Bromley · London
Leaves Green Under-Stairs Storage
For homes in Leaves Green, we make under-stairs storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
Under-stairs storage in Leaves Green
Under-stairs storage in Leaves Green: what you get
Deep pull-out drawers bring the back of the space within reach. Instead of crawling in to find something, you slide the drawer out and everything is in view. At the tall end, a cupboard works well for coats, an ironing board or the vacuum. A mix of drawers and cupboards is often the best use of the space. If your home has space under the stairs that’s hard to use and open space under the stairs that collects clutter, that’s what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Walls in houses from between the wars are normally straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Around Leaves Green, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a big part of the housing, and every piece is still scribed where it meets the wall. Each piece is levelled on site, so doors, lids and drawers line up.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Location
- Leaves Green (BR2)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
Standard drawer units are made in fixed sizes that rarely match the depth under the stairs. Drawers made for the space can run the full depth, so nothing is lost at the back. Each one is sized for what it will hold, from shoes to the vacuum cleaner. Ready-made furniture rarely suits a bay, a box room or a bulkhead over the stairs, and those are common in interwar houses. Fitted furniture is made around them.
Rooms that are not square take more work: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. The quote allows for it.
What you get with us
- More than 300 projects completed
- Saturday work by arrangement
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
Questions from Leaves Green
Do you cover homes near Hayes (Kent) station?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Leaves Green?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It is useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Are drawers or cupboards better under the stairs?
The answer depends on your stairs and what you’ll keep there. 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.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We will design around them.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Do you need under-stairs storage in Leaves Green?
In a smaller home, every bit of space counts. A well-designed under-stairs cupboard can take the coats, shoes, cleaning things and bags that would otherwise crowd the hall. It also takes pressure off the other cupboards in the house.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
The wider area includes historic houses like Down House, about 1.1 miles east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
What to check before you book
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
Leaves Green homes and under-stairs storage
In the area around Leaves Green, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 80%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 12%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Leaves Green, Historic England’s list includes Old Cottage (Grade II), under half a mile south-east, and Jasmine Cottage (Grade II), under half a mile south-east. If your own home is listed, changes inside that alter its character, like fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. It’s worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. About 80% of homes in the neighbourhood around Leaves Green were built between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Homes from that era tend to have little built-in storage, so under-stairs cupboards make a real difference, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
If your children go to Meridian High School or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. If you live in a period home close to Keston Parish Church, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Leaves Green is about 5 miles north-east of Orpington, part of the London Borough of Bromley. We can visit homes in Leaves Green on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. We cover places right across Bromley, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Design visits and fitting in BR2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether you live on a street such as Ashmore Lane and Main Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. We also cover the places around Leaves Green: Farthing Street (1 mile north-east), Downe (1 mile east), Nash (1 mile north-west), Luxted (1 mile south-east) and Keston (2 miles north). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (5 miles north-east), Bromley (4 miles north), Beckenham (5 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (5 miles north-east), Chislehurst (6 miles north) and Penge (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Leaves Green
The streets we cover here include those near The Kings Arms. The nearest railway station is Hayes (Kent) station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre. Open spaces near Leaves Green include West Kent Golf Course nature reserve.
What else we make in Leaves Green
How fitting day works
You won’t need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as we’ll have talked about at the measuring visit. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It’s useful to clear the room and the route before we arrive. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. Each piece is levelled, scribed where the wall wanders and fixed to suit the wall.
- You contact us about the space under your stairs.
- We visit to measure the space at several points along the slope, as stairs and walls are rarely square in older houses.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are made at 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
How to get a quote
Rough sizes are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To get started, get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
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Flats, conversions and lettings
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways not just the room, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. It’s made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, finished by spray or by hand.
What under-stairs storage can’t fix
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- Reshaping or rebuilding the staircase
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
If in doubt, you can use our contact form and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF