Kingston upon Thames · London
Under-stairs storage in Kingston upon Thames
Under-stairs storage for your home in Kingston upon Thames: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- A low corner too deep to reach into
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Under-stairs storage in Kingston upon Thames: what you get
The space under a staircase is often the hardest-working spot in a house, and the least organised. We design under-stairs storage around the things you actually want to keep there, with pull-out drawers, cupboards or a combination of the two. In Kingston upon Thames, as everywhere we work, it begins with a visit to measure and plan. We make under-stairs cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are wanting a quiet corner for paperwork and stairs open to a room, with clutter on show.
Some homes have eaves, some have bays and some have neither, but almost every home has somewhere storage could go. For a home in Kingston upon Thames, the design visit is where the options are worked out. Under-stairs cupboards are then made in our workshop and fitted on site.
You get the quote in writing, so you can read it at your own pace. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Kingston upon Thames (KT2, KT1, TW10)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Kingston upon Thames
The low end of the space is normally the problem. It’s too low to stand in and too deep to reach into. Pull-out drawers solve that by bringing the back of the space to you.
If you recognise any of these, it’s worth talking to us:
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
Close to Canbury Gardens? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
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. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. On fitting day, each piece is fitted to the room’s own walls, with scribing where they wander and packing where floors dip. Spray-painted pieces arrive finished; hand-painted ones can be finished on site.
- First you tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them.
- We visit to measure the space and go through the design with you, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
- You receive a written quote for the storage we’ve discussed.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are built in our workshop. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring it to your home, fit it and leave it ready to use. Any meters stay easy to reach.
How to prepare
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
Getting a quote
For a quote for under-stairs storage in Kingston upon Thames, drop us a line using the contact form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
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What under-stairs storage cannot fix
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. These are worth knowing before you plan:
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Moving a gas or electricity meter, which is arranged through your energy supplier
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can fill in our short enquiry form and we will tell you. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Kingston upon Thames homes and under-stairs storage
In the area around Kingston upon Thames, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 36%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 21%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Near the centre of Kingston upon Thames, Historic England’s list includes Church of All Saints (Grade I), less than half a mile south-west, and Cleave's Almshouses (Grade II*), less than half a mile south. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and the rest of London sets its own rules. If your street in Kingston upon Thames is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed. It is useful to tell us about parking during the design visit.
For families living near St Luke's CofE Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. For an older house near Church of St Luke, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them.
Kingston upon Thames is one of London’s 33 local authority areas. Kingston upon Thames is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Our work takes in places right across the rest of London, large and small.
Design visits and fitting in KT2, KT1 and TW10 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets like Sigrist Square, Old London Road and London Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Kingston upon Thames include the B3365, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Norbiton (1 mile east), Coombe (2 miles east), New Malden (2 miles south-east), Coombe Hill (2 miles north-east) and Motspur Park (2 miles east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Surbiton (2 miles south), Chessington (4 miles south), Seething Wells (2 miles south), Hook (3 miles south), Tolworth (2 miles south) and Berrylands (2 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Kingston upon Thames
In Kingston upon Thames, that includes homes near Kingston Grammar School, Tiffin School and The Grey Horse pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Kingston upon Thames itself: Kingston station. Nearby you’ll also find Kingston Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Bentall Centre (close by, under half a mile south-west). Not far away are Rose Walk and Kingston Hill Road area.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture typically costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, where scribing and fixings that suit the wall are important.
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Is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf storage comes in the colours the maker offers. Ours is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you, so it can sit with the walls, the banisters or the skirting. Standalone furniture leaves gaps behind and above it that gather dust, and fitted furniture closes them, which makes cleaning simpler.
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
Why us?
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturday visits and fitting by arrangement
- Over 300 projects completed
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
Questions from Kingston upon Thames
I live near Kingston station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
My home in Kingston upon Thames is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in not just the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
How do I get started?
Just use our contact form. It is useful to send rough sizes and a few photos, and we will arrange a design visit, followed by a written quote.
What happens at the design visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and go through the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and afterwards we send a quote in writing.
What affects the price of under-stairs storage?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. The price comes in a written quote after the design visit.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
You can choose between two finishes: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.