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Under-Stairs Storage in Malden Rushett
Under-stairs storage in Malden Rushett: 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 tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
Need under-stairs storage in Malden Rushett?
How we make under-stairs storage for Malden Rushett
Under-stairs cupboards often hold a gas meter, an electricity meter or the fuse board. They need to stay accessible, so readings and safety checks can still be made. Our designs keep a clear way to them, often behind their own door, so you gain storage without losing access. If you’re not sure what’s under your stairs in Malden Rushett, we will look when we visit. If you are living with a fuse board that’s hard to get to and a tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish can solve it.
Walls in houses from between the wars are usually straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Around Malden Rushett, 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.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Place
- Malden Rushett (KT9)
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Making use of tricky spaces in Malden Rushett
About 45% of the homes in the streets around Malden Rushett went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 23% between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Malden Rushett include Rushett Farmhouse (Grade II), less than half a mile south-east. If your own home is listed, works inside that affect its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Each London borough runs its own parking controls, and Kingston upon Thames is no exception. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Let us know about parking at the measuring visit.
If your children go to Chessington Community College or a school nearby, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. If you live in a flat close to Chessington South station, the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. Close to Claygate Common? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place.
Malden Rushett is about 5 miles north of Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Wherever you are in Malden Rushett, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Our work takes in places right across Kingston upon Thames, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
We make under-stairs storage across KT9 for under-stairs storage. Streets in the area include Silverglade, Leatherhead Road and West Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. If you are just outside Malden Rushett, we also cover Barwell (1 mile north) and Hook (2 miles north). Across the rest of Kingston upon Thames, our area takes in Kingston upon Thames (5 miles north), Surbiton (4 miles north), New Malden (5 miles north-east), Hampton Wick (5 miles north), Norbiton (5 miles north) and Chessington (2 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Malden Rushett
The nearest railway station is Chessington South station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Epsom Cottage Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Chessington Castle Hill (1.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Malden Rushett include Jubilee Wood.
How it’s made
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. We spray in the workshop, so the finish is complete before fitting. You choose the colour.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Moisture-resistant MDF is stable and takes paint well. It suits the doors, drawer fronts and panels of an under-stairs cupboard, where the finish is most on show.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways along with the room itself, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it’s easy to buy.
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What we do not do
Before you plan the job, it’s useful to know what we don’t do:
- Plastering and decorating around the new storage
- Relocating meters, which your energy supplier deals with
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
If in doubt, you can get in touch through our contact form and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Fitting day, step by step
Once the main sections are fixed in place, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly, and then we check it all again. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so it’s worth mentioning at the measuring visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- 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.
- We send a written quote for the storage.
- 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. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand once it is in.
How to prepare
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
Starting with a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, tell us about the room on our contact form with some details about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
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Your questions about under-stairs storage in Malden Rushett
I live near Chessington South station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Kingston upon Thames and the rest of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Is Malden Rushett in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes, we work across Kingston upon Thames, Malden Rushett included, and across the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. The design keeps a clear way to the meter or fuse board, often with a door of its own. Meter readers and engineers need access, so we never box them in.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Pull-out drawers suit the low, deep end, as they bring the back within reach. Cupboards suit the tall end, for coats or a vacuum cleaner.
Can the under-stairs storage be painted to match the hall?
Yes. You choose the colour, and we agree it before the work starts. We can spray it in the workshop or hand-paint it in your home. Either finish can follow a colour already in the hall.
Could the space under my stairs take a desk?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there is enough height 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.