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Kingston upon Thames · London
Walk-in wardrobes in Coombe, Kingston upon Thames
Walk-in wardrobes and dressing rooms, for homes in Coombe. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Separate space for two people’s clothes
- Somewhere to sit and get ready
- Proper shoe storage
Walk-in wardrobes for your home in Coombe
Tips worth knowing
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Plan lighting with your electrician
- Consider a mix of doors and open shelves
- Plan shoe storage around what you own
- Wipe painted surfaces with a soft, damp cloth
Once the units are fitted, the paint needs time to cure fully. Treat the doors and drawer fronts gently at first, and wipe them with a soft, damp cloth.
Leasehold flats can have rules about alterations, so check your lease early. We cannot advise on your lease.
Walk-in wardrobes in Coombe
Lighting makes a big difference in a dressing room, and any new lights or wiring are for your electrician. We plan the units with your electrician’s work in mind, and agree the details during the design visit. We make walk-in wardrobes from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about somewhere for shoes to live and a use for a small spare room.
Bedrooms in interwar houses often have a picture rail but a plainer ceiling than a Victorian room, so fitted furniture can often run neatly to the ceiling. Around Coombe, where interwar homes, semis and detached houses are a big part of the housing, the top cupboards can hold suitcases and spare bedding. Skirting boards are cut around neatly.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something isn’t quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Location
- Coombe (KT2, KT3, SW20)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Walk-in wardrobes for homes in Coombe
In the neighbourhood around Coombe, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 45%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 24%), 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. The Coombe Hill Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Coombe. Conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Kingston upon Thames has its own. Depending on your street in Coombe, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a council bay suspension may be needed. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit.
For a flat near Norbiton station, the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. The wider area includes historic houses like Southside House, about 1.4 miles east. For a period home anywhere nearby, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind walk-in wardrobes is part of the design. If your home is one of the older houses near Christ Church New Malden, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where walk-in wardrobes go.
Coombe is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, about 2 miles west of Kingston upon Thames. We design and make walk-in wardrobes for homes in Coombe. Coombe is one of 16 places on our list for Kingston upon Thames.
We make walk-in wardrobes across KT2, KT3 and SW20 for walk-in wardrobes. We cover homes on streets like West Road, Crown Road and Traps Lane, along with the roads around them, for walk-in wardrobes and any of our other fitted furniture. Nearby, we also make walk-in wardrobes in Motspur Park (1 mile south-east), Coombe Hill (1 mile north), Kingston Vale (1 mile north-east), Norbiton (1 mile south-west) and New Malden (1 mile south). Elsewhere in Kingston upon Thames, we also cover Kingston upon Thames (2 miles west), Surbiton (2 miles south-west), Hampton Wick (2 miles west), Chessington (4 miles south), Seething Wells (3 miles south-west) and Hook (4 miles south-west).
Near you in Coombe
Around Coombe, we cover homes near Coombe Girls' School, The Royal Oak Public House and Canbury School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Norbiton station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find White Lodge Museum (1.8 miles north) and Bentall Centre (1.8 miles west). Not far away are Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads and Kingston Hill Road area.
When is bespoke worth it?
It is worth being honest about cost: off-the-shelf furniture normally costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s easy to buy.
How fitting day works
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. How long fitting takes depends on the room and how much is fitted into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know at the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- First, you let us know about the space and how you dress.
- We come to measure the room and go through how the space should work, with shoe storage and a dressing table if you’d like them.
- A written quote follows, covering the design, materials and finish.
- We build the carcasses, drawers and shelves in our workshop.
- We bring everything to your home and fit it to the room.
Before fitting day
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
How to get a quote
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. For a quote, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Where other trades come in
Before you plan the job, it helps to know what we do not do:
- New lights or sockets
- Painting the walls of the room
- Building work to create the room
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hanging, shelves and drawers
- Hand-painted finish
- Shoe storage
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Dressing table
How we price walk-in wardrobes
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. That depends on:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- How big the furniture is
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Getting in touch
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A written quote follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To book one, send us a few details through our contact form.
Questions from Coombe
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Norbiton station?
Yes, homes across Kingston upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Do you make walk-in wardrobes for homes in Coombe?
Yes, we work across Kingston upon Thames, Coombe included, and across the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Do walk-in wardrobes need ventilation?
Yes. A room full of clothes needs air moving through it, particularly on an external wall, which can be colder and damper. The units are designed with ventilation in mind.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture. If there’s damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
Is a box room big enough for a walk-in wardrobe?
Often, yes. The layout depends on the room, the door and the window, so we work it out when we measure.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form.