Tower Hamlets · London
Wall Beds in Bow
For homes in Bow, we make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A studio that works by day and night
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A study that doubles as a spare room
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How we make wall beds for Bow
A wall bed, sometimes called a Murphy bed, lifts up into a cabinet during the day and is lowered again at night. It lets one room do two jobs, so a guest room can double as a study or playroom. We build the cabinet around the bed to suit the room and finish it to match. People normally come to us about hiding the bed when it’s not in use and more floor space in a studio flat, and the answer is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
A large number of homes around Bow date from 2000 onwards, and in London many homes of that age are flats with compact bedrooms. Small rooms suit fitted furniture that uses the full height and the awkward corners. Boxed-in pipes and service risers can be built around, so nothing is wasted.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that is spray painting or hand painting.
- Place
- Bow (E3)
- Borough
- Tower Hamlets
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
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, and it is easy to buy.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
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FAQs: wall beds in Bow
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Bow?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Do you make wall beds for homes in Bow?
Yes. We cover all of Tower Hamlets and the rest of London, and Bow is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Is it possible to add a desk beside the wall bed?
Yes. We often design the bed as part of a wider storage wall, so the whole wall is useful. The design keeps clear space in front for the bed to fold down.
Is a wall bed safe?
A secure fixing and careful use are what matter. We fix the mechanism as its maker specifies; you lower it steadily with the floor clear.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
Do you do the electrics?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.
Flats, leases and landlords
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Tell us about them at the measuring visit.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Sofa beds cost less and need no fixing, which suits some homes. A wall bed takes a proper mattress and gives back the floor, which matters in a small room. Large off-the-shelf pieces can make a small room feel smaller, whereas fitted pieces painted to suit the walls sit back into the space.
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Why us?
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Work across the whole of London
- Every quote follows a design visit
See bespoke vs off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.
Wall beds for homes in Bow
About 44% of the homes in the streets around Bow went up since 2000, and about 20% between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. There are 95 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Bow. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. About 77% of households in the neighbourhood around Bow live in purpose-built flats, according to Census 2021. For a flat, wall beds are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Phoenix School, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent. Living in a block of flats near Hackney Wick station? Then wall beds are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. For an older house near St Paul Old Ford, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Bow is about 2 miles south-west of Whitechapel, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Bow is part of that. We list Bow among 31 places we cover in Tower Hamlets.
Postcode districts we cover here for wall beds: E3. Our area takes in homes on streets like Trellis Square, Sheffield Square and Bromley High Street, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. The B142 run close to Bow; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. Close by, we also work in Donnybrook Quarter (1 mile north), Old Ford (1 mile north-east), Mile End (1 mile south), Fish Island (1 mile north) and Bromley (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Tower Hamlets, our area takes in Whitechapel (2 miles south-west), Spitalfields (2 miles south-west), Tower Hill (3 miles south-west), Shadwell (2 miles south-west), St George in the East (2 miles south-west) and Wapping (2 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Bow
In Bow, that includes homes near Mulberry UTC, Mulberry UTC and Lord Tredegar Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Bow is Hackney Wick station, roughly 0.9 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Clement's Hospital (under half a mile south) and Westfield Stratford City (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Old Ford Island.
Before and after fitting day
The finish lasts best with a little care, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. These practical tips help:
- Keep children away while the bed moves
- Check mattress size and weight limits
- Let us know what the wall is made of if you know
- Measure the clear space in front of the wall
The mechanism maker’s guidance says how much bedding can stay on the bed when it folds away. Bulky duvets and pillows may need storing nearby.
Consider how often the bed will be used and by whom. It shapes the bed size and the type of mechanism, and whether a desk or shelves go around it.
How fitting works for wall beds
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference. After that, it is fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that’s solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. In a newer home, floors, walls and door frames are often freshly finished, so everything on the way in is covered before the sections arrive. Door frames and corners get covers too. The sections are assembled in the room.
- You get in touch with some details about the room. Mention who the bed is for.
- The design visit covers measuring, the wall and the layout. What the wall is made of matters, as the bed has to be fixed securely.
- You receive a written quote, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The cabinets are made at our workshop.
- We fit the bed and storage in your home, with the mechanism fixed as its maker specifies.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
Arranging a design visit
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line tell us a lot about the space. To send them over, fill in our short enquiry form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.