Ealing · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Ealing
From one end of Ealing to the other, we can design, make and fit under-stairs storage. We visit, measure and talk it through before we quote.
Planning under-stairs storage in Ealing?
Where we work in Ealing
What it covers: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every neighbourhood has its own page, listed below. To get started, use the contact form.
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How we make under-stairs storage for Ealing
The space under a staircase is often the hardest-working spot in a house, and the least organised. We design under-stairs storage around the things you actually want to keep there, whether that is pull-out drawers, a run of cupboards or a mix of both. In Ealing, as everywhere we work, it begins with a visit to measure and plan. Typical reasons to get in touch are a vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go and a hallway crowded with coats and shoes; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
There is not much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as we will have talked about at the measuring visit. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote.
- First you tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them.
- We come to measure, note any meters or fuse boards and discuss the design, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
- You receive a quote in writing for the storage we have discussed, for you to read through.
- We make every part in our workshop, shaped to the angle of your stairs.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls. Any meters stay easy to reach.
What goes into your quote
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
What you get with us
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Scribed to uneven walls
Getting a quote
To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
What’s near Ealing
The streets we cover here include those near Ealing Independent College, Library for Iranian Studies and The Red Lion pub. Other local landmarks include Great Ealing School (less than half a mile south), Walpole Park (less than half a mile north-east), St Saviour's Church (under half a mile east) and Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School (a few minutes’ walk north-east). For rail, the closest station is Ealing Broadway station, about 0.5 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Ealing Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Castlebar Hill and Fox Wood.
Awkward spaces in homes across Ealing
Older homes in Ealing often hide useful space behind tricky shapes. A stair void, a bay or an eaves slope can all take under-stairs cupboards built to their exact angles. Each piece is fitted to the room as it is.
The biggest shares of homes in Ealing were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 30%) and before 1919 (about 28%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Around a third of the homes in Ealing (about 30%) date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. In many interwar houses the space under the stairs holds the meters or the fuse board, so the design keeps them reachable. Of the 19 places we have local pages for in Ealing, 4 have their centre inside a conservation area, according to Historic England’s data. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission.
In London, the route into a home matters as much as the room, so we look at both during the design visit.
Ealing: Pitzhanger Manor, about 0.1 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks. Close to Walpole Park? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
When is bespoke worth it?
It’s worth being honest about cost: off-the-shelf furniture usually costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
What it’s made from
Pull-out drawers
Drawers that pull out make the back of the space easy to use. Everything is in view when the drawer is open. Shoe drawers, a drawer for the vacuum and drawers for cleaning things are all possible.
Doors and drawer fronts
What you see of the storage is mostly the doors and drawer fronts. They can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the hall. Each one follows the line of the stairs above.
What prompts under-stairs storage
Many people struggle with the shallow, sloping end under the bottom steps. You can’t stand up in it, and you can’t reach the back without kneeling. Pull-out drawers solve that by bringing the back of the space to you.
A few of the things people ask us to solve are these:
- Storage that does not match the hallway
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
For a few hooks and a shelf for the vacuum, a ready-made solution can do the job. Bespoke work earns its place when you want to use the whole space, from the tall end to the lowest corner. At the design visit, we can talk honestly about which approach suits your stairs.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Whether you will get a written quote, not just a figure
What it costs
The price for your room depends on:
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The overall size of the piece
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured.
Helping us understand the room
When you contact us, these help most:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
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, fill in our short enquiry form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Can you match the storage to my hallway?
Yes. The storage is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you. It can match the walls, the stairs or the woodwork, so it sits quietly in the hall.
What happens when you come to measure?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Do you work outside London?
No. We cover London only: all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. We set it all out in a written quote.
Do photos help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. It is useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
Many designs use both. Deep pull-out drawers suit the shallow end under the bottom steps, while a cupboard at the tall end takes coats, the vacuum or an ironing board. We talk it through at the measuring visit.