth were built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, with fixings chosen for the wall.
Close to Crane Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. The wider area includes historic houses such as Strawberry Hill House, about 2 miles east. If your own home is a period one, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Hanworth is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 2 miles north-east of Twickenham. Wherever you are in Hanworth, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Our Richmond upon Thames coverage includes Hanworth, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the TW13, TW12 and TW2 postcode area for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Fir Road, New Road and Bel Lane, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. We also cover Hampton (1 mile south-east), Hampton Hill (1 mile east), Fulwell (1 mile east), Whitton (2 miles north-east) and Strawberry Hill (2 miles east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Twickenham (2 miles north-east), Richmond (4 miles north-east), Richmond upon Thames (4 miles north-east), Teddington (2 miles east), Barnes (7 miles north-east) and Kew (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hanworth
Around Hanworth, we cover homes near Hampton School and Hampton Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hampton station, roughly 1.1 miles south. A little further out are Kempton Steam Museum (1.1 miles west) and Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.8 miles east). Not far away are Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve.
Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
The drawers under a staircase can carry a real load. That’s why we make drawer boxes from birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws firmly. It also suits longer shelves.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site after fitting. Small marks are simple to touch in later, which helps in a well-used hall.
What prompts under-stairs storage in Hanworth
People who have just moved in, or have just finished a hallway, often want the space under the stairs to match. New storage, painted in a colour chosen for the hall, can tie it together. Decorating is for your decorator, so it is useful to tell us your plans early.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
If your children go to Buckingham Primary School or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
Questions from Hanworth
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Hanworth?
Yes. We cover all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London, and Hanworth is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Will a conservation area stop me having under-stairs storage fitted in Hanworth?
Typically not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. You can send them when you drop us a line using the contact form.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
It depends on the height and how open the space is. At the design visit we will say whether a desk makes sense there. Where it works, it makes a neat spot for a laptop and paperwork.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, so it suits the doors and fronts, and birch plywood is strong, so it suits drawer boxes and carcasses. The finish is spray-painted or hand-painted.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too.