Croydon · London
Old Coulsdon Wall Beds
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, for homes in Old Coulsdon. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- A study that doubles as a spare room
- A storage wall with a bed inside
Wall beds in Old Coulsdon
Questions from Old Coulsdon
Can you make wall beds for a home in Old Coulsdon?
Yes, Old Coulsdon 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.
I live near Coulsdon South station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Croydon and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details about the room, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It needs a little planning: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
How long does fitting take?
Every room is different. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. It depends on your lease, and some need consent for alterations. Your lease is something we cannot advise on.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
Wall beds in Old Coulsdon: what you get
Spare rooms in London homes are often small, and the bed fills the room even when no one is staying. A wall bed gives that floor back during the day for a desk, a hobby or just space. When guests come, the bed folds down. 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 room for a desk and a guest bed and somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep.
In an area where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, as around Old Coulsdon, bedrooms are often straightforward shapes, sometimes with a chimney breast or a bay. That makes a full wall of fitted furniture simple to plan, laid out around what you store. Where a loft conversion has been added, the sloping ceiling can take storage too.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Where
- Old Coulsdon (CR5, CR3, CR8)
- Area
- Croydon
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Before and after fitting day
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. These habits help most:
- Clean the cabinet with a soft, damp cloth
- Think about where extra bedding will go
- Let us know about the wall’s construction
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
Before you first use the bed, read the mechanism maker’s guidance on lowering and lifting it. Make sure the floor in front is clear before the bed comes down, with children kept well back while it moves.
If you know the wall’s construction, mention it. The fixing depends on the wall, and we check it during the design visit too.
What it costs
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- The number of doors and drawers
- Spray painting or hand painting
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. You will see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Before the design visit
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- The type of home and how the room is reached
To get a quote, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a written quote afterwards.
Why bespoke in Old Coulsdon?
Ready-made wall bed units are available and typically cost less, and they can work in a simple space. They’re made in standard sizes and rarely allow for an uneven wall or an alcove. Ours is made to the room you have. Doors, windows and radiators rarely leave a gap that matches a standard width, which leaves ready-made pieces sitting awkwardly. Built-in pieces are planned around those fixed points.
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
What you get with us
- 300+ projects completed
- Finished by spray or by hand
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall, after checking the walls at the measuring visit.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, as it makes good use of an tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
Bedrooms in Old Coulsdon: local notes
In the area around Old Coulsdon, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 47%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 36%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. 3 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of the centre of Old Coulsdon. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. Controlled parking zones are run by the boroughs, so the rules in Croydon are set locally. If your road in Old Coulsdon falls in a zone, the van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. We ask about parking at the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
For an older house near Church of St John the Evangelist, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice. If you live in a flat close to Coulsdon South station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Church of St John the Evangelist, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
Old Coulsdon is about 7 miles north of Thornton Heath, within the London Borough of Croydon. From period terraces to newer flats in Old Coulsdon, we measure the room as it is and design around it. We list Old Coulsdon among 32 places we cover in Croydon.
In CR5, CR3 and CR8, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street such as Ellis Road, Tollers Lane and Court Avenue, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for wall beds. Neighbouring places we cover for wall beds include Coulsdon (1 mile north-west), Purley (2 miles north), Woodcote (2 miles north-west) and Peaks Hill (3 miles north). Across the rest of Croydon, our area takes in Thornton Heath (7 miles north), Croydon (5 miles north), Broad Green (6 miles north), Upper Norwood (8 miles north), Selhurst (7 miles north) and South Norwood (7 miles north).
Local landmarks in Old Coulsdon
In Old Coulsdon, that includes homes near Sunnydown School, The Tudor Rose pub and Oasis Academy Coulsdon. The closest station to Old Coulsdon is Coulsdon South station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find St Lawrence's Hospital (1.3 miles south-east) and East Surrey Museum (2 miles south-east). Not far away are South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
How fitting day works
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving everything tidy. How long the fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Some interwar and suburban streets have driveways, which can make unloading easier, so let us know during the design visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- You tell us 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.
- We send a written quote for the bed cabinet and storage, 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.
How to prepare
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Empty the space we will be working in
Getting a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a quote in writing. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To book a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.