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Wall beds in Hanworth, Richmond upon Thames
Wall beds in Hanworth: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
- Shelves or a desk around the bed
- A bed that fills a little-used room
Wall beds for your home in Hanworth
About our wall beds in Hanworth
A wall bed, sometimes called a Murphy bed, lifts up into a cabinet during the day and is lowered again at night. It means a room can work as more than a bedroom, so a guest room can double as a study or playroom. We build the cabinet around the bed to suit the room and finish it to match. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are a bed that looks like cupboards by day and a home office that also sleeps guests.
If you live in one of the post-war homes around Hanworth, the bedroom may be modest in size but regular in shape. Where there is not much space in front, a careful layout helps everything fit. Concrete and blockwork walls need fixings chosen for them.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- Hanworth (TW13, TW12, TW2)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on fitting day
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s normally only filling and touching up to do in the room; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. In a post-war block of flats, the route in may include communal stairs, landings and a lift, so the furniture comes in sections that fit them. If the building has rules on lift use or working hours, it helps to tell us during the design visit.
- We start with how the room is used and who’ll sleep there. The bed can sit among shelves or beside a desk.
- At the design visit we measure the room and check the wall and floor, as the bed must be fixed securely.
- A quote follows, setting out the design and finish, ready to check.
- The bed housing and any shelves are made in our workshop.
- We fit it in your home, with the mechanism fixed as its maker specifies. We show you how the bed works before we leave.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Getting a quote
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, along with rough sizes. To share them, send us a few details through our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
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Do you need wall beds in Hanworth?
The most common reason is a spare room that’s rarely slept in. A bed fills the room whether anyone is using it or not, and folding it away gives the room a second life.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
- More floor space in a studio flat
For a flat near Hampton station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
What to check before you book
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- How doors and drawers are fitted
Bedroom storage in Hanworth
About 35% of the homes in the streets around Hanworth went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 31% between 1973 and 1999, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. The centre of Hanworth is within about a quarter of a mile of the Hanworth Road Conservation Area. Planning controls in conservation areas are mainly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitting furniture inside a house does not normally need permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) now covers the whole of London, Richmond upon Thames included. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Hanworth. We go through parking and access at the measuring visit.
For an older house near St Richard's Church, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. If you live near Crane Park, morning light matters, so tall pieces go where they will not shade the window.
Hanworth is about 2 miles north-east of Twickenham, part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Hanworth is part of the area we cover. Across Richmond upon Thames, we cover Hanworth.
Postcode districts we cover here for wall beds: TW13, TW12 and TW2. Streets in the area include Fir Road, New Road and Bel Lane, and homes on each of them are within our area for wall beds. Other places close to Hanworth include Hampton (1 mile south-east), Hampton Hill (1 mile east), Fulwell (1 mile east), Whitton (2 miles north-east) and Strawberry Hill (2 miles east). Elsewhere in Richmond upon Thames, we also cover Twickenham (2 miles north-east), Richmond (4 miles north-east), Richmond upon Thames (4 miles north-east), Teddington (2 miles east), Barnes (7 miles north-east) and Kew (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hanworth
Our area takes in the homes around Hampton School and Hampton Academy and the streets around them. Hanworth’s nearest station is Hampton station, about 1.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Kempton Steam Museum (1.1 miles west) and Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.8 miles east). Not far away are Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve.
Common questions about wall beds
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
I live near Hampton station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
What space does a fold-down bed take up?
The bed needs room in front of it to come down, on top of the cabinet’s own depth. We measure this at the design visit and plan the layout around it.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. It helps to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
How much does a wall bed cost?
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Size, storage and finish all affect the price. To arrange a design visit, get in touch through our contact form.
My walls aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
That is normal in older homes, and it’s what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Bespoke wall beds or ready-made?
Sofa beds cost less and need no fixing, which suits some homes. A wall bed takes a proper mattress and gives back the floor, which matters in a small room. Post-war rooms are often compact, and standard furniture sizes waste space at the ends and the top, which fitted furniture uses. The pieces are made to the room’s own widths.
There is no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To start, message us from the contact page.
Why choose us
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Designed for the room you have
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
When you need someone else
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Decorating around the cabinet
- Choosing a mattress for you
- Electrical work for reading lights
Not sure whether your space suits wall beds? You can use our contact form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it’s made from
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
Boards, parts and paint
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting gives a traditional finish that suits older homes.
Shelves
A few open shelves beside the bed break up a run of doors.