Tower Hamlets · London
Wall Beds in Cambridge Heath
Wall beds in Cambridge Heath: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. We visit to measure and discuss the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- Room for a desk and a guest bed
- A real mattress for visitors
Wall beds in Cambridge Heath
How we make wall beds for Cambridge Heath
A wall bed, sometimes called a Murphy bed, lifts up into a cabinet during the day and comes down when it’s time to sleep. It lets one room do two jobs, like a spare room that’s also a study. We build the cabinet around the bed to suit the room and finish it to match. Typical reasons to get in touch are a proper bed instead of a sofa bed and a study that doubles as a spare room; the furniture is made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Post-war bedrooms tend to be simple rectangles, often with the window on the outside wall and the door near a corner. Many homes around Cambridge Heath date from between 1945 and the early 1970s, so fitted furniture can often take a whole wall without awkward cuts. We plan the space in front first, so everything opens fully.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Cambridge Heath (E2, E8, E9)
- Area
- Tower Hamlets
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips worth knowing
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Keep the floor in front clear before lowering the bed
- Consider how many people will sleep in it
- Think about where extra bedding will go
- Give the paint time to cure fully
Hand-painted finishes are easy to touch in if the cabinet gets a knock. Spray-painted finishes clean easily with a soft cloth and keep their smooth look.
Measure the space in front of the wall, not just the wall. You need clear space for the bed to come down, so plan where furniture will sit.
Cambridge Heath homes and wall beds
In the area around Cambridge Heath, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 32%) and before 1919 (about 23%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Within a mile of the centre of Cambridge Heath, 24 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Purpose-built flats are home to about 70% of households in the streets around Cambridge Heath, according to Census 2021. In a block, each section is sized to get up the stairs or into the lift and through the door. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
If you live in a flat close to Cambridge Heath station, the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If your home is one of the older houses near St James-the-Less, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice. Sutton House, about 1 mile north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice.
Cambridge Heath is about 1 mile south-west of Whitechapel, part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We cover Cambridge Heath as part of our work across Tower Hamlets. Across Tower Hamlets, we cover Cambridge Heath and the places around it.
Design visits and fitting in E2, E8 and E9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover homes on streets like Gore Road, Ion Square and Globe Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Neighbouring places we cover for wall beds include London Fields (1 mile north-west), Bethnal Green (1 mile south-west), Hackney Central (1 mile north), Hackney (1 mile north-east) and Haggerston (1 mile west). Across the rest of Tower Hamlets, our area takes in Spitalfields (2 miles south-west), Tower Hill (2 miles south-west), Bow Common (2 miles south-east), Bromley (2 miles south-east), Shadwell (2 miles south) and Limehouse (2 miles south-east). Being one of the larger places in Tower Hamlets, Cambridge Heath is covered for wall beds and everything else we make.
What’s near Cambridge Heath
Our area takes in the homes around The Victory pub, Young and Talented School of Stage and Screen and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives. There’s a railway station in Cambridge Heath itself: Cambridge Heath station. Other landmarks nearby include Tower of London (2 miles south-west) and London Chest Hospital (less than half a mile south-east). Open spaces near Cambridge Heath include Old Ford Island.
Your questions about wall beds in Cambridge Heath
I live in a flat in Cambridge Heath. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Is Cambridge Heath in the area you cover for wall beds?
Yes, we work across Tower Hamlets, Cambridge Heath included, and across the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with some details.
What finishes do you offer?
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 I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you contact us.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture to avoid condensation. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
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Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, which keeps the lines straight. After that, it is fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Post-war blocks often have shared stairwells and lifts, so the furniture comes in sections that fit them. Let us know about any building rules on lifts or working hours during the design visit.
- You tell us about the room.
- We come to measure and discuss the bed, the storage and the finish.
- A written quote follows.
- The cabinets are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- We fit everything in your home and check the bed lowers and lifts smoothly.
Preparing the room
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
How to get a quote
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, tell us about the room on our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Related advice
When is bespoke worth it?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s 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.
How we price wall beds
There’s no set price, because there is no set room. The things that affect it are:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- How many doors and drawers there are
Tricky rooms take more time: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. That is reflected in the quote.
Helping us understand the room
When you contact us, these help most:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Your postcode and the borough
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, along with rough sizes. To share them, message us from the contact page, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
Where other trades come in
It is worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Decorating around the cabinet
- New sockets, lighting or wiring (your electrician)
- Getting consent under your lease
Not sure whether your space suits wall beds? You can send us a few details through our contact form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood