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Kenley Wall Beds
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, for homes in Kenley. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- A studio that works by day and night
- A home office that also sleeps guests
- A storage wall with a bed inside
Wall beds for your home in Kenley
How we make wall beds for Kenley
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, such as a spare room that is also a study. We build the cabinet around the bed to suit the room and paint it in a colour you choose. Typical reasons to get in touch are somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep and a storage wall with a bed inside, and the answer is made in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
With interwar houses or semis a big part of the housing around Kenley, bedrooms typically have regular walls, a window on one side and sometimes a chimney breast. Fitted furniture can run along the longest wall, with the inside arranged to suit you. Where a loft conversion has been added, the sloping ceiling can take storage too.
You get the quote in writing, so there is time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Kenley (CR8, CR2)
- Area
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting works for wall beds
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and fitting day is where that happens. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it, until the line is tight. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and your quote sets out the fitting days. A front path or side gate can make the carry from the van simpler. We measure the path, any steps and the front door as part of the route. Floors are covered from the door to the room, and the sections are assembled in place.
- To begin, drop us a line using the contact form; a brief note on the room and how often guests stay is plenty.
- We visit to measure up, look at the wall and floor and make sure there is clear space in front to lower the bed.
- A written quote follows, covering the cabinet, the materials and the finish.
- We build the cabinet in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- On fitting day the cabinet goes in, the mechanism is fixed securely and the bed is tried out.
- We go through the bed with you; the cabinet has the spray-painted or hand-painted finish you chose.
Preparing the room
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
Ask for a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
Wall beds in Kenley: local notes
About 32% of the homes in the streets around Kenley went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 31% between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. That matters for wall beds, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Kenley include Church of All Saints (Grade II), under half a mile south-west, and Kenley Station House (original 1856 Building) (Grade II), less than half a mile west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for instance removing original joinery or fixing into it, can require listed building consent from the council. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. If your street in Kenley joins a main road, it’s worth telling us at the measuring visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
If you live near Dollypers Hill, wall beds are normally planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay. For a family home near Harris Primary Academy Kenley, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow.
Kenley is about 5 miles north of Thornton Heath, within the London Borough of Croydon. From period terraces to newer flats in Kenley, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Across Croydon, we cover Kenley and the places around it.
Design visits and fitting in CR8 and CR2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street like Oaks Road, Park Road and Roke Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for wall beds. Main roads around Kenley include the A22. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Nearby, we also make wall beds in Riddlesdown (1 mile north), Sanderstead (1 mile north-east) and South Croydon (2 miles north). Across the rest of Croydon, our area takes in Thornton Heath (5 miles north), Croydon (3 miles north), Coulsdon (2 miles west), Broad Green (4 miles north), Upper Norwood (7 miles north) and Selhurst (5 miles north).
What’s near Kenley
In Kenley, that includes homes near Riddlesdown Collegiate. There is a railway station in Kenley itself: Kenley station. A little further out are Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Kenley include Foxley Wood.
Materials and finishes
Bed mechanism housing
A wall bed housing needs to be rigid and true, so it is built from sturdy board. It’s fixed to a sound wall or floor.
Shelves
Shelves can go above or beside the bed cabinet for books, boxes or display.
Nearby places to Kenley
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Before and after fitting day
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it’s worth looking after. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
- Allow space for pillows and duvets
- Choose a mattress that suits the mechanism
- Consider how many people will sleep in it
New paintwork takes a while to harden. Go easy on the doors and front at first, and clean the cabinet with a soft, damp cloth.
Think about the route into the room. Furniture made in a workshop comes in sections sized for stairs, landings and lifts, so it’s useful to know about tight turns.
Questions we’re often asked
Do you make wall beds for homes in Kenley?
Yes, Kenley is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Croydon and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Kenley?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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 at the measuring visit.
Who chooses the colour?
You do. We agree the colour with you.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
What space does a fold-down bed take up?
The bed needs room in front of it to come down, as well as the depth of the cabinet itself. We measure this during the design visit and plan the layout around it.
Will a wall bed work on my wall?
It depends on the wall and floor. The mechanism has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies, to a wall or floor that can take the load, and we look at this when we measure.
Why people ask for wall beds in Kenley
A flexible room is useful as needs change. A playroom, a study or a hobby room can still have a bed for visitors when it is needed.
People usually get in touch with us about needs like these:
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- A flexible room for a growing family
- A storage wall with a bed inside
Living in a block of flats near Kenley station? Then check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?