Haringey · London
Wall Beds in Northumberland Park
Planning wall beds for a home in Northumberland Park? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- A playroom that can sleep visitors
- A study that doubles as a spare room
Wall beds in Northumberland Park
Wall beds for homes in Northumberland Park
You need room in front of the cabinet to lower the bed, so we plan the layout with that in mind. We think about where a chair, rug or desk will go when the bed is down. If you’re living with a real mattress for visitors and a playroom that can sleep visitors, wall beds made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Wherever your home in Northumberland Park sits in London’s mix of housing, the furniture starts from your room, not a standard size. On an external wall, ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps keep condensation away. Shelves, drawers and any hanging are arranged around your things.
Our quotes are written in plain words. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Northumberland Park (N17, N18)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How it’s made
Hand-painted finish
Some people like the softer look of a hand-painted finish in a period room.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF stays flat and paints beautifully, which suits the doors and side panels.
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Common questions about wall beds
My home in Northumberland Park is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
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. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Does a conservation area in or near Northumberland Park affect fitted furniture?
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 may need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Can you fit a wall bed to a stud wall?
We check that during the design visit. Different walls need different fixings, and the mechanism maker’s instructions set what’s needed.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
What happens at the design visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and a written quote follows.
Can you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes, and it is one of the best ways to use the wall. Shelves and cupboards around the bed make the most of the space, and any new sockets are for your electrician.
Is bespoke worth it?
A sofa bed is cheaper and simpler, and for occasional guests that may be enough. With a wall bed you get a proper bed and an empty floor by day, which can make a small room usable. Ready-made furniture rarely suits a recess, a slope or an odd corner, and most homes have one somewhere. Built-in pieces are made to fit them.
We don’t publish set prices, because every piece is designed for one room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To start, tell us about the room on our contact form.
What you get with us
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
- We work across all London boroughs
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
Wall beds in Northumberland Park: local notes
In the neighbourhood around Northumberland Park, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 35%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 20%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how wall beds are fixed and fitted. The National Heritage List records 18 entries within half a mile of the centre of Northumberland Park. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so Haringey is inside it. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Northumberland Park is covered by it. How the van gets to your door is planned at the measuring visit.
For a flat near Northumberland Park (London) station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If your children go to Lea Valley Primary School or a school nearby, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow. Close to Bruce Castle Park? Wall beds are typically planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay.
Northumberland Park is in the London Borough of Haringey, about 1 mile south-west of Tottenham. We can visit homes in Northumberland Park on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. Northumberland Park is one of the places in Haringey where we make wall beds.
Here we cover the N17 and N18 postcode area for wall beds. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Love Lane, Park Lane and York Road, along with the roads around them, for wall beds and any of our other fitted furniture. If you are just outside Northumberland Park, we also cover Upper Edmonton (1 mile north-west), Edmonton (1 mile north), South Chingford (1 mile east), Picketts Lock (2 miles north-east) and Highams Park (2 miles east). Elsewhere in Haringey, we also cover Noel Park (2 miles west), Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles south-west), South Tottenham (2 miles south-west), Seven Sisters (2 miles south-west) and Turnpike Lane (2 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Northumberland Park
The streets we cover here include those near Duke's Aldridge, No.8 Tottenham pub and London Academy of Excellence Tottenham and the streets around them. Northumberland Park has its own railway station: Northumberland Park (London) station. A little further out are Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles south) and Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north).
How fitting day works
You are welcome to ask questions while we work. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving everything tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Fitting day means joining the sections, fitting them to the walls and setting them level. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether brick, block, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Saturdays can be arranged.
- It starts with a short note from you.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and the colour.
- A quote in writing follows.
- The cabinets are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- The wall bed is fitted, and any hand painting is done on site. New paint needs gentle use while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
How to get a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a written quote. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Related advice
Honest limits
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Supplying mattresses
- Building work to make a wall sound
- Decorating around the cabinet
If you’re 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. How a job runs, step by step.
What it’s made from
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Shelves or a desk alongside
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, and that is best sorted before fitting day. We cannot advise on your lease.
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so let us know about it at the design visit.