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Wall Beds in Finchley
In Finchley, we design wall beds around the room you actually have. Your wall bed is designed at a visit to your home and built in our workshop.
- More floor space in a studio flat
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- A playroom that can sleep visitors
Wall beds in Finchley
Why bespoke in Finchley?
A bespoke wall bed takes more planning than buying a unit online. In return, the cabinet, shelves and finish are designed together. Standard furniture is drawn for modern rooms, so its proportions can look odd in a tall period room, while fitted furniture can follow the room’s own lines, with panels and details to suit the house.
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. A larger piece means more material and more time. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Finchley
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturday work by arrangement
- A design visit, then a written quote
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
See how bespoke compares with ready-made or what to look for in a quote.
Wall beds in Finchley
Not every mattress suits every wall bed; the mechanism maker sets the size, depth and weight it can take. We can go through what the mechanism allows when we measure, so you can choose a mattress that works. If you’re living with a real mattress for visitors and a guest bed that disappears in the day, that’s what wall beds are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
In a Victorian bedroom, the chimney breast typically sits on a side wall, with a recess to each side. A large share of the homes around Finchley date from before 1919, so many bedrooms there may share that layout. Storage can go in each recess, with a bridge of cupboards over the chimney breast. Any capped chimney is kept ventilated.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
- Place
- Finchley (N3, N2, N12, NW11)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Finchley homes and wall beds
About 47% of the homes in the area around Finchley went up before 1919, and about 17% between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how wall beds are fixed and fitted. The National Heritage List records 7 entries within half a mile of the centre of Finchley. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. The share of homes built before 1919 around Finchley, about 47%, is well above the figure for Barnet as a whole, about 20%, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That makes period details like uneven walls, alcoves and picture rails more likely to shape the design.
Close to Victoria Park? Keeping wall beds off the window wall keeps the room bright. If you live in a period home close to St Paul's Finchley, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go. For a family home near Manorside Primary School, wall beds in a child’s room can be planned so the inside layout changes as they grow.
Finchley is in the London Borough of Barnet. Finchley is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Finchley is one of 41 places on our list for Barnet.
Every address in N3, N2, N12 and NW11 is covered for wall beds, from the main roads to the quieter streets. You will find streets here like Station Road, Chaplin Square and Market Place, and we cover homes on all of them for wall beds. Main roads around Finchley include the B1462, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Nearby, we also make wall beds in Church End (1 mile west), Woodside Park (1 mile north), North Finchley (1 mile north), Friern Barnet (2 miles north-east) and Oakleigh Park (2 miles north). Elsewhere in Barnet, we also cover Barnet (3 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles west), Hendon (2 miles south-west), Edgware (4 miles west), Southgate (3 miles north-east) and Colindale (3 miles west). Being one of the larger places in Barnet, Finchley is covered for all of our fitted furniture.
Landmarks near Finchley
In Finchley, that includes homes near The Elephant Inn, Bishop Douglass School and Woodhouse College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is New Southgate station, about 1.9 miles north-east. A little further out are Finchley Memorial Hospital (close by, under half a mile north-east) and Grand Arcade (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Lakeside Nature Reserve.
Fitting day, step by step
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, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so it’s useful to let neighbours know about fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch and describe the room.
- At the design visit we plan the bed cabinet and check the stairs, landings and any lift.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we build the bed cabinet in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We carry the sections in, assemble them and fix the mechanism as its maker specifies.
Preparing the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Arranging a design visit
For a quote for wall beds in Finchley, tell us about the room on our contact form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
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Your questions about wall beds in Finchley
My home in Finchley is a period house with walls that are not straight. Is that a problem?
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. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
How do you fit wall beds in a flat in Finchley?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. Wall beds are built in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
How much room do I need in front of a wall bed?
You need clear floor in front of the cabinet for the bed to fold down, as well as the depth of the cabinet itself. We check the space when we measure and plan the layout around it.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You choose it. The paint colour is agreed with you before anything is painted.
Do you supply the mattress?
The mechanism maker sets limits on mattress size and weight. We go through the mechanism’s limits when we measure, so you can pick the right one.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Could you do it yourself?
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it’s easy to buy.
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
What wall beds can’t fix
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work are not part of what we do. Please bear these in mind too:
- Advice on your lease
- Wiring for lights or chargers
- Supplying mattresses
If in doubt, you can fill in our short enquiry form and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it is made from
- Birch plywood
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
How it’s made
Bed mechanism housing
A wall bed housing needs to be rigid and true, so it is built from sturdy board. It’s fixed into a wall or floor that can take the load.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF stays flat and paints beautifully, so it suits the doors on the bed cabinet.