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Under-stairs storage in Northfields, Ealing
Under-stairs storage in Northfields: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We visit to measure and talk through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
Under-stairs storage in Northfields
Not every staircase is in a house. A maisonette, a split-level flat or a staircase down to a lower floor can all leave space underneath. We measure the space and the route in, so the sections made at our workshop fit through the front door and along the hall. Wherever your home is in Northfields, the process is the same. We make under-stairs cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are coats and shoes piling up in the hall and an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall.
A large share of the homes around Northfields were built before 1919, and houses of that age are full of awkward spaces: the space under the stairs, the bay at the front, the alcoves, the hallway recesses and, where the loft has been converted, the eaves. That’s where fitted storage comes in.
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.
- Where
- Northfields (W5, W13, TW8)
- Area
- Ealing
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions we’re often asked
My house in Northfields is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Brentford station?
Yes, homes across Ealing and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Electrical work isn’t something we do; it is a job for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design.
Can you match the storage to my hallway?
Yes. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, by spray or by hand. It can match the walls, the stairs or the woodwork, so it sits quietly in the hall.
Are drawers or cupboards better under the stairs?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Drawers make the low end useful, because you pull the back of the space to you. Cupboards suit the tall end, for coats or a vacuum cleaner.
Making use of tricky spaces in Northfields
Homes built before 1919 make up about 63% of the housing in the streets around Northfields, with about 19% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (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. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Northfields include Boston Manor House (Grade I), about 0.5 miles south, and Church of St Mary (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles north-east. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can require listed building consent from the council. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Each London borough runs its own parking controls, and Ealing is no exception. Depending on your street in Northfields, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a council bay suspension may be needed. Parking near your home is worth mentioning during the design visit.
The wider area includes historic houses like Boston Manor, about 0.5 miles south. If your own home is a period one, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them. If your children go to Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School or a school nearby, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. If you live in a flat close to Brentford station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Northfields is in the London Borough of Ealing, about 1 mile north of Ealing. Anywhere in Northfields, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Across Ealing, we cover Northfields and the places around it.
Postcode districts we cover here for under-stairs storage: W5, W13 and TW8. You will find streets here such as Burns Road, South Road and Elers Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Northfields include the A3002, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Other places close to Northfields include Brentford (1 mile south-east), Gillette Corner (1 mile south-west), Brentford End (1 mile south), Osterley (2 miles south-west) and Spring Grove (2 miles south-west). Across the rest of Ealing, our area takes in Acton (2 miles east), Southall (3 miles west), Greenford (3 miles north-west), Northolt (4 miles north-west), Acton Green (2 miles east) and Bedford Park (2 miles east).
Around Northfields
Around Northfields, we cover homes near Ealing Park Tavern, Library for Iranian Studies and Great Ealing School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Brentford station, about 0.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Ealing Hospital (1.4 miles west) and Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Castlebar Hill and Long Wood.
Places near Northfields
More for homes in Northfields
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
It’s worth being honest about cost: 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.
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. It is done in our workshop, before the storage comes to your home. You choose the colour.
Birch plywood
The drawers under a staircase can carry a real load. Birch plywood suits them, as it’s strong and holds screws well. Long shelves benefit from it too.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
In older rooms, the furniture typically has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it sits neatly against the room. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. On fitting day, edges are trimmed on site to follow the walls, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- To begin, get in touch through our contact form; a brief note on the space and what it holds now is plenty.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- You receive a quote in writing for the storage.
- We make it in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a door or panel left where the meters need access.
- The storage is fitted and set level, and the meter access is checked with you.
How to prepare
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Let us know about parking near your home
Getting a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a written quote for you to look over. To book one, send us a few details through our contact form.
Related advice
Practical tips
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Mention any decorating plans so the work can be timed well
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Let us know about anything bulky that needs to fit
Before we leave, we check every drawer and door with you. Any door to a meter or fuse board is checked so it opens fully and leaves the meter in view. You will know everything works as planned.
Sharp tools and heavy boxes can chip a painted edge. Store tools in a box or bag, not loose against the doors. Minor chips can be touched up with the matching colour.
What affects the price in Northfields
The price for your room depends on:
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- How square the room is
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Doors and drawers, and how many
Access to the room makes a difference too. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, and that’s part of the price. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.
Getting in touch
To help us picture the room, please include:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
If you know what you want, say so; if you don’t, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, tell us about the room on our contact form.