Wandsworth · London
Wall beds in Tooting Bec, Wandsworth
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, designed for your room in Tooting Bec. After a design visit and a quote in writing, it’s built in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A studio that works by day and night
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
- Somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep
Wall beds designed for your room
How we make wall beds for Tooting Bec
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 when the bed is down. We make wall beds from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about a guest room that sits empty most of the time and a guest bed that disappears in the day.
Victorian and Edwardian bedrooms typically have a chimney breast on one wall and a recess either side. A large share of the homes around Tooting Bec date from before 1919, so many bedrooms there may share that layout. Fitted furniture can fill both recesses and bridge the chimney breast with high cupboards. Any capped chimney is kept ventilated.
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
- Tooting Bec (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- Area
- Wandsworth
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
A standard bed is simple and needs no mechanism, which is a fair point in its favour. Where the room needs to be more than a bedroom, a wall bed earns its place day after day. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so it leaves gaps at the wall, tilts on sloping floors or sits awkwardly against skirting and picture rails. Fitted furniture is scribed to the wall instead.
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. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Why choose us
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- 300+ projects completed
See bespoke vs off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.
Fitted bedroom furniture in Tooting Bec
About 64% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Tooting Bec went up before 1919, and about 11% between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Tooting Bec include Gala Bingo Club (Grade I), less than half a mile south, and Franciscan Primary School (Grade II), less than half a mile east. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 64% of homes in the area around Tooting Bec were built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. A wall bed has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies, and in houses of that age the walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, so the fixings are chosen with care.
The wider area includes historic houses like Southside House, about 3 miles west. For a period home anywhere nearby, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. For a family home near St Boniface RC Primary School, wall beds in a child’s room can be planned so the inside layout changes as they grow. If you live in a period home close to St Augustine, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go.
Tooting Bec is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, about 2 miles north of Clapham Junction. We cover Tooting Bec as part of our work across Wandsworth. Our work takes in places right across Wandsworth, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
We work across SW17, SW19 and CR4 for wall beds. You will find streets here like Vant Road, Byton Road and Avarn Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for wall beds. We also cover Tooting (1 mile south-east), Colliers Wood (1 mile south), Furzedown (1 mile east), Summerstown (1 mile north-west) and Streatham Park (1 mile east). We also make wall beds in nearby places such as Clapham Junction (2 miles north), Battersea (2 miles north), Putney (3 miles north-west), Wandsworth (2 miles north-west), Southfields (2 miles north-west) and Roehampton (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Tooting Bec
In Tooting Bec, that includes homes near Ensham School, King's Head pub and Ernest Bevin College. Tooting Bec’s nearest station is Tooting station, about 0.6 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Grove Hospital (under half a mile south-west) and London Sewing Machine Museum (0.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there is Myrna Close.
What happens on fitting day
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it’s going into, and fitting day is where that happens. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Scribing is done on site, which means some cutting in the room or close by, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Hand painting, if that is your finish, can follow the fitting.
- 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.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- 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.
Preparing the room
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Keep pets in another room while we work
How to get a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you do not, that is fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
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Flats, conversions and lettings
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we have measured the way in.
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
Where other trades come in
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Structural work to the wall or floor
- Making good the walls after other work
- Supplying mattresses
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can drop us a line using the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
Before and after fitting day
Getting the most from wall beds starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Allow space for pillows and duvets
- Treat new paintwork gently at first
- Check mattress size and weight limits
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
Whether bedding can stay on the bed when it folds up depends on the mechanism. Bulky duvets and pillows may need storing nearby.
Measure the space in front of the wall, not just the wall. The bed needs room to fold down, so plan where furniture will sit.
Your questions about wall beds in Tooting Bec
Do you cover homes near Tooting station?
Yes. We cover all of Wandsworth and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Can you fit wall beds to the uneven walls of an older house in Tooting Bec?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not usually. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
Getting it in is planned during the design visit. The stairs, landings, any lift and the doorways are measured, and the furniture is made in sections sized to get through.
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.
Is a mattress included with the wall bed?
The mechanism maker sets limits on mattress size and weight. We’ll explain its limits at the design visit, so you can pick the right one.