Haringey · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Tottenham
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Tottenham, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Under-stairs storage in Tottenham
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. It helps to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Sections are then carried in and assembled.
- To begin, drop us a line using the 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.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Preparing the room
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
How to get a quote
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and send you a written quote afterwards.
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Under-stairs storage in Tottenham: what you get
Every staircase has its own shape. The underside slopes, the side of the stairs runs at its own angle and the floor below is rarely perfectly level. Each under-stairs cupboard we make follows those lines, so the fronts sit neatly against the stairs. It is the part of the job a boxed unit simply cannot manage. Typical reasons to get in touch are needing a compact spot for a laptop and cleaning things with no proper home; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Whether your home in Tottenham is a period house, an interwar semi, a post-war flat or a newer build, there’s often a corner or recess not doing much. That space can take fitted storage, laid out for what you need to keep. Walls could be brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard, so we check before choosing fixings.
We write quotes in plain English. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Place
- Tottenham (N17, N15, N18)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Under-stairs storage for homes in Tottenham
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Tottenham were built before 1919 (about 39%) and since 2000 (about 19%), 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. 11 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Tottenham. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. Since the zone was extended to the outer boroughs in August 2023, the whole of London has been inside the ULEZ. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Tottenham is covered by it. How the van gets to your door is planned at the measuring visit.
Living in a block of flats near Bruce Grove station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. Close to Bruce Castle Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Tower to South West of Bruce Castle, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
Tottenham is in the London Borough of Haringey. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Tottenham is part of that. Our Haringey coverage includes Tottenham and the places around it.
We make under-stairs storage across N17, N15 and N18 for under-stairs storage. Whether you live on a street like New Road, High Road and Reed Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Tottenham is near the A10, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Close by, we also work in Broadwater Farm (1 mile west), Tottenham Hale (1 mile south-east), Tottenham Green (1 mile south), South Tottenham (1 mile south) and Seven Sisters (1 mile south). Elsewhere in Haringey, we also cover Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles south-west), Turnpike Lane (2 miles west), Finsbury Park (3 miles south-west), Bowes Park (2 miles west) and Bounds Green (3 miles west). Being one of the larger places in Haringey, Tottenham is covered for under-stairs storage and everything else we make.
What’s near Tottenham
Around Tottenham, we cover homes near The John Loughborough School, No.8 Tottenham pub and Northumberland Park Community School. There is a railway station in Tottenham itself: Bruce Grove station. Other landmarks nearby include Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.1 miles south) and North Middlesex University Hospital (1.1 miles north).
Boards, parts and paint
Pull-out drawers
A tall pull-out drawer can hold coats on a rail or a vacuum cleaner standing up. Lower drawers suit shoes, bags and boxes. The design visit is where we agree the mix.
Doors and drawer fronts
Any access door for a meter can be made to look like the other fronts. It opens wide so readings and checks are easy. The rest of the fronts can be doors, drawers or both.
What affects the price in Tottenham
Several things affect the price:
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The internal fittings
- Parking near your home
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. A larger piece means more material and more time, so size comes first. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
What we need to know
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, along with rough measurements. To share them, drop us a line using the contact form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.
When is bespoke worth it?
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, where scribing and fixings that suit the wall are important.
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. We design shelves with that in mind.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too. It is made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. An agent can arrange access for you.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Do you cover homes near Bruce Grove station?
Yes, homes across Haringey and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
My home in Tottenham is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How do I get a quote for under-stairs storage in Tottenham?
Simply fill in our short enquiry form. Rough sizes and a few photos help, and then we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. You can send them when you message us from the contact page.
How long does the fitting take?
It depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It’s something we discuss at the measuring visit.
How much will my under-stairs cupboard cost?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it. The price comes in a quote in writing after the design visit.