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Wall Beds in South Hampstead
Thinking about wall beds in South Hampstead? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing.
- Shelves or a desk around the bed
- A flexible room for a growing family
- A home office that also sleeps guests
Wall beds in South Hampstead
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths.
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically 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.
Wall beds in South Hampstead
A wall bed needs clear space in front of it to fold down, and that shapes the design. Furniture in front of the bed has to be easy to move or kept out of the way, so the bed can come down without a shuffle. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a proper bed instead of a sofa bed and a spare room that’s rarely slept in.
In a Victorian bedroom, the chimney breast typically sits on a side wall, with a recess to each side. That layout is worth knowing around South Hampstead, where a large share of homes were built before 1919. Storage can go in each recess, with a bridge of cupboards over the chimney breast, leaving the breast itself clear. The flue behind is kept ventilated, and any damp is sorted first.
The quote names the materials: 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.
- Where
- South Hampstead (NW3, NW8, NW6)
- Area
- Camden
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Questions we are often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to South Hampstead station?
Yes. We cover all of Camden and the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
How do you fit wall beds in a flat in South Hampstead?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. Wall beds are made at 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 you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes, that is a common request. Shelves and cupboards around the bed make the most of the space, while new sockets are for your electrician.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work.
What happens when you come to measure?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too.
What does a wall bed cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Each wall bed is different, so we quote once we’ve seen the room. To get started, message us from the contact page.
Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
The colour is agreed with you before we spray.
Moisture-resistant MDF
The moisture-resistant grade suits cabinets on cooler external walls, alongside good ventilation.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways not just the room, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
How we price wall beds
The price for your room depends on:
- The width and height of the space
- The internal fittings
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
Access to the room makes a difference too. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design.
What to send when you contact us
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Where you live, with the postcode
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Approximate measurements of the space
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit, when we have measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Bedrooms in South Hampstead: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 47% of the housing in the area around South Hampstead, with about 23% built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. 12 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central South Hampstead. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. More than a third of the homes in the area around South Hampstead (about 47%) were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Older houses can have lath-and-plaster internal walls and floors that slope, both of which matter when fixing a wall bed.
If you live in a flat close to South Hampstead station, it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. Winfield House, about 0.9 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go. If your children go to The UCL Academy or a school nearby, hanging rails set low at first can be raised later, as children get taller.
South Hampstead is in the London Borough of Camden, about 3 miles south-east of St Pancras. We cover South Hampstead as part of our work across Camden. South Hampstead is one of 28 places on our list for Camden.
Every home in NW3, NW8 and NW6 is covered for wall beds, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Avenue Road, Acacia Road and Harben Road, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Nearby, we also make wall beds in Swiss Cottage (1 mile north), St John's Wood (1 mile south), Haverstock (1 mile east), Belsize Park (1 mile east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile east). Across the rest of Camden, our area takes in St Pancras (3 miles south-east), West End (3 miles south-east), St Giles (3 miles south-east), Seven Dials (3 miles south-east), Holborn (3 miles south-east) and Bloomsbury (2 miles south-east).
Near you in South Hampstead
Our area takes in the homes around Cafe Med pub, Holy Trinity CofE Primary School and Cecil Sharp House. There is a railway station in South Hampstead itself: South Hampstead station. A little further out are Isokon Gallery (0.8 miles north-east) and Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth (0.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Adelaide Nature Reserve.
How fitting day works
Once the main sections are fixed in place, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Hallways in period houses are often narrow, and the stairs turn sharply, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors, stairs and doorways are covered before anything is carried through.
- You get in touch and describe the room.
- At the design visit we plan the bed cabinet and check the stairs, landings and any lift.
- We send a quote in writing.
- The cabinet is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route.
- We carry the sections in, assemble them and fix the mechanism as its maker specifies, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Getting a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a quote in writing. To arrange the visit, send us a few details through our contact form.