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Headstone Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Headstone: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every piece is built in our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- A low corner too deep to reach into
Need under-stairs storage in Headstone?
Boards, parts and paint
Plinths and scribe strips
The floor under a staircase is rarely perfectly level. A plinth or adjustable feet let us set the storage level, so the doors and drawers run true.
Hand-painted finish
Some people prefer a hand-painted finish for its softer look. It can be applied on site, in a colour agreed with you. If it’s ever chipped, it can be touched up.
About our under-stairs storage in Headstone
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 Headstone. Most enquiries start with needing a compact spot for a laptop and an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
An interwar house normally has a proper landing, sometimes with a recess or an airing cupboard, and that space can take shallow fitted storage. If yours is one of the interwar houses, semis or detached homes that make up much of the housing around Headstone, it is worth looking up as well as down. If a boiler or cylinder sits there, it keeps its clearances and access.
You get the quote in writing, so there is time to read it properly and share it with anyone else involved. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Headstone (HA5, HA3, HA2)
- Area
- Harrow
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting day works
Every fitting follows the same order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. Then the room is tidied and we look over the work with you. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. We measure the path, any steps and the front door as part of the route. Floors are covered from the door to the room.
- You get in touch and describe the stairs and the hall.
- We visit to measure the space at several points along the slope, as stairs and walls are rarely square in older houses.
- We send a quote in writing for the storage.
- In our workshop we build every part from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, following the slope we measured.
- On fitting day the units are set level and scribed to follow the stairs and walls.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Starting with a design visit
If you know what you want, say so; if you do not, that is fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Storage in Headstone homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Headstone were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 45%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 26%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Part of Headstone is in a conservation area, according to Historic England’s records. Being in a conservation area mainly affects changes to the outside of a building, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If you are unsure, check with the council before work starts. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Harrow sets its own rules. If your street in Headstone is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension through the council may be needed. It’s useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit.
Near listed buildings like Pinner Park Farmhouse, under half a mile west of the centre of Headstone, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. For a flat near Headstone Lane station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. The wider area includes historic houses such as Headstone Manor, about 0.6 miles south-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Headstone is about 2 miles south of Harrow, in the London Borough of Harrow. Whether your home in Headstone is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. We list Headstone among 20 places we cover in Harrow.
Postcode districts we cover here for under-stairs storage: HA5, HA3 and HA2. Our area takes in homes on streets like Anselm Road, Ufford Road and Chantry Road, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. We also cover Hatch End (1 mile west), Harrow Weald (1 mile east) and Belmont (2 miles east). Elsewhere in Harrow, we also cover Harrow (2 miles south), Stanmore (3 miles east), Little Stanmore (3 miles east), Greenhill (2 miles south-east), South Harrow (3 miles south) and Roxeth (2 miles south).
Near you in Headstone
Our area takes in the homes around Hatch End High School and The Moon & Sixpence pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Headstone itself: Headstone Lane station. Nearby you will also find Kodak Museum (1 mile south-east) and St. George's Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south-east).
Flats, leases and landlords
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Tell us about them at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Mention it when you contact us.
What affects the cost of under-stairs storage
Not every room costs the same, for these reasons:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- How square the room is
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
What to send when you get in touch
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Examples of the look you are after
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. To book a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is usually cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s typically 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 Headstone
Is parking a problem for fitting in Headstone?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Headstone?
Yes. Headstone is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Harrow and London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Pull-out drawers suit the low, deep end, as they bring the back within reach. At the tall end, a cupboard is often better for coats and the vacuum.
Should I send photos?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, especially with rough sizes. You can send them when you message us from the contact page.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Normally not. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.