Lambeth · London
Wall Beds in Lambeth
From one end of Lambeth to the other, we can design, make and fit wall beds. We visit, measure and talk it through before we quote.
Wall Beds across Lambeth
Wall beds across Lambeth
We design, make and fit wall beds for homes of every age. Find your neighbourhood in the lists below for local details, or get in touch to arrange a design visit.
Main places
About wall beds in Lambeth
A home office that doubles as a guest room is a common request. We can design a wall with a fold-down bed and a desk or shelving around it, so the bed doesn’t dominate the working day. We can allow for cables to the desk, while new sockets are for your electrician. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a spare room that’s rarely slept in and a study that doubles as a spare room.
In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it looks as though it was always there. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days.
- You contact us about a wall bed for a spare room or studio.
- We visit to measure the room and the way in, from the front door to the room itself.
- We send a quote in writing.
- In our workshop we build the bed cabinet in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We carry the sections in, assemble them and fix the mechanism as its maker specifies, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
How our quotes work
Every room is priced on its own, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Why work with us
- Finished by spray or by hand
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Work across the whole of London
Getting a quote
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 quote in writing. To arrange the visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Local landmarks in Stockwell
The streets we cover here include those near St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Durand Academy and The Marquess Of Lorne Public House. Also close by are Lansdowne School (less than half a mile south-east), St. Andrew's (less than half a mile south-west) and Max Roach Park (close by, under half a mile east). Stockwell’s nearest station is Brixton station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Giles' Hospital (1.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Battersea Park Lake.
Homes across Lambeth and their bedrooms
Across Lambeth, from Stockwell, Kennington and Streatham outwards, we design and fit wall beds. On an external wall, ventilation is designed in to help keep condensation away. Each wall is checked so the fixings suit it.
Homes built before 1919 make up about 40% of the housing in Lambeth, with about 17% built between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how wall beds are fixed and fitted. More than a third of the homes in Lambeth (about 40%) were built before 1919, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Older houses can have lath-and-plaster internal walls and floors that slope, both of which matter when fixing a wall bed. About 22% of households in Lambeth live in flats in converted or shared houses, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. In a converted house, rooms can be odd shapes, with new partitions meeting old walls, and the route in may go through a shared hall and stairs. A lease can require consent for alterations, so it is worth checking yours first.
We cover the whole of London, so homes in Lambeth are well within our area. Tell us about access and parking when you first get in touch.
Stockwell: If your children go to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School or a school nearby, a mix of drawers and shelves copes with school uniform as well as everything else. For an older house near St. Andrew's, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Honest limits
We are carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. These are worth knowing before you plan:
- Advice on your lease
- Wiring for lights or chargers
- Plastering or decorating the room
Flats, leases and landlords
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it’s worth raising during the design visit.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. An agent can arrange access for you.
What prompts wall beds
Working from home has changed how many spare rooms are used. The room needs to be an office and still sleep guests, and a wall bed makes that possible.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- Room for a desk and a guest bed
- Hiding the bed when it’s not in use
What affects the price in Lambeth
There’s no set price, because there is no set room. The things that affect it are:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- How square the room is
- Parking and unloading on your street
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
What to send when you contact us
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To share them, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it’s quick to buy.
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Your questions about wall beds in Lambeth
How is the furniture painted?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
That is normal in older homes, and it is what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
How much does a wall bed cost?
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Size, storage and finish all affect the price. For a design visit, get in touch through our contact form.
How much space does a wall bed need?
You need clear floor in front of the cabinet for the bed to fold down, on top of the cabinet’s own depth. We measure this at the measuring visit, so the design works.
Do you fit furniture for landlords?
Yes. Landlords and letting agents can arrange a design visit in the same way as anyone else. Access has to be agreed with the tenants for the visit and for fitting day.
Do I need the building owner’s consent?
Possibly. A lease can require consent for alterations, including fixing furniture to the walls. Check your lease, as we can’t advise on it.
Can I send pictures ahead of the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.