Richmond upon Thames · London
Wall Beds in East Sheen
We make wall beds for homes in East Sheen, designed around the room you have. We design your wall bed at a visit to your home, make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Storage built around a fold-down bed
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A guest bed that disappears in the day
Wall beds in East Sheen
Wall beds for homes in East Sheen
In the streets around East Sheen, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 58%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 15%), 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 27 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of East Sheen. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Richmond upon Thames sets its own rules. Where a street in East Sheen is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. It is useful to let us know about parking at the design visit.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Parish Church of St Mary, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. If you live near Palewell Park, keeping wall beds off the window wall keeps the room bright.
East Sheen is about 3 miles west of Twickenham, within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Anywhere in East Sheen, the process is the same: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture made in our workshop and fitting in your home. Our work takes in places right across Richmond upon Thames.
Every home in SW14, SW13 and SW15 is within our area for wall beds, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Streets in the area include Elm Road, Well Lane and Fife Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for wall beds. Other places close to East Sheen include Mortlake (1 mile north-east), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Richmond upon Thames (1 mile west). Across the rest of Richmond upon Thames, our area takes in Twickenham (3 miles west), Richmond (2 miles west), Teddington (4 miles south-west), Hampton (5 miles south-west), Hanworth (5 miles south-west) and St Margarets (2 miles west).
What’s near East Sheen
We fit furniture in homes around Ibstock Place School, Richmond Park Academy and Hare and Hounds pub. There is a railway station in East Sheen itself: Mortlake station. A little further out are Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east) and Barnes Hospital (0.5 miles east). Not far away are Duke's Hollow.
About our wall beds in East Sheen
In a studio flat, a wall bed can make the main room feel much larger. During the day, the room is somewhere to sit, work and eat, and at night it becomes a bedroom. We can build shelves, cupboards or a desk around the bed cabinet to make the most of the wall. We make wall beds from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the things people most often want solved are a bed that fills a little-used room and a real mattress for visitors.
A large share of the homes around East Sheen were built before 1919, and bedrooms in houses of that age often have a chimney breast with an alcove either side. Fitted storage can sit in the alcoves or span the wall, chimney breast and all. Because older floors slope and walls bow, everything is scribed and levelled on site.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Place
- East Sheen (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to East Sheen
What else we make in East Sheen
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
What prompts wall beds in East Sheen
The most common reason is a spare room that’s rarely slept in. A standard bed takes up the floor all the time, and folding it away gives the room a second life.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
If you live in a flat close to Mortlake station, wall beds are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
What to check before you book
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Whether they measure the room themselves
What happens on fitting day
In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it looks as though it was always there. How long fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Older London houses often have narrow hallways and tight turns on the stairs, so wall beds are made in sections sized to get through. Floors, stairs and doorways are covered before anything is carried through, and the sections are joined and scribed in the room.
- You get in touch with a few details about the room.
- 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.
- Everything is made in our workshop.
- The wall bed is fitted in your home.
Preparing the room
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Getting a quote
Rough sizes are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
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How we price wall beds
Prices vary from room to room, and it comes down to:
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Spray painting or hand painting
- The number of doors and drawers
There’s no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To start, use our contact form.
Getting in touch
When you contact us, these help most:
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- What the furniture needs to hold
To get a quote, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and send you a written quote afterwards.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
You can buy wall bed units off the shelf, often for less, and they can work in a simple space. They’re made in standard sizes, so they may not suit uneven walls, low ceilings or alcoves. A bespoke cabinet is built for the room. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so it leaves gaps at the wall, tilts on sloping floors or sits awkwardly against skirting and picture rails. Fitted furniture is scribed to the wall instead.
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
What you get with us
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
- Designed for the room you have
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Work across the whole of London
Your questions about wall beds in East Sheen
Do you cover homes near Mortlake station?
Yes. We cover all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room.
My house in East Sheen is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
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.
Is a wall bed safe for everyday use?
A secure fixing and careful use are what matter. The mechanism is fixed exactly as its maker sets out, and you keep the space in front clear and children away while it moves.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. We will also ask about access and parking.
Can a wall bed go on any wall?
It depends on the wall and floor. The mechanism must be fixed to a sound wall or floor, as its maker specifies, and we look at this when we measure.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.