Haringey · London
Wall Beds in Tottenham
We make wall beds for homes in Tottenham, designed around the room you have. Your wall bed is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A real mattress for visitors
Wall beds designed for your room
Wall beds in Tottenham: what you get
The mattress has to suit the mechanism; the mechanism maker sets the size, depth and weight it can take. We can go through what the mechanism allows when we measure, so you can choose a mattress that works. Typical reasons to get in touch are more floor space in a studio flat and room for a desk and a guest bed; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Where housing is mixed, as in much of London, bedrooms range from box rooms to large rooms with bays and sloping ceilings. Wall beds can work in any of them, from a small spare room to a main bedroom. Nothing is assumed to be square, so the room is measured carefully.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It describes the wall bed we’ve designed for the room, its materials and its finish, and it’s what the workshop builds to.
- Place
- Tottenham (N17, N15, N18)
- Area
- Haringey
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Fitted bedroom furniture in Tottenham
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Tottenham were built before 1919 (about 39%) and since 2000 (about 19%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 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. Near the centre of Tottenham, Historic England’s list includes Tower to South West of Bruce Castle (Grade I), less than half a mile west, and All Hallows Vicarage the Priory (Grade II*), under half a mile north-west. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling can need listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Fewer homes around Tottenham date from before 1919 than across Haringey: about 39%, against about 54%, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. We check what the walls are made of at the design visit, as they vary with the age of the home.
If you live in a period home close to Church of St Mary the Virgin, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. If you live near Bruce Castle Park, wall beds are usually planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay.
Tottenham is within the London Borough of Haringey. Anywhere in Tottenham, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We list Tottenham among 23 places we cover in Haringey.
Here we cover the N17, N15 and N18 postcode area for wall beds. Our area takes in homes on streets like New Road, High Road and Reed Road, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Tottenham include the A10. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover the places around Tottenham: Broadwater Farm (1 mile west), Tottenham Hale (1 mile south-east), Tottenham Green (1 mile south), South Tottenham (1 mile south) and Seven Sisters (1 mile south). Across the rest of Haringey, our area takes in Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles south-west), Turnpike Lane (2 miles west), Finsbury Park (3 miles south-west), Bowes Park (2 miles west) and Bounds Green (3 miles west). Tottenham is one of the larger places we cover in Haringey.
Local landmarks in Tottenham
In Tottenham, that includes homes near The John Loughborough School, No.8 Tottenham pub and Northumberland Park Community School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Tottenham itself: Bruce Grove station. Well-known places in the area include Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.1 miles south) and North Middlesex University Hospital (1.1 miles north).
Tips worth knowing
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Keep children away while the bed moves
- Think about where extra bedding will go
- Follow the mechanism maker’s mattress guidance
- Decide who the bed is mainly for
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, and do not let children play with it.
Consider how often the bed will be used and by whom. That helps decide its size and the mechanism, and whether a desk or shelves go around it.
FAQs: wall beds in Tottenham
Do you cover homes near Bruce Grove station?
Yes, homes across Haringey and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Tottenham affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can need listed building consent from the council. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
Will a wall bed work on my wall?
It depends on the wall and floor. The mechanism must be fixed to a sound wall or floor, as its maker specifies, so we check it at the measuring visit.
Who chooses the colour?
You choose it. We agree the colour with you, and it is set out in the quote.
Can you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes. Shelves, cupboards or a desk can go around the bed cabinet with shelves or a desk beside it. The design keeps clear space in front for the bed to fold down.
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How fitting day works
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections made at our workshop, one at a time. How long fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Parking varies a lot across London, from permit zones to private bays, so tell us what applies at the measuring visit. For a flat, building rules on lifts and working hours are worth checking.
- You tell us about the room and who the bed is for. The bed can sit among shelves or beside a desk.
- We visit to measure up and look at what the wall is made of, as the bed must be fixed securely.
- We send a written quote for the bed cabinet and storage, ready to check.
- We build and finish everything in our workshop.
- We fit it in your home, with the mechanism fixed as its maker specifies. We show you how the bed works before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we have measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Advice
How we price wall beds
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. That depends on:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- The width and height of the space
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
Rooms that are not square take more work: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. That’s reflected in the quote.
Getting in touch
These details help when you get in touch:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- How you want to use the space
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
Getting a quote starts with a few details: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a written quote.
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, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route during the design visit.
Do you need wall beds in Tottenham?
Most people come to us with a guest room that sits empty most of the year. A bed fills the room whether anyone is using it or not, and a wall bed lets the room be used every day.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- A study that doubles as a spare room
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A guest bed that disappears in the day
- A studio that works by day and night
For a family home near The Mulberry Primary School, hanging rails set low at first can be raised later, as children get taller.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- How the furniture will be finished, and where