Bromley · London
Wall Beds in Mottingham
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, for homes in Mottingham. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- A flexible room for a growing family
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
Ask about wall beds in Mottingham
How we make wall beds for Mottingham
We build the bed housing from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray painted in our workshop or hand painted. From the front, the folded bed can look like a set of tall cupboards, so the room doesn’t read as a bedroom by day. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and people most often get in touch about a guest bed that disappears in the day and somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep.
If you live in one of the interwar houses or semis around Mottingham, the third bedroom is often small, sitting over the stairs. That is where wall beds earn their place, making a small room work as a dressing room, a guest room or both. Every wall is measured and checked, even in a house that looks square.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished.
- Place
- Mottingham (SE9, SE12, BR1)
- Area
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Mottingham
What you pay depends on:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- The width and height of the space
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, which the quote allows for. Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit.
Helping us understand the room
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- How you want to use the space
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit for you to look over. To book one, drop us a line using the contact form.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
Common questions about wall beds
Can you make wall beds for a home in Mottingham?
Yes. Mottingham is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Bromley and London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Grove Park station?
Yes. We cover all of Bromley and the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
What happens when you come to measure?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. We’ll also ask about access and parking, and a written quote follows.
Can you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes. We often design the bed as part of a wider storage wall with shelves or a desk beside it. The design keeps clear space in front for the bed to fold down.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
We plan the route in during the design visit. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doors, and the furniture is made in sections sized to get through.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
Birch plywood gives a strong carcass for a piece that moves every day.
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting suits a cabinet you want to look crisp, and it’s done before fitting.
Bedrooms in Mottingham: local notes
In the neighbourhood around Mottingham, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 48%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 26%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. 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 Mottingham include The Grange Eltham College Junior School (Grade II), less than half a mile north, and Geffery' s Homes (Almshouses) (Grade II), about 0.5 miles east. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, may need listed building consent from the council. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. Terraced houses are home to about 41% of households in the area around Mottingham, based on Census 2021. Terraced houses often have a narrow back bedroom and alcoves either side of a chimney breast, which suit fitted furniture.
If your children go to Marvels Lane Primary School or a school nearby, wall beds in a child’s room can be planned so the inside layout changes as they grow. Close to Chinbrook Meadows? Morning light matters, so tall pieces go where they will not shade the window. The wider area includes historic houses such as Eltham Palace, about 1.1 miles north-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice.
Mottingham is about 4 miles south-east of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. Whether your home in Mottingham is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Mottingham is one of 49 places on our list for Bromley.
We cover every part of SE9, SE12 and BR1 for wall beds. If your home is on a street like Horley Road, Dorset Road and Albert Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for wall beds. Other places close to Mottingham include Chinbrook (1 mile south-west), Grove Park (1 mile west), Coldharbour (1 mile east), Middle Park (1 mile north) and Horn Park (1 mile north-west). We also make wall beds in nearby places like Orpington (4 miles south-east), Bromley (2 miles south-west), Beckenham (3 miles south-west), St Mary Cray (4 miles south-east), Chislehurst (2 miles south-east) and Penge (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Mottingham
Around Mottingham, we cover homes near Colfe's School and Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Mottingham is Grove Park station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Eltham Community Hospital (1.3 miles north-east) and Prefab Museum (1.7 miles west). Green spaces nearby include The Tarn.
From workshop to your room
At the end, we tidy up. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together and explain how to look after the paint. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Fitting day means carrying in the sections, joining them and fitting them to the walls. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You let us know about the room and who the bed is for. The bed can sit among shelves or beside a desk.
- At the design visit we measure the room and check the wall and floor.
- A quote follows, setting out the design and finish.
- We build and finish everything in our workshop, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- 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
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
Arranging a design visit
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, message us from the contact page. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Related advice
Honest limits
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, so these points are worth knowing:
- Plastering or decorating the room
- Advice on your lease
- Choosing a mattress for you
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Fold-down bed mechanism