Wandsworth · London
Streatham Park Under-Stairs Storage
We make under-stairs storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Streatham Park. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
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Under-stairs storage in Streatham Park: what you get
In many terraced houses, the gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board sits under the stairs. These must stay easy to reach for meter readers and engineers. We plan the storage around them, typically with a door that leaves them in clear reach, so the space works hard without hiding anything that matters. If you are not sure what’s under your stairs in Streatham Park, we’ll look when we visit. We make under-stairs cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a staircase with untidy space beneath it and a fuse board that’s hard to get to.
Older homes like many around Streatham Park have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of the homes around Streatham Park date from then. Each piece is scribed and levelled on site so it looks straight in a room that is not. Picture rails, skirting and cornices are worked around rather than removed, and the paint colour is agreed with you.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you, so it can be arranged before fitting day. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Where
- Streatham Park (SW16, SW17, SW12)
- Area
- Wandsworth
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why bespoke in Streatham Park?
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. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so it leaves gaps at the wall, tilts on sloping floors or sits awkwardly against skirting and picture rails. Fitted furniture is scribed to the wall instead.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Why us?
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Designed for the room you have
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Questions from Streatham Park
Can you fit under-stairs storage to the uneven walls of an older house in Streatham Park?
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. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Streatham station?
Yes. We cover all of Wandsworth and the rest of London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. Moving a meter isn’t our work, so we design for where it is now.
Can you come 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.
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.
How long will the fitting take?
How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
What affects the price in Streatham Park
Several things affect the price:
- The width and height of the space
- Parking and unloading on your street
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- How square the room is
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
Ahead of the design visit, we will usually ask about:
- Your postcode and the borough
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Rough measurements: width, height and depth
- How you want to use the space
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you’re ready, send us a few details through our contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
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From workshop to your room
Once the main sections are fixed in place, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. On fitting day, edges are trimmed on site to follow the walls, so we ask for a clear space to work near the room. We keep dust down and tidy as we go. Hand painting, if that’s your finish, can follow the fitting.
- 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 written quote, with the finish set out.
- Every part is built in our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
- We fit it in your home and check every drawer and door with you.
How to prepare
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Starting with a design visit
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we have measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
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Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish works well on plain and panelled fronts. It is carried out in the workshop for a smooth, even coat. Any paint colour agreed with you can be used.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting gives a slightly softer look than spraying. It can be applied on site, in a colour agreed with you. Touch-ups are simple if the paint is ever knocked.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s easy to buy.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Under-stairs storage for homes in Streatham Park
In the streets around Streatham Park, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 63%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 12%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. There are 18 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Streatham Park. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. Around Streatham Park, about 63% of homes date from before 1919, well above the figure for Wandsworth as a whole, about 44%, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). So older-house details are more likely to come into the design of under-stairs cupboards.
For families living near St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Kingswood House, about 2.6 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight. Close to Streatham Common? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Streatham Park is about 3 miles north-west of Clapham Junction, within the London Borough of Wandsworth. Whether your home in Streatham Park is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across Wandsworth.
We make under-stairs storage across the SW16, SW17 and SW12 postcode area. Whether you live on a street like Lewin Road, Rydal Road and Natal Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Close by, we also work in Furzedown (1 mile south-west), Streatham (1 mile east), Tooting (1 mile west), Tooting Bec (1 mile west) and Hyde farm estate (1 mile north). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Clapham Junction (3 miles north-west), Battersea (3 miles north-west), Putney (4 miles north-west), Wandsworth (3 miles north-west), Southfields (3 miles north-west) and Earlsfield (2 miles north-west).
What’s near Streatham Park
Our area takes in the homes around Graveney School, The Holland Tringham pub and Furzedown Secondary School. For rail, the closest station is Streatham station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Tooting Bec Hospital (within half a mile north-west) and London Sewing Machine Museum (0.9 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Oakleigh Way.