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Wall Beds in Whetstone
Planning wall beds for a home in Whetstone? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing.
- A playroom that can sleep visitors
- More floor space in a studio flat
- A study that doubles as a spare room
Wall beds for your home in Whetstone
How we make wall beds for Whetstone
The bed mechanism must be fixed securely, exactly as its maker specifies, into a wall or floor that’s sound enough to hold it. We check the wall and floor at the design visit as solid brick, stud walls and plasterboard all need different fixings. Most enquiries start with a study that doubles as a spare room and a flexible room for a growing family; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Whetstone, interwar houses or semi-detached and detached homes make up a good part of the housing. Many 1930s houses have a small box room over the stairs, often with a raised bulkhead in the floor, and the bulkhead is built around rather than ignored. The main bedroom may have a bay at the front and a chimney breast on the side wall.
The written quote is your record of the job. It describes the wall bed we’ve designed for the room, what it’s made from and how it is finished.
- Location
- Whetstone (N12, N20, N11)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Bedroom storage in Whetstone
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 32% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Whetstone, with about 23% built between 1945 and 1972, 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. The National Heritage List records 13 entries within half a mile of the centre of Whetstone. Being near listed buildings doesn’t make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Around a third of the homes in the streets around Whetstone (about 32%) date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Many interwar houses have a small room over the stairs, which suits fitted storage made around its bulkhead.
Living in a block of flats near Oakleigh Park station? Then it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If your children go to Queenswell Infant & Nursery School or a school nearby, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow. Close to Swan Lane Open Space? Wall beds are normally planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay.
Whetstone is about 2 miles south of Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. From period terraces to newer flats in Whetstone, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Across Barnet, we cover Whetstone, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the N12, N20 and N11 postcode area for wall beds. Our area takes in homes on streets like High Road, Swan Lane and Dene Road, whether you want wall beds or another piece made for the room. The A1000 runs close to Whetstone; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. Other places close to Whetstone include Oakleigh Park (1 mile west), North Finchley (1 mile south), Woodside Park (1 mile south-west), East Barnet (1 mile north-east) and Brunswick Park (1 mile east). Across the rest of Barnet, our area takes in Finchley (2 miles south), Barnet (2 miles north-west), Burnt Oak (4 miles west), East Finchley (2 miles south), Hendon (4 miles south-west) and Edgware (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Whetstone
The streets we cover here include those near Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, Finchley Catholic High School and Three Horseshoes pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Finchley Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Whetstone include Darland's Lake and Barfield Allotments Nature Park.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
You can buy wall bed units off the shelf, often for less, and they can work in a simple space. They come in set sizes and finishes, so they may not suit uneven walls, low ceilings or alcoves. A bespoke cabinet is built for the room. In an extended or opened-up house, old and new walls often meet slightly out of line, which shows up against standard furniture. Fitted pieces are scribed to both.
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
What you get with us
- Built around your room
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Work across the whole of London
- Scribed to uneven walls
See how bespoke compares with ready-made and what to look for in a quote.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it is easy to buy.
Boards, parts and paint
Bed mechanism housing
We design the housing around the mechanism and the mattress it takes.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF stays flat and paints beautifully, so it suits the doors on the bed cabinet.
Common questions about wall beds
Is parking a problem for fitting in Whetstone?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It is useful to tell us about parking at the design visit.
Do you cover homes near Oakleigh Park station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
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, and we look at this when we measure.
My walls aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
Is a wall bed safe?
A secure fixing and careful use are what matter. The mechanism is fixed exactly as its maker sets out; you lower it steadily with the floor clear.
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 to avoid condensation. If there’s damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
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How fitting day works
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room and lift the floor protection. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together. The time the fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It helps to clear the room and the route before we arrive. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. Each piece is levelled, scribed where the wall wanders and fixed to suit the wall.
- 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.
- In our workshop we build the bed cabinet in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The cabinet is joined in the room, fixed securely and set level, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
Arranging a design visit
To make a start, fill in our short enquiry form and tell us a little about the room. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and a quote in writing follows.
Related advice
Looking after your furniture
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it is worth looking after. A few pointers help:
- Let us know about the wall’s construction
- Keep the floor in front clear before lowering the bed
- Treat new paintwork gently at first
- Plan a cupboard for spare bedding
The mechanism maker’s guidance says how much bedding can stay on the bed when it folds away. Bulky duvets and pillows may need storing nearby.
If you know the wall’s construction, mention it. Solid brick, stud walls and plasterboard need different fixings, and we look at it when we measure.