Richmond upon Thames · London
Wall beds in Richmond upon Thames
Planning wall beds for a home in Richmond upon Thames? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote.
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- Storage built around a fold-down bed
Wall beds in Richmond upon Thames
Honest limits
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- Getting consent under your lease
- Plastering or decorating the room
- Structural work to the wall or floor
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Hand-painted finish
How we make wall beds for Richmond upon Thames
A wall bed, sometimes called a Murphy bed, lifts up into a cabinet during the day and comes down when it’s time to sleep. It lets one room do two jobs, so a guest room can double as a study or playroom. We build the cabinet around the bed to suit the room and finish it to match. We make wall beds from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and people most often get in touch about a spare room that’s rarely slept in and a storage wall with a bed inside.
A bedroom used as a guest room, a study or a dressing room needs different storage. Whatever your home in Richmond upon Thames is like, the first question during the design visit is what the room needs to do. The layout, the doors and the inside follow from that. You choose the colour, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10, SW14, TW1)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs: wall beds in Richmond upon Thames
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Normally not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
I live in a flat in Richmond upon Thames. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. Wall beds are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we will see what we can do.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so it sits tight to the room.
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 plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It is good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
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Wall beds in Richmond upon Thames: local notes
About 44% of the homes in the area around Richmond upon Thames went up before 1919, and about 20% between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Within a mile of the centre of Richmond upon Thames, 18 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. Where a home in Richmond upon Thames is on or beside a main road, it’s useful to mention that at the design visit. We’ll plan where the van can stop.
If you live in a period home close to Holy Trinity Richmond, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. Near listed buildings like The Trumpeters' House, about 0.6 miles west of the centre of Richmond upon Thames, older homes may keep original joinery that wall beds can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. Pembroke Lodge, about 1.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice.
Richmond upon Thames is within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 2 miles south-west of Twickenham. Whether your home in Richmond upon Thames is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across the rest of London, large and small.
We cover every part of the TW9, TW10, SW14 and TW1 postcode area. You’ll find streets here like Church Road, King George Square and Topiary Square, and we cover homes on all of them for wall beds. The B321 and B322 run close to Richmond upon Thames, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. We also cover the places around Richmond upon Thames: North Sheen (1 mile north-east), East Sheen (1 mile east), Mortlake (1 mile east), Kew (2 miles north-east) and Strand-on-the-Green (2 miles north-east). We also make wall beds in nearby places like Twickenham (2 miles south-west), Teddington (3 miles south-west), Hampton (4 miles south-west), Barnes (2 miles east), Hanworth (4 miles south-west) and Whitton (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Richmond upon Thames
In Richmond upon Thames, that includes homes near Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School, Kneller Hall Junior School and The White Horse Richmond pub, among other places. Richmond upon Thames has its own railway station: Richmond station. Nearby you will also find Eel Pie Island Museum (1.5 miles south-west) and West Middlesex University Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
Tips worth knowing
People planning wall beds often ask about these. They help whatever the room:
- Check mattress size and weight limits
- Treat new paintwork gently at first
- Check there is room for the bed to fold down
- Think about how often the bed will be used
Should the bed start to move differently, stop and let us know. The mechanism should only be adjusted as its maker allows.
Leasehold flats can have rules on alterations, so check your lease early. Your lease is something to check with whoever manages the building.
What happens on fitting day
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together and answer any questions. The time the fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Whatever the age of your home, the furniture is fitted to the walls you have, with scribing where they wander and packing where floors dip. Spray-painted pieces arrive finished; hand-painted ones can be finished on site.
- First, you tell us about the space.
- The design visit covers measuring, the wall and the layout.
- A written quote is sent to you.
- The cabinets are built in our workshop.
- The wall bed is fitted in your home.
Preparing the room
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
Arranging a design visit
Getting a quote starts with some details: the room, rough measurements and some pictures if you have them. When you’re ready, get in touch through our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Related advice
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
A wall bed is fixed to the house, so it stays when you move. How long you’ll be in the home is worth weighing up before choosing built-in. Few rooms have truly flat walls and level floors, and standalone units show it with gaps and wobbles. Fitted furniture is scribed and levelled on site.
Rooms that are not square take more work: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. That is reflected in the quote.
What you get with us
- Every quote follows a design visit
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
What affects the price in Richmond upon Thames
To work out the quote, we look at:
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Parking near your home
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. Tell us about parking during the design visit, so we can plan for it.
Before the design visit
A little information at the start saves time later. If you can, send:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
For a quote for wall beds in Richmond upon Thames, send us a few details through our contact form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.