Camden · London
Under-stairs storage in Vale of Health, Camden
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Vale of Health, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
Need under-stairs storage in Vale of Health?
How it is made
Pull-out drawers
Deep drawers on runners let you use the low end of the space without crawling in. Each one is sized for what it will hold. A set of drawers can step down to follow the line of the stairs.
Spray-painted finish
For a crisp, even look, many people choose a spray-painted finish. It’s applied in our workshop, and the paint needs time to cure fully once it is fitted.
About our under-stairs storage in Vale of Health
Under-stairs cupboards often hold a gas meter, an electricity meter or the fuse board. These must stay easy to reach for meter readers and engineers. We plan the storage around them, usually with a door that leaves them in clear reach, so you gain storage without losing access. At the design visit in Vale of Health, we note what’s there and design around it. If your home has storage that doesn’t match the hallway and needing a compact spot for a laptop, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Ceilings and floors in homes built before 1919 are rarely level, and a large share of the homes around Vale of Health date from then. Each piece is scribed and levelled on site so it looks straight in a room that isn’t. Picture rails, skirting and cornices are worked around rather than removed.
A written quote follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so it’s clear what’s included.
- Where
- Vale of Health (NW3)
- Area
- Camden
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving the room tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Scribing is done on site, which means some cutting in the room or close by, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- To begin, send us a few details through our 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 written quote 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
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Ask for a quote
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 arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Advice
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Vale of Health
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Hampstead Heath station?
Yes. We cover all of Camden and the rest of London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Vale of Health?
Yes, we work across Camden, Vale of Health included, and across the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We’ll design around them.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Just mention it when you get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
What materials do you use for under-stairs storage?
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. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
Can I send photos ahead of the visit?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space. To send them, message us from the contact page.
Looking after your furniture
These points come up often when people plan under-stairs storage. They help before and after fitting:
- Check whether your meters or fuse board are under the stairs
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Tell us if the hall is being decorated
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
If you chose a hand-painted finish, small marks can be touched in. 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.
Keep sharp or very heavy items away from the painted fronts. Store tools in a box or bag, not loose against the doors. A small chip on a hand-painted finish is easy to touch in.
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
Many people struggle with the shallow, sloping end under the bottom steps. It is too low to stand in and too deep to reach into. Pull-out drawers solve that by bringing the back of the space to you.
Under-stairs storage can help with:
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- The low end of the space going to waste
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
For a flat near Hampstead Heath station, under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
Also near Vale of Health
More for homes in Vale of Health
Vale of Health homes and under-stairs storage
Homes built before 1919 make up about 64% of the housing in the streets around Vale of Health, with about 10% built between 1919 and 1939, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. 10 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Vale of Health. 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. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. Where a home in Vale of Health is on or beside a main road, it helps to mention that during the design visit. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
Near listed buildings like Fenton House, less than half a mile south-west of the centre of Vale of Health, 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. If your children go to Christ Church Primary School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Vale of Health is part of the London Borough of Camden, about 4 miles south-east of St Pancras. Design visits and fitting in Vale of Health can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. In Camden, Vale of Health is one of the places we cover.
Design visits and fitting in NW3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Well Road, Cannon Lane and Holford Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Vale of Health is near the A502; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include North End (1 mile north-west), Greenhill (1 mile south), Hampstead (1 mile south), West Hampstead (1 mile south-west) and Childs Hill (1 mile west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like St Pancras (4 miles south-east), West End (4 miles south-east), St Giles (4 miles south-east), Seven Dials (4 miles south-east), Holborn (4 miles south-east) and Bloomsbury (4 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Vale of Health
In Vale of Health, that includes homes near South Hampstead High School, Jack Straw's Castle pub and St Vedasts School For Boys. For rail, the closest station is Hampstead Heath station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are New End Hospital (less than half a mile south) and Kenwood House (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Parliament Hill and Turner's Wood.