Kensington and Chelsea · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Kensington and Chelsea
Wherever you are in Kensington and Chelsea, we design and make under-stairs storage for your room. Every job starts with a design visit, then a written quote.
Under-Stairs Storage across Kensington and Chelsea
Where we work in Kensington and Chelsea
Each job starts with a design visit and a written quote. Find your neighbourhood in the lists below for local details.
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Our under-stairs storage across Kensington and Chelsea
Under the stairs is where so much ends up, from coats and shoes to the vacuum cleaner. We design under-stairs storage around the things you actually want to keep there, with pull-out drawers, cupboards or a combination of the two. For a home in Kensington and Chelsea, it starts with a design visit to measure the space and talk it through. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out and space under the stairs that’s hard to use.
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. Someone needs to let us in, and the room should already be cleared, as we will have talked about during the design visit. After that, it’s over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote.
- You tell us about the space under the stairs.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you’ll use the space.
- A quote in writing follows.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and run through each drawer and door with you.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
What goes into your quote
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What you get with us
- Built around your room
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Work across the whole of London
Ask for a quote
A quote begins with a few details from you: the room, rough measurements and some pictures if you have them. When you are ready, send us a few details through our contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Landmarks near Kensington
The streets we cover here include those near Holland Park School, St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School and Abdus Salam Library and the streets around them. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east), Scarsdale Tavern (close by, under half a mile south-east), Church of St Barnabas (under half a mile west) and Holland Park (less than half a mile north-west). Kensington has its own railway station: Kensington Olympia station. Other landmarks nearby include Kensington Arcade (within half a mile east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.5 miles east). Open spaces near Kensington include The Long Water and Campden Hill.
Awkward spaces in homes across Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea has homes of every age, Kensington, Brompton and Chelsea included, and each kind has its own odd corners. Every piece is scribed to the wall and set level, so everything looks straight even where the room is not.
In Kensington and Chelsea, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 66%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 10%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. About 66% of homes in Kensington and Chelsea were built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Under the stairs in an older terrace is often where the meters or the fuse board are, so the design keeps them accessible. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 25% of households in Kensington and Chelsea, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the route in may go through a shared hall and stairs. If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before anything is fixed to the walls.
Our area covers the whole of London, all 32 boroughs and the City, Kensington and Chelsea included. Every job starts the same way, with a design visit to measure and discuss the design.
Kensington: For an older house near Church of St Barnabas, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like The Tower House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Kensington and Chelsea
Sometimes the reason is a meter reading or an engineer’s visit, and the struggle to reach the meter. Planned storage can leave a clear path to the meter or fuse board, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
Under-stairs storage can help with:
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
What it costs
Prices vary from room to room, for these reasons:
- The number of doors and drawers
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- How square the room is
- The internal fittings
Access to the room makes a difference too. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these help most:
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- Your postcode and the borough
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a written quote, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Honest limits
Some parts of a job need another trade, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Moving a gas or electricity meter, which is arranged through your energy supplier
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
- Reshaping or rebuilding the staircase
Materials and finishes
Moisture-resistant MDF
We use moisture-resistant MDF because it stays stable and gives a smooth surface for paint. It suits the doors, drawer fronts and panels of an under-stairs cupboard, where the finish is most on show.
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, walls and floors are seldom straight. We use scribe strips at the walls and a plinth at the floor to take up the difference. That keeps the lines neat all round.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
If you only need a hook or two and a basic shelf, an off-the-shelf option may be enough. 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.
What to check before you book
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
Questions from Kensington and Chelsea
Do I need to be in when you fit?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
My walls aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so there are no gaps at the sides.
Are drawers or cupboards better under the stairs?
Often a mix works best. Drawers make the most of the low, deep end of the space, and a cupboard at the tall end handles taller things. We’ll suggest a layout when we visit.
Can you fit a small desk under the stairs?
In many homes it is possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. A built-in desk with shelves above and drawers below can work well. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you contact us.
What does an under-stairs cupboard cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and we will arrange a design visit.
Do you work in Kensington and Chelsea?
Yes. We cover Kensington and Chelsea. To arrange a design visit, message us from the contact page.