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Richmond upon Thames · London
Mortlake Walk-in Wardrobes
Walk-in wardrobes in Mortlake: walk-in wardrobes and dressing rooms. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Room for two wardrobes in one space
- A walk-in wardrobe in a box room
- More space for clothes and shoes
Walk-in wardrobes designed for your room
Walk-in wardrobes in Mortlake: what you get
Good light helps you see colours and find things. Wiring for new lights is a job 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 MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about setting aside a corner of a large bedroom and shelves for shoes and bags.
A large share of the homes around Mortlake were built before 1919, and in a Victorian or Edwardian bedroom, the chimney breast and its alcoves often shape the room. Fitted furniture can fill the alcoves, wrap round the chimney breast or run across a whole wall. Because older floors slope and walls bow, everything is scribed and levelled on site.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it is made from and how it will be finished, all taken from the design visit.
- Location
- Mortlake (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Walk-in wardrobes in Mortlake: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Mortlake were built before 1919 (about 58%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 15%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Near the centre of Mortlake, Historic England’s list includes Parish Church of St Mary (Grade II*), under half a mile north-east, and Hare and Hounds Public House (Grade II), under half a mile south-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. More than half of the homes in the neighbourhood around Mortlake (about 58%) were built before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Houses of that age often have a small back bedroom or box room that can become a walk-in wardrobe.
If your children go to Thomson House School or a school nearby, a mix of drawers and shelves copes with school uniform as well as everything else. If you live in a period home close to All Saints' Church, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind walk-in wardrobes is part of the design. The wider area includes historic houses like Chiswick House, about 1.3 miles north. For a period home anywhere nearby, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where walk-in wardrobes go.
Mortlake is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 3 miles west of Twickenham. From period terraces to newer flats in Mortlake, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our work takes in places right across Richmond upon Thames, large and small.
In SW14, SW13 and SW15, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Elm Road, Well Lane and Coval Road, along with the roads around them, for walk-in wardrobes and any of our other fitted furniture. Mortlake sits close to the A3003. We also cover the places around Mortlake: East Sheen (1 mile south-west), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Roehampton (1 mile south-east). Elsewhere in Richmond upon Thames, we also cover Twickenham (3 miles west), Richmond (2 miles south-west), Teddington (4 miles south-west), Hampton (6 miles south-west), Hanworth (6 miles south-west) and St Margarets (2 miles west).
Landmarks near Mortlake
In Mortlake, that includes homes near Richmond Park Academy, Ibstock Place School and Hare and Hounds pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Mortlake itself: Mortlake station. Well-known places in the area include Barnes Hospital (a few minutes’ walk east) and Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Duke's Hollow.
Questions from Mortlake
Can you fit walk-in wardrobes to the uneven walls of an older house in Mortlake?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Does a conservation area in or near Mortlake affect fitted furniture?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, changes inside that alter its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. Let us know when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
Will you wire in lights?
No, wiring is for your electrician. We’re carpenters, so we make and fit the units and plan space for the lighting you want.
How is the furniture painted?
There are two options: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. The finish is agreed in your quote.
Can a walk-in wardrobe be part of a bedroom?
Yes. A run of units can define a dressing area, while any new walls are for your builder.
Practical tips
Looking after painted furniture is simple. These habits help most:
- Count your coats and long garments
- Line up your electrician for any new lights
- Consider a mix of doors and open shelves
- Treat new paintwork gently at first
Let air move through the walk-in wardrobe, particularly if it’s on an external wall. Avoid packing clothes tight against the back of the units, so air can circulate.
Plan any lighting with your electrician in good time. New lights and wiring are for them, and the units can be designed around the lighting.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let, as it makes good use of an awkward room. It is made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work.
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Tell us about them at the measuring visit, so fitting day is planned around them.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
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. That’s something we plan for in the design.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
What it is made from
Shelves
High shelves suit things you use less often, while daily things stay within reach.
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be done on site after fitting. Marks are simple to touch in.
How fitting day works
Fitting day follows a set order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. Then the room is tidied and we look over the work with you. The time the fitting takes depends on the room and how much is fitted into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that aren’t straight, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so tell us about permits and bays at the measuring visit.
- We start with the space and the clothes it needs to hold, from long coats to shoes.
- We visit to measure up and go through the layout.
- We send a written quote with the design, materials and finish.
- The units are made and finished in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit the walk-in wardrobe in your home, scribed to the walls and set level.
How to prepare
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
Getting a quote
To make a start, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us a little about the room. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a quote in writing follows.