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Wall Beds in Bickley
Wall beds in Bickley: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A study that doubles as a spare room
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
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Wall beds for homes in Bickley
We fit wall beds in Bickley and across London. It starts with a design visit to measure the room and check the wall, followed by a quote. The cabinets are made at our workshop and fitted in your home. The time the fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote, so you will know beforehand. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about a living room with a bed that folds away and a bed that looks like cupboards by day.
The positions of the window, the radiator and the door shape a bedroom more than its size. For any home in Bickley, those are the first things we note during the design visit, then plan fitted furniture on the walls that are left. Furniture is kept clear of radiators so the room stays warm.
Once you’ve read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is built in our workshop. It describes the design, the materials and the finish agreed at the visit, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Bickley (BR1, BR2, BR7)
- Area
- Bromley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s usually a gap left over at the top or at one end. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
From workshop to your room
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and explain how to look after the paint. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. It’s useful to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including pictures on nearby walls. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- To begin, get in touch through our contact form; a brief note on the room and how often guests stay is plenty.
- At the design visit we check what the wall is made of, as a wall bed has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies.
- A quote in writing follows, covering the cabinet, the materials and the finish.
- We build the cabinet in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- On fitting day the cabinet goes in, the mechanism is fixed securely and the bed is tried out.
- We go through the bed with you; the cabinet has the spray-painted or hand-painted finish you chose.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Arranging a design visit
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit for you to look over. To arrange the visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Caring for painted furniture
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it’s worth looking after. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Check there is room for the bed to fold down
- Check your lease if you live in a flat
- Keep children away while the bed moves
- Follow the mechanism maker’s mattress guidance
Hand-painted finishes are easy to touch in if the cabinet gets a knock. A spray finish wipes clean and stays smooth and even.
Think about the route into the room. Furniture made in a workshop comes in sections sized for stairs, landings and lifts, so tell us about narrow stairs or a small lift.
Your questions about wall beds in Bickley
Does a conservation area in or near Bickley affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t 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. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
I live near Bickley station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room.
Can you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes. We often design the bed as part of a wider storage wall, so the whole wall is useful. We plan it so the bed still has room to come down.
How is the furniture painted?
There are two choices: 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.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You choose it. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
Getting it in is planned during the design visit. The stairs, landings, any lift and the doorways are measured, and the furniture is made in sections sized to get through.
Bedroom storage in Bickley
About 33% of the homes in the area around Bickley went up before 1919, and about 25% between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. The centre of Bickley is within about a quarter of a mile of the Bickley Park Conservation Area. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you’re not sure. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Bromley included. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Bickley. We go through parking and access at the measuring visit.
Close to Jubilee Country Park? Wall beds are usually planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay. If your children go to Bullers Wood School for Boys or a school nearby, a mix of drawers and shelves copes with school uniform as well as everything else. Bromley Palace, about 1.1 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Bickley is part of the London Borough of Bromley, about 3 miles south-east of Orpington. We cover Bickley as part of our work across Bromley. Bickley is one of 49 places on our list for Bromley.
Every address in BR1, BR2 and BR7 is within our area for wall beds, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Our area takes in homes on streets like Golf Road, The Avenue and Canon Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Close by, we also work in Widmore (1 mile north), Elmstead (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west) and Sundridge (1 mile north-west). Other parts of Bromley we cover include Orpington (3 miles south-east), Beckenham (3 miles west), St Mary Cray (3 miles east), Penge (5 miles west), Anerley (5 miles west) and Crystal Palace (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Bickley
We fit furniture in homes around Bird In Hand Public House, St George's and Holy Trinity College Bromley and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Bickley itself: Bickley station. A little further out are Bridgeways Day Hospital (1 mile south) and The Mall (1.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Sofa beds cost less and need no fixing, which suits some homes. With a wall bed you get a proper bed and an empty floor by day, which matters in a small room. Off-the-shelf furniture comes in set sizes, and real rooms rarely match them, so it leaves gaps at the ends and empty space above. Fitted furniture is made to the room.
There is no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, discuss the design and then quote in writing, naming the materials and finish. To start, use our contact form.
Why work with us in Bickley
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Over 300 projects completed
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and how to compare quotes.
Other services in Bickley
What we don’t do
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, and there are a few other limits too:
- Wiring for lights or chargers
- Advice on your lease
- Structural work to the wall or floor
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Spray-painted finish