Bromley · London
Farthing Street Wall Beds
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, for homes in Farthing Street. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- A study that doubles as a spare room
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- A bed that looks like cupboards by day
Need wall beds in Farthing Street?
How we price wall beds
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- How big the furniture is
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How many doors and drawers there are
In London, parking can affect the price. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension. Let us know about parking at the measuring visit.
Before the design visit
These details help when you get in touch:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- What the furniture needs to hold
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To send them over, send us a few details through our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
About our wall beds in Farthing Street
Our wall beds are made for homes in Farthing Street and all over London. First comes a design visit, where we measure and look at the wall, followed by a quote. The cabinets are built in our workshop and fitted in your home. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote, so you will know beforehand. Typical reasons to get in touch are a proper bed instead of a sofa bed and a playroom that can sleep visitors; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
A loft conversion is a common way to add a bedroom to a semi or an interwar house, and the slope can take storage cut to its angle. Around Farthing Street, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a large part of the housing. We work in lofts that are already converted, and the furniture is scribed to the slope and the walls.
We write quotes in plain English. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish.
- Location
- Farthing Street (BR6)
- Area
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Bedroom storage in Farthing Street
Homes built between 1973 and 1999 make up about 31% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Farthing Street, with about 27% built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Farthing Street include Farthing Street Farmhouse (Grade II), less than half a mile north-east, and Orange Court Farmhouse (Grade II), less than half a mile east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Bromley has its own. If your road in Farthing Street falls in a zone, the van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It’s useful to let us know about parking at the design visit.
Close to South Park? Keeping wall beds off the window wall keeps the room bright. Down House, about 1 mile south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice.
Farthing Street is part of the London Borough of Bromley, about 4 miles north-east of Orpington. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Farthing Street is part of that. Farthing Street is one of the places in Bromley where we make wall beds.
We work across BR6 for wall beds. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Farthing Street, New Road Hill and Orange Court Lane, along with the roads around them, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Other places close to Farthing Street include Downe (1 mile south-east), Leaves Green (1 mile south-west), Keston (1 mile north-west), Farnborough (1 mile north-east) and Luxted (1 mile south). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (4 miles north-east), Bromley (4 miles north), Beckenham (5 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (4 miles north-east), Chislehurst (5 miles north) and Penge (7 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Farthing Street
The streets we cover here include those near Darrick Wood School and The Queens Head pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Orpington station, about 2.6 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Princess Royal University Hospital (1.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include West Kent Golf Course nature reserve.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, and that is best sorted before fitting day. We can’t give advice on leases.
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check during the design visit.
Questions from Farthing Street
Can you make wall beds for a home in Farthing Street?
Yes. Farthing Street is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Bromley and London. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with a few details.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Orpington station?
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 a few details about the room.
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.
Do I need the building owner’s consent?
Possibly. A lease can require consent for alterations. Check your lease, as we cannot advise on it.
How do you get large furniture into a flat?
Getting it in is planned at the measuring visit. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doors, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
How much does a wall bed cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The bed size, the cabinet and any storage around it all make a difference. For a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
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How fitting works for wall beds
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and that happens on fitting day. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so we scribe the edges by hand to follow the wall, closing the gaps a standard unit would leave. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors, stairs and doorways are protected on the way in, and the sections are assembled in place.
- You contact us about a wall bed for a spare room or studio.
- At the design visit we plan the bed cabinet and check the stairs, landings and any lift.
- We send a quote in writing.
- The cabinet is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route.
- The cabinet is joined in the room, fixed securely and set level, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Getting a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, message us from the contact page.
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Why people ask for wall beds in Farthing Street
Often the bed is one part of a bigger plan. Shelves, cupboards or a desk built around it make the whole wall useful.
We’re often asked to help with:
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- Room for a desk and a guest bed
If you live in a period home close to St Mary's Church, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- Will the quote be in writing?
Practical tips
These points come up often when people plan wall beds. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Think about where extra bedding will go
- Follow the mechanism maker’s mattress guidance
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
- Consider how many people will sleep in it
Before you first use the bed, read the mechanism maker’s guidance on lowering and lifting it. Make sure the floor in front is clear before the bed comes down, and don’t let children play with it.
Think about the route into the room. We make the cabinet in sections that fit up the stairs and through the doors, so let us know about narrow stairs or a small lift.