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Fitted cupboards in London

Built-in cupboards anywhere in the house: hallways, landings, utility rooms, boot rooms and boiler cupboards that keep the access and ventilation needed.

  • Storage in a hallway or on a landing
  • Hiding a boiler while keeping access
  • A utility or boot room that works
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About our fitted cupboards

Some of the most useful storage in a house goes in places nobody thinks of: a recess on the landing, the end of a hallway, a corner of a utility room or the wall around a boiler. Fitted cupboards make use of those spaces with doors, shelves, hanging and drawers sized for what they’ll hold. We build hallway and landing cupboards, utility and boot room storage, airing cupboards and boiler cupboards. A boiler needs the clearances and ventilation set out in its manufacturer’s instructions, and any work on the boiler itself is for a Gas Safe registered engineer, so we design boiler cupboards around those rules. At the design visit we measure, check what needs access, and talk through the layout and finish.

Why made for your room

Recesses, corners and the space around a boiler are rarely a standard size. Cupboards made for them use the space fully, keep access where it’s needed and can match the doors and joinery already in your home.

What we make

  • Storage in a hallway or on a landing
  • Hiding a boiler while keeping access
  • A utility or boot room that works
  • Cupboards in awkward corners
  • Storage for cleaning things, coats and bags
Illustration of painted fitted cupboards built into a hallway
Illustration of painted fitted cupboards built into a hallway.

Materials and finishes

  • Moisture-resistant MDF
  • Birch plywood
  • Spray-painted finish
  • Hand-painted finish
  • Ventilated doors
  • Adjustable shelves

We work in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well; birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, so it suits long shelves, carcasses and drawer boxes. Finishes are spray painted in our workshop for a smooth, even surface, or hand painted, which is easy to touch up later. The colour is agreed with you.

How it works

  1. You get in touch and tell us where the cupboard will go and what it will hold.
  2. At the design visit we measure the space and note boilers, pipes, meters or anything that needs access.
  3. We send a written quote with the design, materials and finish.
  4. The cupboards are made in our workshop.
  5. We fit them in your home and scribe them to the walls, floor and ceiling.

Before the design visit

Before the design visit, think about what the cupboard will hold. If it’s for a boiler, have the boiler’s make and model to hand so the clearances in its manufacturer’s instructions can be checked.

Things to know

Boiler cupboards

Boilers need the clearances and ventilation set out in the manufacturer’s instructions, and engineers need to get at them. We plan the cupboard around that. Any work on the boiler is for a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Utility and boot rooms

Coats, boots, bags and cleaning things all need different storage. Hooks, open shelves and a bench can sit alongside closed cupboards. Plumbing for washing machines is for your plumber.

Matching the house

In a period house, cupboard doors can be panelled to suit the existing doors; in a newer flat, flat doors often suit better. The colour is agreed with you.

Bespoke or off-the-shelf fitted cupboards?

Off-the-shelf furniture suits some rooms well. Where the room has awkward sizes, uneven walls or a lot to store, furniture made for the space usually works better. Here’s how the two compare.

Made for your roomOff-the-shelf
SizeMade for your room, to the ceiling and wall to wallSet widths and heights, with gaps or fillers
Uneven wallsScribed to follow the wall and set levelGaps where the wall bows or the floor slopes
Awkward spacesAlcoves, slopes, bays and stairs used fullyStandard boxes that leave space unused
Inside layoutPlanned around what you storeA set choice of rails and shelves
FinishSpray or hand painted in a colour agreed with youThe colours in the range
Getting it inMade in sections sized for your stairs and doorsFlat-pack boxes you or a fitter assemble

Read more: bespoke vs off-the-shelf fitted furniture

What affects your quote

Every job is quoted for your room after the design visit, so we don’t publish prices. These are the things that shape the quote:

  • The size of the piece and how much of the wall or room it fills
  • How many doors and drawers there are, and what goes inside
  • The materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both
  • The finish: spray painted in our workshop or hand painted
  • The room itself: uneven walls, sloping ceilings, cornices, skirting and picture rails
  • Access: stairs, lifts, parking and getting the sections into the room

Read how it works for the whole process.

What your quote includes

After the design visit we send a written quote. It sets out:

  • What we’ll make, with the layout and sizes agreed at the design visit
  • The materials and the finish, including the paint colour
  • What goes inside: shelves, hanging, drawers and any special fittings
  • Fitting in your home
  • What isn’t included, such as electrics, plumbing, gas or decorating, which are for other trades
  • How and when the work will be done, and the payment terms

See what a fitted furniture quote should include.

Looking after your fitted cupboards

Paint needs time to cure fully after it’s applied, so treat new paintwork gently at first: avoid knocks, wipe spills promptly and don’t stand heavy or damp things on new surfaces. Clean with a soft, damp cloth and a mild cleaner rather than anything abrasive. Hand-painted finishes are easy to touch up if they get marked, and hinged doors can be adjusted at the hinge if they drift out of line as a house moves with the seasons.

Read looking after painted fitted furniture.

300+ projectsCompleted in London homes
Design visit firstWe measure, then quote
Workshop-madeThen fitted in your home
MDF and birch plywoodMoisture-resistant MDF
Painted finishesSpray or hand-painted
All of London32 boroughs and the City

Fitted cupboards: common questions

Can you build a cupboard around a boiler?

Yes, keeping the clearances and ventilation the manufacturer asks for and leaving engineers access. Any boiler work is for a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Can you build cupboards on a landing?

Yes. A recess or the end of a landing often takes a shallow cupboard for linen or cleaning things.

Can you fit out a utility room?

Yes, with cupboards, shelves and hanging. Plumbing for appliances is for your plumber.

Can a hallway cupboard hold coats and shoes?

Yes. Hanging, hooks and shoe shelves can all go in one hallway cupboard.

Do the cupboards need ventilation?

Some do. Boiler and airing cupboards, and cupboards on external walls, are planned with ventilation in mind.

Can you match existing doors?

We can design panelled or flat doors to suit the doors and joinery already in your home.

Which parts of London do you cover?

We work across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London. See areas we cover.

Do you work on Saturdays?

Saturdays are available by arrangement. Let us know at the design visit if a Saturday suits you better.

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We fit fitted cupboards across London

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Page updated 27 October 2026