Bespoke kitchens & wardrobes in Wandsworth.

Wandsworth stretches from the Thames at Battersea and Putney down to Tooting and Furzedown, and its housing changes almost street by street. A kitchen or wardrobe that works in a Southfields terrace will not be the same one that works in a Nine Elms apartment, so we start every design with the actual room.

Victorian and Edwardian terraces

Much of the borough is period terraced housing. Around Wandsworth Common the streets are mostly Victorian terraces, and the Southfields Grid is made up almost entirely of Victorian terraced houses, some of them converted into flats over the years. In Earlsfield you find the same Victorian terraces and converted flats, with some slightly larger Edwardian terraces among them. These houses bring the familiar London layout: a narrower back room, chimney breasts with alcoves either side, and walls and floors that are rarely true.

Mansion blocks

Battersea and Balham both have red-brick mansion flats. The south side of Prince of Wales Drive, facing Battersea Park, is lined with late-Victorian mansion blocks, most of them begun in the early-to-mid 1890s. Balham has its own mix of mansion blocks, Edwardian townhouses and Victorian villas, plus Art Deco blocks such as Du Cane Court. Putney has mansion blocks too, including Kenilworth Court on the river.

Larger period houses in Putney and Balham

Parts of Putney have large Victorian and Edwardian houses, some with big gardens, while West Putney mixes terraced houses with conversion flats and larger semi-detached homes. Putney Hill adds 1930s Art Deco blocks and 1960s purpose-built flats alongside its mansion blocks.

Early council cottages and post-war estates

Tooting has the Totterdown Fields estate, built by the London County Council between 1901 and 1911 as a cottage estate of more than 1,200 houses. In Roehampton, the Alton Estate is one of the largest council estates in the UK, built by the LCC in the 1950s with point blocks, slab blocks and maisonettes.

Riverside and Nine Elms new builds

Along the river there are many new or refurbished buildings, including Chelsea Bridge Wharf, Putney Wharf Tower near Putney Bridge, and the regeneration around Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station, where homes range from studios to four-bedroom family properties.

Period houses in Wandsworth were built with very little storage, and new-build flats often have less than you would like. Fitted furniture made to the exact measurements of each wall is usually the simplest way to fix both.

Alcoves either side of the chimney breast

Bedrooms in Victorian and Edwardian terraces often have a chimney breast with two alcoves. Alcove wardrobes fill those recesses from floor to ceiling, with hanging rails, shelves and drawers inside, and can be painted to match the room so they read as part of the house.

Loft rooms and eaves

Where a terrace has had its loft converted, the new bedroom usually has sloping ceilings and low knee walls. Loft and eaves wardrobes are cut to follow the slope, so the space under the roof becomes usable storage instead of a gap behind a bed.

Sliding doors for smaller bedrooms

In converted flats and new-build apartments the second bedroom is often tight. Sliding wardrobes need no clearance for doors to swing, and mirrored doors make a small room feel larger. Aluminium profiles come in silver, black, champagne or white, with panels in wood décors, colours, mirror or tinted glass.

Hallways, understairs and dressing rooms

A narrow terrace hallway can take a shallow coat and shoe cupboard, and the space under the stairs can be fitted with pull-out drawers. In larger houses a spare room can become a walk-in wardrobe. All of it is covered on our fitted wardrobes page.

Most of the work on a Wandsworth kitchen or wardrobe happens in our workshop. On site, the main things to think about are access to the building, any building rules, and parking for the delivery.

Access, stairs and lifts

Terraced houses usually mean narrow front doors and tight stairs, while mansion blocks may have shared stairwells and small or no lifts. We take access into account when we measure, and cabinets and wardrobes are made in sections sized to come through the building. In new-build blocks, check whether the lift needs to be booked and whether there is a loading bay or concierge procedure.

Leasehold flats and building rules

If you own a leasehold flat in a mansion block or a new development, you will often need consent from the freeholder or managing agent before replacing a kitchen, and many blocks set working hours for contractors. It is worth asking before the design is finalised, so the fitting dates can be agreed.

Parking and loading

Wandsworth Council lists 16 parking zones across the borough, from Battersea and Clapham Junction to Putney, Roehampton, Tooting Broadway and Furzedown. The council also runs parking bay suspensions for situations such as domestic removals and access to sites, subject to its approval. Rules vary by street, so check the parking arrangements for your road with the council before the delivery date.

Conservation areas and listed buildings

Wandsworth has 46 conservation areas, including the Alton Estate, Battersea Square, Deodar Road and West Putney. Conservation area status mainly affects external changes rather than the inside of your home. In some areas, such as the Shaftesbury Park Estate, an Article 4 direction means external alterations visible from the street, including replacing windows and doors, need planning permission. Replacing a kitchen or fitting wardrobes inside a home normally does not need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: many internal alterations need listed building consent, so check with the council if your home is listed.

Working with your builder

We do not do building work, plastering, electrics, gas or decorating. If your kitchen is part of an extension or renovation, we work alongside your builder and trades, and any gas work must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

The process is the same wherever you are in Wandsworth, and you do not pay anything or commit to anything until you have approved the design and the price.

1. Send an enquiry. Fill in the online form with a few details about the room. We reply within one working day.
2. Free measure at your home. Our London fitter visits to measure the room, check walls, floors and access, and talk through how you use the space.
3. Free first 3D design. We prepare a 3D design and one fixed, itemised price that includes manufacture, delivery to London and fitting. The measure-and-design stage usually takes 1–2 weeks.
4. Approve, then we build. There is no deposit and no obligation until you approve the design and price. The furniture is then made in our own workshop in Bulgaria.
5. Delivery and fitting. It travels to London by dedicated transport and is installed by the same fitter who measured the room. From approved design to finished installation typically takes 4–6 weeks.

For budgeting, a bespoke kitchen is a guide of around £1,000–£1,200 per linear metre. That is a guide, not a quote; your fixed price comes with the design. See our kitchen prices page and our process for more detail.