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Tufnell Park Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Tufnell Park: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made at our workshop and fitted by us.
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Under-stairs storage for your home in Tufnell Park
About our under-stairs storage in Tufnell Park
No two staircases are quite the same. The soffit slopes, the stringer sets its own line, and floors are often a little out of level. We scribe the storage to the stairs and the walls, so it looks as though it has always been there. That’s something a standard unit cannot do, in Tufnell Park or anywhere else. We make under-stairs cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter and space under the stairs that’s hard to use.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace usually has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. Around Tufnell Park, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so depth matters as much as width wherever storage goes. Even shallow storage can hold a lot without narrowing the way through.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so it is clear what’s included.
- Location
- Tufnell Park (NW5, N19, N7)
- Borough
- Islington
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
The problems under-stairs storage solve
People who have just moved in, or have just finished a hallway, often want the space under the stairs to match. Storage made for the space and painted to suit the hall finishes the job. Decorating is for your decorator, so it helps to tell us your plans early.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- Storage that does not match the hallway
For a flat near Upper Holloway station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Before you choose who makes it
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
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Practical tips
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Note the things that need a home under the stairs
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
A hand-painted finish is easy to touch up if it gets marked. It is worth keeping a note of the colour so any touch-ups match. Spray-painted fronts have a smooth, even finish that wipes clean.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. It’s best to let them dry before closing the door on them, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
Questions we are often asked
Is Tufnell Park in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes. We cover all of Islington and the rest of London, and Tufnell Park is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, and then we send a quote.
Do you cover homes near Upper Holloway station?
Yes, homes across Islington and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.
How long is the fitting for under-stairs storage?
How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, 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.
Which materials go into your under-stairs cupboards?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Drawer boxes are birch plywood, as it is strong and holds screws firmly. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
Can you build storage around a gas meter or fuse board?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. We note them during the design visit and plan the drawers and doors around them. We don’t move meters, so the storage works around their current position.
What it costs
The price for your room depends on:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Parking near your home
- How big the furniture is
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. A larger piece means more material and more time. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
What we need to know
These details help when you contact us:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
To get a quote, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and a written quote follows.
How fitting day works
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it looks as though it was always there. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Hallways in period houses are often narrow, and the stairs turn sharply, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out.
- You get in touch with some details and, if you like, a sketch.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you will use the space.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- Your storage is made at our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you’re ready, use our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
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Under-stairs storage in Tufnell Park: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Tufnell Park were built before 1919 (about 56%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 15%), 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. Within a mile of the centre of Tufnell Park, 12 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Controlled parking zones cover much of inner London, and each borough runs its own. A van working in Tufnell Park will typically need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension arranged through the council, which often needs notice. Parking is worth mentioning at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Near listed buildings like Church of St Mary Brookfield, under half a mile north-west of the centre of Tufnell Park, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Close to Whittington Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place.
Tufnell Park is in the London Borough of Islington, about 2 miles east of Highbury. Wherever you are in Tufnell Park, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Tufnell Park is one of the places in Islington where we make under-stairs storage.
Design visits and fitting in NW5, N19 and N7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets here such as Hugo Road, Ward Road and Anson Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Dartmouth Park (1 mile west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north), Gospel Oak (1 mile west), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile west) and Holloway (1 mile east). Elsewhere in Islington, we also cover Highbury (2 miles east), Farringdon (3 miles south-east), Clerkenwell (3 miles south-east), Finsbury (3 miles south-east), St Luke's (3 miles south-east) and Islington (2 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Tufnell Park
The streets we cover here include those near Acland Burghley School, The Boston Arms Public House and Musical Theatre Academy, among other places. Tufnell Park’s nearest station is Upper Holloway station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Arsenal Football Club Museum (1.1 miles east) and Royal Northern Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Tufnell Park include Dartmouth Park Hill and Gillespie Park.
Materials and finishes
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting gives the fronts a very even surface. We apply it in our workshop, and the paint needs time to cure fully once it’s fitted.
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is made in layers, which makes it strong and stable. We use it for carcasses, shelves and drawer boxes, and its edge can be left visible or painted to match.