Bexley · London
Wall Beds in Slade Green
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on wall beds in Slade Green starts with a design visit, and everything is made in our workshop.
- A bed that looks like cupboards by day
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A home office that also sleeps guests
Wall beds designed for your room
From workshop to your room
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. We measure the hall, stairs, doors and any lift as well as the room, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route. We cover floors and doorways on the way in.
- You get in touch and tell us about the room and the wall where the bed could go.
- At the design visit we check what the wall is made of, as a wall bed has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies.
- You receive a written quote for the wall bed and any storage.
- The bed housing and any shelves or desk are made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit the cabinet in your home and fix the mechanism as its maker specifies.
- We go through the bed with you; the cabinet has the spray-painted or hand-painted finish you chose.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Getting a quote
Rough measurements are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the design visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To get started, use our contact form. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
Advice
Wall beds in Slade Green: what you get
Not every mattress suits every wall bed; the mechanism maker sets the size, depth and weight it can take. We’ll talk through what suits the bed at the measuring visit, so the mattress you choose fits. We make wall beds from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a storage wall with a bed inside and a study that doubles as a spare room.
Older bedrooms bring bowed walls and high ceilings, newer ones stud walls and lower ceilings. A home in Slade Green might be either, or neither. We scribe, level and fix to suit whichever you have. Ceiling height sets how tall the furniture can go.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it is easier before the furniture is made.
- Where
- Slade Green (DA8, DA1, DA7)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Your questions about wall beds in Slade Green
Do you make wall beds for homes in Slade Green?
Yes. We cover all of Bexley and the rest of London, and Slade Green is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Slade Green?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan around it.
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.
Do photos help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Is a wall bed safe for everyday use?
A secure fixing and careful use are what matter. We fix the mechanism as its maker specifies; you lower it steadily with the floor clear.
What happens during the design visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and afterwards we send a written quote.
Bedroom storage in Slade Green
About 27% of the homes in the area around Slade Green went up between 1973 and 1999, and about 27% since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. That matters for wall beds, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. The Oak Road Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Slade Green. Planning controls in conservation areas are mainly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitting furniture inside a house does not normally need permission. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. About 26% of homes in the streets around Slade Green were built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Bedrooms from that era tend to be regular, so fitted furniture can run wall to wall, fixed to suit the wall.
For a flat near Slade Green station, wall beds are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. For an older house near St. Augustine's Church, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Slade Green is in the London Borough of Bexley, about 5 miles south-west of Sidcup. Homes in Slade Green are part of the area we cover for wall beds, as part of our work in every London borough. Slade Green is one of the places in Bexley where we make wall beds, and the borough has 27 places on our list.
We work across DA8, DA1 and DA7. We cover homes on streets such as Oak Road, Elm Road and Moat Lane, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Other places close to Slade Green include North End (1 mile west), Bexley Riverside (1 mile west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Northumberland Heath (1 mile west). Other parts of Bexley we cover include Sidcup (5 miles south-west), Welling (4 miles west), Bexley (3 miles south-west), Belvedere (2 miles north-west), Lessness Heath (2 miles north-west) and Bexleyheath (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Slade Green
In Slade Green, that includes homes near Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy and Railway Tavern, among other places. There is a railway station in Slade Green itself: Slade Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Joyce Green Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Erith Museum (1.3 miles north-west).
Is it time for wall beds?
Some want a room that can change as the family does. A playroom, a study or a hobby room can still have a bed for visitors when it is needed.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
- A playroom that can sleep visitors
Hall Place and Gardens, about 2.1 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
What we do not do
We make and fit furniture, and we don’t do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. Please bear these in mind too:
- Building work to make a wall sound
- Making good the walls after other work
- Choosing a mattress for you
If in doubt, you can use our contact form and describe the room. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Birch plywood
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Moisture-resistant MDF
When is bespoke worth it?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. That’s something we plan for in the design.
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Before and after fitting day
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Leaseholders: check your lease first
- Mention if the wall is a stud wall
- Choose a mattress that suits the mechanism
- Think about how often the bed will be used
The paint needs time to cure fully after fitting. Treat the cabinet gently at first, and wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth only.
Consider how often the bed will be used and by whom. It shapes the bed size and the type of mechanism as well as the storage around it.