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Under-Stairs Storage in Hornsey
We make under-stairs storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Hornsey. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- The low end of the space going to waste
Under-stairs storage for your home in Hornsey
Looking after your furniture
Getting the most from under-stairs storage starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
- Clear the space before the design visit if you can
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
Wiping the fronts with a soft, damp cloth is typically all they need. Dry them afterwards, and avoid abrasive pads and strong solvents. The edges of drawers and the areas around handles pick up marks first.
Wet coats and shoes can mark paint and leave damp in a closed cupboard. Let them dry before they go away, and leave the door open for a while after a wet day if the cupboard feels damp.
About our under-stairs storage in Hornsey
Every staircase has its own shape. The underside slopes, the side of the stairs runs at its own angle and the floor below is rarely perfectly level. We scribe the storage to the stairs and the walls, so it looks as though it has always been there. It is the part of the job a boxed unit simply can’t manage. Most enquiries start with a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter and a sloping corner nobody can reach, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Original features like shutters, cupboard doors and panelling are worth keeping where they survive. With a large share of the homes around Hornsey built before 1919, new storage can be made to sit beside them rather than replace them. Panel details can be drawn to suit the house. For a listed home, fixing into original joinery can need consent, so check first.
We write quotes in plain English. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Hornsey (N8, N22)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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From workshop to your room
There is not much for you to do on fitting day. Someone needs to let us in, and the room should already be cleared, as agreed during the design visit. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. The time 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. On fitting day, edges are trimmed on site to follow the walls, so we ask for a clear space to work near the room. We keep dust down and tidy as we go. Hand painting, if that’s your finish, can follow the fitting.
- You tell us about the space under the stairs.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you will use the space.
- We send a written quote covering the design, materials and finish.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and finished, and we check each pull-out with you before we leave.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Tell us about parking near your home
Starting with a design visit
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, along with rough sizes. To send them over, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
Advice
Storage in Hornsey homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Hornsey were built before 1919 (about 63%) and since 2000 (about 18%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Within a mile of the centre of Hornsey, 11 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Haringey has its own. Where a street in Hornsey is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. We ask about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Near listed buildings like Tower of Old Parish Church of St Mary, less than half a mile east of the centre of Hornsey, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Bruce Castle, about 2 miles north-east, 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. For an older house near Church of Holy Innocents, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Hornsey is about 2 miles east of Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey. We can visit homes in Hornsey on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. Hornsey is one of the places in Haringey where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 23 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in N8 and N22 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets like High Street, Brandon Place and Cross Lane, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. If you’re just outside Hornsey, we also cover Turnpike Lane (1 mile east), Crouch End (1 mile south-west), Stroud Green (1 mile south-east), Wood Green (1 mile north-east) and Noel Park (1 mile north-east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Tottenham (2 miles east), Tottenham Green (2 miles east), South Tottenham (2 miles east), Seven Sisters (2 miles east), Highgate (2 miles south-west) and Broadwater Farm (2 miles east).
Landmarks near Hornsey
Around Hornsey, we cover homes near Greig City Academy, Greek Secondary School of London and Great Northern Railway pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hornsey itself: Hornsey station. Other landmarks nearby include The Mall Wood Green (0.6 miles north-east) and Hornsey Central Hospital (0.7 miles west). For a walk, there is Parkland Walk.
When is bespoke worth it?
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, where scribing and fixings that suit the wall are important.
Where other trades come in
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Moving gas pipes under the stairs
- Relocating meters, which your energy supplier deals with
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
If in doubt, you can fill in our short enquiry form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Hand-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
Questions we are often asked
Do you cover homes near Hornsey station?
Yes. We cover all of Haringey and the rest of London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Hornsey?
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 is useful to let us know about parking during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Should I send pictures?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough sizes. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, 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.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
In many homes it’s possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. Any socket or light there is for your electrician, and we plan around it.
How long will the fitting take?
The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
Materials and finishes
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be applied once the storage is in place. Marks can be touched in without much trouble. Like any new paint, it needs time to cure fully.
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.