Kensington and Chelsea · London
North Kensington Wall Beds
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make wall beds for homes in North Kensington, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A studio that works by day and night
- A guest bed that disappears in the day
- A storage wall with a bed inside
Need wall beds in North Kensington?
Looking after your furniture
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Plan a cupboard for spare bedding
- Lower and lift the bed steadily
- Check your lease if you live in a flat
- Choose a mattress that suits the mechanism
If the bed ever feels different when you lower or lift it, stop using it and get in touch. The mechanism should only be adjusted as its maker allows.
Measure the space in front of the wall, not just the wall. You need clear space for the bed to come down, so plan where furniture will sit.
How we make wall beds for North Kensington
A home office that doubles as a guest room is a common request. A wall bed with a desk or shelves beside it lets the room do both, without the bed taking over. We can allow for cables to the desk, though any new sockets are for your electrician. If your home has a bed that fills a little-used room and a home office that also sleeps guests, wall beds made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed can solve it.
A large share of the homes around North Kensington were built before 1919, and bedrooms in houses of that age often have a chimney breast with an alcove either side. Fitted furniture can fill the alcoves, wrap round the chimney breast or run across a whole wall. Because older floors slope and walls bow, everything is scribed and levelled on site.
The written quote is your record of the job. It describes the wall bed we have designed for the room, its materials and its finish, and it’s what the workshop builds to.
- Place
- North Kensington (W10, NW10, W11)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Fitted bedroom furniture in North Kensington
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around North Kensington were built before 1919 (about 53%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 15%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 161 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of North Kensington. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and wall beds can be designed to work around them. Purpose-built flats are home to about 51% of households in the area around North Kensington, based on Census 2021. For a flat, wall beds are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
For families living near Barlby Primary School, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow. For a flat near Kensal Green station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If your home is one of the older houses near Dissenters' Chapel, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go.
North Kensington is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 2 miles south-east of Kensington. Homes in North Kensington are part of the area we cover for wall beds. North Kensington is one of 13 places on our list for Kensington and Chelsea.
We work across W10, NW10 and W11. If your home is on a street like Peach Road, Barlby Road and Eynham Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for wall beds. Other places close to North Kensington include Kensal Town (1 mile east), Kensal Green (1 mile north-west), Kensal Rise (1 mile north), Notting Dale (1 mile south-east) and White City (1 mile south). Across the rest of Kensington and Chelsea, our area takes in Kensington (2 miles south-east), Brompton (3 miles south-east), Chelsea (3 miles south-east), South Kensington (3 miles south-east), Holland Park (2 miles south-east) and Earl's Court (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in North Kensington
In North Kensington, that includes homes near The Eagle pub, Maida Vale School and All Saints Catholic College and the streets around them. North Kensington’s nearest station is Kensal Green station, about 0.5 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Culture House (1.3 miles south) and Princess Louise Hospital (less than half a mile south-west).
Materials and finishes
Bed mechanism housing
The housing has to be strong and square, so we build it with care. It is fixed into a wall or floor that can take the load.
Spray-painted finish
We spray paint in the workshop for a smooth, factory-like finish.
From workshop to your room
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s typically 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. Scribing is done on site, which means some cutting in the room or close by, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- You get in touch and let us know about the room and how often the bed is used.
- We visit, measure up and check the wall the bed will fix to.
- 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.
- The bed and cabinets are fitted in your home and the mechanism fixed securely.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Arranging a design visit
A quote begins with some details from you: the room, rough sizes and some pictures if you have them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
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FAQs: wall beds in North Kensington
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Kensal Green station?
Yes. We cover all of Kensington and Chelsea and the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
I live in a flat in North Kensington. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
We measure the route in as well as the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How much time does fitting need?
How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We’ll design around them.
Will a wall bed work on my wall?
That is something we look at when we measure. Solid brick, stud walls and plasterboard all need different fixings, and the mechanism maker sets out what’s required.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it, and it is agreed with you before painting. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you’ve chosen.
What affects the cost of wall beds
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- The number of doors and drawers
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Parking and unloading on your street
Tricky rooms take more time: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. The quote allows for it, which we write after seeing the room.
Helping us understand the room
Some details help us understand the job before we visit. It is useful to include:
- Your postcode and the borough
- How you want to use the space
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Approximate measurements of the space
For a quote for wall beds in North Kensington, message us from the contact page. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We will arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Choosing bespoke means a design visit, a quote, workshop time and fitting, rather than a quick order. What you get is one design that suits the room and the way you use it. Chimney breasts in older houses stand out by different amounts, so the recesses either side are rarely the same, and standard units bought as a pair rarely suit both. Each side can be made to its own size.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: 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, and the quote follows.
Why work with us in North Kensington
- Finished by spray or by hand
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what a quote should include.