Bromley · London
Kevington Under-Stairs Storage
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, designed for your room in Kevington. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- Cleaning things with no proper home
Under-stairs storage for your home in Kevington
Under-stairs storage for homes in Kevington
Some under-stairs spaces are open enough for a small desk. We can build a desk with shelves above and a drawer or two below. Any new socket or light there is for your electrician, and we leave room and a route for the cable. It’s worth talking through at the design visit in Kevington. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and people most often get in touch about a low corner too deep to reach into and cleaning things with no proper home.
In homes from the post-war decades, the boiler may live in a cupboard. If it sits in a cupboard you’d like rebuilt, the new storage keeps the clearances and ventilation set out in the manufacturer’s instructions. With many homes around Kevington built between 1945 and the early 1970s, that’s one of the things we check at the measuring visit. Work on the boiler itself is for an engineer on the Gas Safe Register.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the under-stairs cupboard designed for your room, its materials and its finish, and the workshop works from it.
- Location
- Kevington (BR5)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What prompts under-stairs storage in Kevington
The low end of the space is normally the problem. You can’t stand up in it, and you can’t reach the back without kneeling. Drawers that slide out on runners turn that tricky corner into useful storage.
Requests we hear often include:
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- The low end of the space going to waste
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Kevington Hall, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Whether they measure the room themselves
Fitting day, step by step
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. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Parking near post-war estates can depend on residents’ bays and estate rules, so let us know what applies at the measuring visit. Fitting day is the sections coming in, being joined and fixed in place. Saturdays can be arranged.
- It starts when you get in touch about the space under your stairs. It’s useful to say whether the meters are under there.
- At the design visit, we look at the stairs, the hall and what you need to store.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
How to get a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and discuss the design with you. A written quote follows the visit. To arrange the visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Practical tips
The finish lasts best with a little care, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. Here are our suggestions:
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Tell us if the hall is being decorated
When you load the drawers, put the heaviest things low and towards the front. That keeps the drawers running smoothly and the load where the carcass is strongest. Shelves are made for the things you told us about at the measuring visit, so stick to that and they’ll stay straight.
Keep sharp or very heavy items away from the painted fronts. Put tools in a case so they do not knock the paint. Minor chips can be touched up with the matching colour.
Honest limits
It is worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Relocating meters, which your energy supplier deals with
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room. How it works.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Spray-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Making use of tricky spaces in Kevington
About 43% of the homes in the area around Kevington went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 26% between 1973 and 1999, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 7 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Kevington. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Bromley has its own. If your street in Kevington is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed. Let us know about parking during the design visit.
For families living near Manor Oak Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. If you live in a flat close to St Mary Cray station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Kevington is in the London Borough of Bromley, about 1 mile west of Orpington. Kevington is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We list Kevington among 49 places we cover in Bromley.
In BR5, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. You’ll find streets here like Crockenhill Road and Sheepcote Lane, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. If you are just outside Kevington, we also cover Derry Downs (1 mile west), St Mary Cray (1 mile west), Orpington (1 mile west), Poverest (2 miles west) and St Paul's Cray (2 miles north-west). Elsewhere in Bromley, we also cover Bromley (5 miles west), Beckenham (7 miles west), Chislehurst (4 miles north-west), Biggin Hill (7 miles south-west), Plaistow (6 miles west) and Shortlands (6 miles west).
Local landmarks in Kevington
The streets we cover here include those near Harris Academy Orpington and The Priory School, among other places. The closest station to Kevington is St Mary Cray station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s The Warren.
Nearby places to Kevington
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Questions from Kevington
Is Kevington in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes. Kevington is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Bromley and London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
I live near St Mary Cray station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
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. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. We’ll also ask about access and parking.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. We note them during the design visit and plan the drawers and doors around them. Moving a meter is not our work, so we design for where it is now.
How we price under-stairs storage
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The overall size of the piece
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Spray painting or hand painting
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Helping us understand the room
To give us a picture of the room, it is useful to include:
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- How you want to use the space
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a written quote. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To book a design visit, fill in our short enquiry form.