Richmond upon Thames · London
Richmond upon Thames Under-Stairs Storage
We make under-stairs storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Richmond upon Thames. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- Cleaning things with no proper home
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How we make under-stairs storage for Richmond upon Thames
Where a staircase is open to a living space, the storage under it becomes part of the room. That calls for clean lines, well-fitted doors and a finish that suits the rest of the room. We can make plain or panelled fronts, painted to sit with the walls or to stand out. In Richmond upon Thames or anywhere else, the aim is storage that looks considered, not added on. Most enquiries start with space under the stairs that’s hard to use and an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Some homes have eaves, some have bays and some have neither, but almost every home has somewhere storage could go. Whatever kind of home yours is in Richmond upon Thames, we start by looking at what’s there. Under-stairs cupboards are then built in our workshop and fitted on site.
The furniture is built in our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. It describes the design, the materials and the finish agreed at the visit, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10, SW14, TW1)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Richmond upon Thames
Do you cover homes near Richmond station?
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.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Richmond upon Thames?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to tell us about parking during the design visit.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
The answer depends on your stairs and what you will keep there. Drawers make the low end useful, because you pull the back of the space to you. At the tall end, a cupboard is often better for coats and the vacuum.
Is it possible to match the colour of my hallway?
Yes. The colour is your choice and is agreed in the quote. We can spray it in the workshop or hand-paint it in your home. Both can be matched to a colour you already have.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a written quote after the visit.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. We will also ask about access and parking, and a quote in writing follows.
What it is made from
Pull-out drawers
The back of an under-stairs space is hard to reach, so drawers that slide out are often the answer. You see everything at once, without reaching into the dark. They can hold shoes, the vacuum or cleaning things.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF can be cut and shaped cleanly, which suits the angled panels under a staircase. We use a moisture-resistant grade, which stays stable and takes paint well. Most of what you see on the finished storage is MDF.
From workshop to your room
In older rooms, the furniture usually has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Parking varies a lot across London, from permit zones to private bays, so let us know what’s near you during the design visit. For a flat, building rules on lifts and working hours are worth checking.
- 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.
- We send a written quote for the storage.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are made in 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.
Preparing the room
- Empty the space we will be working in
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
Arranging a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, get in touch through our contact form and tell us about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
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Tips worth knowing
Getting the most from under-stairs storage starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Think about handles and how the fronts will look from the hall
- Measure your vacuum cleaner and ironing board
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Make a list of what you want to store before the design visit
If the hallway is being decorated afterwards, ask your decorator to protect the fronts. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. Should you have a question about the storage, drop us a line using the contact form and we will help.
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.
When is bespoke worth it?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. That’s something we plan for in the design.
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.
Under-stairs storage in Richmond upon Thames: local notes
In the neighbourhood around Richmond upon Thames, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 44%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 20%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Near the centre of Richmond upon Thames, Historic England’s list includes The Trumpeters' House (Grade I), about 0.6 miles west, and Houblon's Almshouses (Grade II*), less than half a mile north-west. If your own home is listed, works inside that affect its character, like fixing into or removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. All of London, the rest of London included, is inside the ULEZ. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Richmond upon Thames. We go through parking and access at the measuring visit.
Close to Pesthouse Common? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. For an older house near Holy Trinity Richmond, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage. For a family home near Marshgate Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Richmond upon Thames is about 2 miles south-west of Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Anywhere in Richmond upon Thames, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We cover places right across the rest of London.
Every home in TW9, TW10, SW14 and TW1 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. If your home is on a street like Church Road, King George Square and Topiary Square, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Richmond upon Thames is near the B321 and B322; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. We also cover North Sheen (1 mile north-east), East Sheen (1 mile east), Mortlake (1 mile east), Kew (2 miles north-east) and Strand-on-the-Green (2 miles north-east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Twickenham (2 miles south-west), Teddington (3 miles south-west), Hampton (4 miles south-west), Barnes (2 miles east), Hanworth (4 miles south-west) and Whitton (3 miles west).
Near you in Richmond upon Thames
Our area takes in the homes around Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School, Kneller Hall Junior School and The White Horse Richmond pub and the streets around them. Richmond upon Thames has its own railway station: Richmond station. Nearby you’ll also find Eel Pie Island Museum (1.5 miles south-west) and West Middlesex University Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Richmond upon Thames include Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
When you need someone else
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
If in doubt, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers