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Under-stairs storage in Temple Bar, City of London
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on under-stairs storage in Temple Bar starts with a design visit, and everything is made at our workshop.
- The low end of the space going to waste
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
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Under-stairs storage in Temple Bar: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Temple Bar, with about 22% built since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how under-stairs cupboards are fixed and fitted. 29 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of the centre of Temple Bar. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Temple Bar is inside the Congestion Charge zone, which covers the whole City of London. Access, loading and timings are planned with that in mind.
For families living near St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. For an older house near Temple Church, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Temple Bar is part of the City of London, about 1 mile east of City of London. Homes in Temple Bar are part of the area we cover for under-stairs storage, as part of our work in every London borough. Our the City of London coverage includes Temple Bar.
Design visits and fitting in WC2B, WC2E and EC1N work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover homes on streets such as Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Temple Bar is near the A4 and A40; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. Close by, we also work in Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
Local landmarks in Temple Bar
In Temple Bar, that includes homes near British Library of Political and Economic Science, London Nautical School and Mercers' School. There’s a railway station in Temple Bar itself: City Thameslink station. Nearby you will also find St Philip's Hospital (a few minutes’ walk west) and Gabriel's Wharf (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Ludgate Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
About our under-stairs storage in Temple Bar
Pull-out drawers make the most of the low, deep end of the space. Instead of crawling in to find something, you slide the drawer out and everything is in view. Cupboards suit the taller end, where coats can hang and a vacuum cleaner can stand. Many designs for homes in Temple Bar combine the two. If your home has no room for a small desk or a place to work and the low end of the space going to waste, under-stairs cupboards made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish can solve it.
Around Temple Bar, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and houses of that age are full of awkward spaces: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. Fitted storage is designed to make those spaces useful, scribed to walls that are rarely straight.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It describes the under-stairs cupboard we’ve designed for the room, what it’s made from and how it’s finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Location
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Area
- City of London
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions about under-stairs storage
How do you fit under-stairs storage in a flat in Temple Bar?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. Under-stairs cupboards are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. It is useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Temple Bar?
Yes. We cover all of the City of London and the rest of London, and Temple Bar is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, and then we send a quote.
How many days does the fitting take?
It depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We’ll talk about it during the design visit.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a written quote.
Should I send pictures?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit, along with rough measurements. Show anything the furniture has to work around, such as radiators or sockets.
How much will my under-stairs cupboard cost?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it. We send a written quote after the design visit.
What happens on fitting day
There is not much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and the room should already be cleared. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Original hallway tiles and old floorboards are worth protecting, so they’re covered before anything comes in. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- You get in touch with a few details and, if you like, a sketch. It’s useful to say whether the meters are under there.
- At the design visit, we look at the stairs, the hall and what you need to store, and check where the meters and fuse board sit.
- A quote in writing follows, with the fitting days agreed. Take your time to look through it.
- Your storage is made at our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs.
- We fit it in your home and leave it ready to use, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Before we arrive
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
How to get a quote
To get a quote for under-stairs storage in Temple Bar, tell us about the room on our contact form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Advice
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
With more people working from home, some want a desk tucked under the stairs. If the space opens onto a room, a compact desk with shelves above can sit beneath the stairs. It is a modest workspace, well suited to a laptop and the household paperwork.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Chambers on West Side of New Court, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
Choosing a carpenter
- A quote in writing that sets out the job
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
What affects the price in Temple Bar
Prices vary from room to room, and it comes down to:
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
What to send when you get in touch
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. Just send what you can:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- How you want to use the space
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
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Materials and finishes
Plinths and scribe strips
We trim scribe strips to the exact line of the wall. They’re one reason fitted storage looks built in. At floor level, the plinth hides any slope in the floor.
Pull-out drawers
Drawers that pull out make the back of the space easy to use. Everything is in view when the drawer is open. Shoe drawers, a drawer for the vacuum and drawers for cleaning things are all possible.
Why bespoke in Temple Bar?
Off-the-shelf storage comes in the colours the maker offers. Ours is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you, so it can match the hall, the stairs or the woodwork. Alcoves and recesses in period houses are rarely a standard width or depth, so off-the-shelf pieces either don’t fit or leave a gap either side. Made for the space, the furniture uses the full width and height.
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 is part of the price. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit.
Why choose us
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- More than 300 projects completed
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made and what a quote should include.