Wandsworth · London
Wall beds in Furzedown, Wandsworth
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on wall beds in Furzedown starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- More floor space in a studio flat
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A study that doubles as a spare room
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Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
Shelving around the bed needs to stay straight, and birch plywood helps.
Moisture-resistant MDF
A painted MDF front looks crisp, which suits the doors and side panels.
How we make wall beds for Furzedown
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. Storage and shelving can go on either side or above to make the most of the wall. If you are living with somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep and shelves or a desk around the bed, that is what wall beds are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
In houses built before 1919, a floor can drop noticeably from one side of a room to the other, which matters around Furzedown, as a large share of homes there date from before 1919. Fitted furniture sits on a plinth or adjustable feet set level, so the doors line up and the gaps run straight. Where the wall bows, the edge is scribed to follow it.
Everything we agree at the measuring visit goes into the written quote: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it is easier before the furniture is made.
- Where
- Furzedown (SW16, SW17, CR4)
- Borough
- Wandsworth
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- 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
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions we are often asked
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Furzedown?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Is Furzedown in the area you cover for wall beds?
Yes. Furzedown is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Wandsworth and London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details.
What does a wall bed cost?
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. Each wall bed is different, so we price it after measuring. To get started, get in touch through our contact form.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two choices: a spray finish from the workshop, which is smooth and even, or hand painting, which can be done in your home. The finish is agreed in your quote.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. A lease can require consent for alterations, including fixing furniture to the walls. We cannot advise on leases, so please check yours.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, and the written quote comes afterwards.
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What affects the price in Furzedown
Prices vary from room to room, and it comes down to:
- Parking near your home
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Getting in touch
You don’t need exact measurements or a plan. Just send what you can:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
A quote begins with a few details from you: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. To send them, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a written quote.
Honest limits
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. In practice, that means:
- New sockets, lighting or wiring (your electrician)
- Getting consent under your lease
- Making good the walls after other work
Not sure whether your space suits wall beds? You can drop us a line using the contact form and we’ll tell you. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Hand-painted finish
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Moisture-resistant MDF
What prompts wall beds in Furzedown
Working from home has changed how many spare rooms are used. People want a desk by day and a bed for visitors, and a wall bed makes that possible.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- Shelves or a desk around the bed
- A bed that looks like cupboards by day
Near listed buildings like Furzedown House, less than half a mile west of the centre of Furzedown, older homes may keep original joinery that wall beds can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
How fitting works for wall beds
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving everything tidy. How long fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Parking on terraced streets can be tight, especially in a controlled parking zone, so details of permits, bays and any loading restrictions help. Unloading is kept short, with sections taken straight inside. Saturday fitting can be arranged.
- You contact us about a wall bed for a spare room or studio.
- We visit to measure the room and the way in, from the front door to the room itself. Mention parking as well, since vans often need a permit or a paid bay.
- We send a quote in writing.
- The cabinet is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route.
- We carry the sections in, assemble them and fix the mechanism as its maker specifies, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Ask for a quote
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, then send a quote in writing. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, use our contact form.
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Bedrooms in Furzedown: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 65% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Furzedown, with about 15% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. There are 8 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Furzedown. Being near listed buildings doesn’t make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Terraced houses are more common around Furzedown than across Wandsworth: about 39% of households, against about 22%, the 2021 Census shows. Narrow halls and stairs in terraces mean the furniture comes in sections.
If you live in a period home close to St Paul's Church, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. Living in a block of flats near Tooting station? Then the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Furzedown is about 3 miles north of Clapham Junction, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Design visits and fitting in Furzedown can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. We cover places right across Wandsworth, large and small.
Here we cover the SW16, SW17 and CR4 postcode area for wall beds. Streets in the area include Deal Road, Links Road and Seely Road, and we cover homes on all of them for wall beds. Furzedown is near the A216; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. Neighbouring places we cover for wall beds include Streatham Park (1 mile north-east), Tooting (1 mile west), Tooting Bec (1 mile west), Streatham (1 mile east) and Colliers Wood (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Wandsworth we cover include Clapham Junction (3 miles north), Battersea (3 miles north), Putney (4 miles north-west), Wandsworth (3 miles north-west), Southfields (2 miles north-west) and Earlsfield (2 miles north-west).
Around Furzedown
In Furzedown, that includes homes near Penwortham Primary School, The Holland Tringham pub and Furzedown Secondary School. The nearest railway station is Tooting station, about 0.6 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include London Sewing Machine Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and St Benedict's Hospital (close by, under half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Oakleigh Way.