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Under-stairs storage in Staples Corner, Barnet
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, designed for your room in Staples Corner. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
Need under-stairs storage in Staples Corner?
About our under-stairs storage in Staples Corner
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 a low corner too deep to reach into and a hallway crowded with coats and shoes, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Around Staples Corner, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the hall is often wide enough for coat and shoe storage. Bays at the front suit a seat with storage below, with a grille so any radiator below keeps heating the room. Each space is measured and under-stairs cupboards are made to suit it.
If the job needs another trade, such as an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Place
- Staples Corner (NW2, NW4, NW9)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How it is 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.
Plinths and scribe strips
Floors under the stairs are often out of level. A plinth or adjustable feet let us set the storage level, so the doors and drawers run true.
Under-stairs storage for homes in Staples Corner
About 38% of the homes in the streets around Staples Corner went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 19% between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. There is a conservation area within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Staples Corner, going by Historic England’s data. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. If you’re unsure, check with the council before work starts. All of London, Barnet included, is inside the ULEZ. Vans bringing furniture to Staples Corner fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. Parking and access are planned at the measuring visit.
For families living near Parkfield Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. Close to Clarefield Park? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. If you live in a period home close to Church of St John, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Staples Corner is about 3 miles north-east of Finchley, within the London Borough of Barnet. From period terraces to newer flats in Staples Corner, we measure the room as it is and design around it. We list Staples Corner among 41 places we cover in Barnet.
In NW2, NW4 and NW9, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Park Road, Humber Road and Oxgate Lane, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. If you’re just outside Staples Corner, we also cover Brent Cross (1 mile north-east), Dollis Hill (1 mile south-west), Hendon (1 mile north), The Hyde (1 mile north-west) and West Hendon (1 mile north-west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Finchley (3 miles north-east), Barnet (5 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles north-west), East Finchley (3 miles north-east), Whetstone (4 miles north-east) and Edgware (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Staples Corner
We fit furniture in homes around Clarion and Woodfield School, among other places. Staples Corner has its own railway station: Brent Cross West station. Other landmarks nearby include St Andrew's Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Church Farmhouse Museum (1.3 miles north).
Nearby places to Staples Corner
Other services in Staples Corner
Honest limits
Before you plan the job, it helps to know what we do not do:
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. How it works.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Pull-out drawers
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
What affects the price in Staples Corner
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- The internal fittings
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The overall size of the piece
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Getting in touch
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Your postcode and the borough
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
Could you do it yourself?
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it’s easy to buy.
Questions we are often asked
Will a conservation area stop me having under-stairs storage fitted in Staples Corner?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Staples Corner?
Yes. Staples Corner is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Barnet and London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details.
What happens when you come to measure?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and a written quote follows.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Drawer boxes are birch plywood, as it’s strong and holds screws firmly. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Tell us when you contact us if a Saturday suits you best.
Fitting day, step by step
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. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. In a 1920s or 1930s house, the hall and stairs are typically simple, but the route in is still measured, not just the room. Under-stairs cupboards arrive in sections and are assembled in place.
- First we hear what’s under your stairs now and what you need.
- At the design visit, the space is measured and any meters are noted.
- We talk through drawers, cupboards and coat storage, and send a quote in writing, with the finish set out.
- Every part is built in our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home and check every drawer and door with you.
How to prepare
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician ahead of time
Arranging a design visit
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, message us from the contact page.