Lewisham · London
Forest Hill Wall Beds
Thinking about wall beds in Forest Hill? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- A studio that works by day and night
Wall beds in Forest Hill
Questions we’re often asked
I live near Honor Oak Park station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Lewisham and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
My home in Forest Hill 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. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it, and we agree it with you before the furniture is finished. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
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.
Will you provide a mattress for the bed?
The mechanism maker sets limits on mattress size and weight. We’ll explain its limits during the design visit, so you can pick the right one.
Wall beds in Forest Hill
You need room in front of the cabinet to lower the bed, and that shapes the design. We think about where a chair, rug or desk will go when the bed is down. Typical reasons to get in touch are a flexible room for a growing family and a guest room that sits empty most of the time; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Floors in older houses often slope, which matters around Forest Hill, as a large share of homes there date from before 1919. Fitted furniture sits on a plinth or adjustable feet set level, so doors close square and the gaps stay even. The scribe at the wall takes up any bow in the plaster.
Our quotes are written in plain words. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished.
- Where
- Forest Hill (SE23, SE22, SE26)
- Area
- Lewisham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
From workshop to your room
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it’s going into, and fitting day is where that happens. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that are not straight, so there’s some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- First, you tell us about the room and how you’d like it to work. A desk or shelving around the bed can be part of it.
- We come to measure, look at the wall and floor, and go through the layout with you. We also check there is clear space in front to lower the bed.
- We send a quote setting out the design, materials and finish, for you to look over.
- The bed cabinet and any shelves or desk are made at our workshop, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, with the mechanism fixed as its maker specifies.
Preparing the room
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Starting with a design visit
It’s useful to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, along with rough measurements. To share them, get in touch through our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
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Where other trades come in
Before you plan the job, it’s useful to know what we don’t do:
- Mattresses, which you choose to suit the mechanism
- Getting consent under your lease
- Strengthening or rebuilding a wall
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Moisture-resistant MDF
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall, which we check at the design visit.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so it’s worth raising at the design visit.
Fitted bedroom furniture in Forest Hill
In the streets around Forest Hill, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 57%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 17%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Forest Hill include Fairlawn School (Grade II), under half a mile north-west, and Folly Tower in Back Garden of Number 23 (Grade II), less than half a mile west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, like fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London since it reached the outer boroughs on 29 August 2023. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Forest Hill. We go through parking and access at the measuring visit.
For a flat near Honor Oak Park station, the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. For families living near Fairlawn Primary School, wall beds in a child’s room can be planned so the inside layout changes as they grow. If you live in a period home close to Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Forest Hill is in the London Borough of Lewisham, about 2 miles north-east of New Cross. We can visit homes in Forest Hill on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. Across Lewisham, we cover Forest Hill, along with the rest of the borough.
We cover every part of SE23, SE22 and SE26. We cover homes on streets like Ewart Road, London Road and Rojack Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. If you’re just outside Forest Hill, we also cover Honor Oak (1 mile north), Perry Vale (1 mile south-east), Brockley (1 mile north-east), Crofton Park (1 mile north-east) and Dulwich (1 mile west). Elsewhere in Lewisham, we also cover New Cross (2 miles north-east), St Johns (2 miles north-east), Deptford (3 miles north-east), Catford (2 miles east), Lewisham (2 miles north-east) and Surrey Canal (3 miles north).
Near you in Forest Hill
Around Forest Hill, we cover homes near Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich and Capitol Cinema pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Honor Oak Park station, about 0.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Dulwich Community Hospital (1.5 miles north-west) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.5 miles south-west). Not far away are One Tree Hill.
How we price wall beds
Several things affect the price:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Spray painting or hand painting
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. We’ll talk through what you need inside at the measuring visit.
Before the design visit
These details help when you contact us:
- Your postcode and the borough
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. When you’re ready, message us from the contact page. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Tips worth knowing
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. These habits help most:
- Choose a mattress that suits the mechanism
- Check there is room for the bed to fold down
- Think about how often the bed will be used
- Let us know about the wall’s construction
The paint needs time to cure fully after fitting. Go easy on the doors and front at first, and clean the cabinet with a soft, damp cloth.
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.