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Holloway Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Holloway: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
Ask about under-stairs storage in Holloway
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is usually cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is normally a gap left over at the top or at one end. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
How we make under-stairs storage for Holloway
Under-stairs storage is not only for houses. A maisonette, a split-level flat or a staircase down to a lower floor can all leave space underneath. 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 Holloway, the process is the same. Typical reasons to get in touch are space under the stairs that’s hard to use and nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags, and the answer is made in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Where original shutters, doors or panelling survive, they’re worth designing around. With a large share of the homes around Holloway built before 1919, new storage can be made to sit beside them rather than replace them. Door styles can be chosen to suit the age of the house, and painted to match. If your home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original joinery.
The furniture is made in our workshop after you’ve had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Holloway (N7, N19, N4)
- Borough
- Islington
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Holloway
Many people get in touch after digging through clutter to reach a meter or the fuse board. Planned storage can leave a clear path to the meter or fuse board, and the rest of the space can still work hard.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
If you live in a period home close to St Joseph and St Padarn's Church, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
Where other trades come in
We make and fit furniture, and we don’t do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. Please bear these in mind too:
- Moving gas pipes under the stairs
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Pull-out drawers
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Holloway
I live in a flat in Holloway. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It’s useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Can you fit under-stairs storage to the uneven walls of an older house in Holloway?
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. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You choose it. We agree the colour with you, and it is set out in the quote.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not usually. 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.
How do I get a quote?
Simply fill in our short enquiry form. It helps to send rough sizes and a few photos, and we will arrange a design visit.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture, which helps avoid condensation and mould. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
Under-stairs storage in Holloway: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Holloway were built before 1919 (about 52%) and since 2000 (about 19%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. The National Heritage List records 19 entries within half a mile of the centre of Holloway. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Purpose-built flats are home to about 50% of households in the neighbourhood around Holloway, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. In a block, each section is sized to get up the stairs or into the lift and through the door. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day.
Witanhurst, about 1.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks. If you live near Whittington Park, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place.
Holloway is about 1 mile east of Highbury, part of the London Borough of Islington. Whether your home in Holloway is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our work takes in places right across Islington.
We cover every part of N7, N19 and N4. You’ll find streets here such as Penn Road, Lough Road and Tabley Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Nag's Head (1 mile north), Lower Holloway (1 mile south), Tufnell Park (1 mile west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north-west) and Barnsbury (1 mile south). Other parts of Islington we cover include Farringdon (3 miles south), Clerkenwell (2 miles south), Finsbury (3 miles south-east), St Luke's (2 miles south-east), Angel (2 miles south) and Pentonville (2 miles south).
Landmarks near Holloway
Around Holloway, we cover homes near Musical Theatre Academy, Beacon High and The Coronet pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Drayton Park station, about 0.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Northern Hospital (within half a mile north-west) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (a few minutes’ walk east). Open spaces near Holloway include Dartmouth Park Hill and Gillespie Park.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
The last stage of the day is the finish. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. Any decorating around the new pieces is for your decorator.
- 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.
- We fit the storage in your home, trimming the edges so they meet the stairs neatly.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Getting a quote
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
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Why bespoke in Holloway?
If you only need a hook or two and a basic shelf, an off-the-shelf option may be enough. Bespoke storage makes sense when you want every part of the space working, not just the easy part. We are happy to talk through which suits you at the measuring visit. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so you end up with gaps, wobbles and units that don’t meet the skirting. Fitted pieces follow the wall and sit level.
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why choose us
- Designed for the room you have
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Work across the whole of London
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.