Bespoke Carpentry · Kensington W8 / SW7

Bespoke carpentry
for Kensington homes.

Fitted wardrobes, panelling, staircases and bespoke built-ins, hand-built in our workshop and installed by master carpenters across W8 / SW7.

W8
Primary Postcode
12mo
Workmanship Guarantee
1–6
Week Build Time
RBKC
Local Authority

Joinery for a Kensington house
is detail work.

The housing stock between Kensington High Street and Holland Park — stucco-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks, garden-square houses around Kensington Square and Edwardes Square — was built before electricity reached it. The joinery project brief here lives or dies on respecting that fabric.

The Kensington brief is almost always the same in shape: Restore or replace joinery to suit the period of the house — fitted wardrobes detailed for the proportions of a stucco-fronted reception, panelling that respects the original architecture.

This is the work we do. We design and hand-build joinery specifically for Kensington’s housing stock. Solid timber face frames, dovetailed drawers, hand-cut mortise and tenon where the build calls for it, painted in your specified palette. Installed by the carpenters who built it, not a sub-contracted team.

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From design sketch
to installed and snagged.

Every joinery project we deliver in Kensington is end-to-end. One team. One point of contact. One standard.

01

Bespoke Design

Measured survey, layout options and elevation drawings designed for the proportions of a Kensington room — not adapted from a catalogue.

02

Fitted Wardrobes

Walk-in dressing rooms and fitted wardrobes designed around your storage brief, with hand-built carcasses, soft-close fronts and bespoke interior fit-outs.

03

Panelling & Wainscoting

Tongue-and-groove, panel-mould and Shaker-style panelling, hand-built and installed in materials and detailing that suit the period of the house.

04

Staircases & Balustrades

Bespoke staircases, replacement balustrades, sympathetic refurbishment of original stairs in period properties, with planning and listed-building consent coordinated where applicable.

05

Built-Ins & Library Walls

Bookcases, library walls, alcove cabinetry, window seats and bench storage, designed to read as part of the architecture rather than added to it.

06

Installation & Snagging

Joinery installed by the carpenters who built it. Final snag list signed off personally before handover.

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The detail that separates joinery
that belongs from joinery that doesn’t.

A joinery project in a Kensington stucco-fronted terrace is not the same brief as a joinery project in a new-build apartment. The variables that matter are different, the constraints are different, and the design moves that work elsewhere fail here.

We have refurbished joinery projects across W8 and SW7 long enough to know what those variables are: where the load-bearing walls live, how Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea conservation areas affect external work, how mansion-block managing agents handle freeholder approvals, and where access genuinely constrains delivery. All of it is factored in at quote stage, not discovered mid-project.

Postcodes covered W8, SW7 (primary) · W14, SW3, W11 (adjacent)
Property types Stucco-fronted Victorian & Edwardian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks, garden-square houses, period flats
Local authority Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Typical joinery project brief Fitted wardrobes, alcove built-ins, bespoke panelling, replacement staircases, sympathetic restoration of original joinery

What our clients
say about us.

Real reviews from ProCraft clients in Surrey and Windsor. Further verified reviews available on request.

★★★★★

I’ve hired Igor to do the flooring in my kitchen and I can assure this has been one of the best decisions I made. My kitchen now looks immaculate and I couldn’t be happier with ProCraft’s services. Fast, reliable and delivers quality to your needs. Very well recommended.

Felipe Porto
Surrey
★★★★★

We needed help with repairs after a water leak. Igor came back to me quickly with a quote and completed the job that weekend. Would highly recommend.

Matilda K.
Windsor

What Kensington clients
most often ask.

Every joinery project is priced individually. Igor visits the property, assesses scope, materials and finish, and provides a detailed written quotation itemised line by line. Standard 20% VAT is shown separately on every quote.
Yes. Fitted wardrobes designed for the proportions of a Kensington room are a routine brief. Hand-built carcasses, soft-close fronts and bespoke interior fit-outs, all installed by the carpenters who built them.
Yes. Sympathetic restoration of original panelling, staircases and built-in joinery is part of the work we do. Listed-building consent is coordinated where any change affects historic fabric.
Yes, including bespoke replacement staircases and balustrade refurbishment in period properties. Building control sign-off and any listed-building consent are coordinated at the survey stage.
A typical bespoke joinery project in Kensington takes 1 to 6 weeks on site, depending on scope. Workshop fabrication runs in parallel, so on-site time is short. We confirm exact timelines in writing after the property visit.

A joinery project is rarely the only brief.

Many of our Kensington clients commission us for the surrounding work too — kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, complete refurbishment. Each can be delivered alone or as part of a single programme.

We deliver joinery projects
across Kensington’s neighbours, too.

If you are just outside Kensington, we almost certainly cover you for joinery project. Explore our adjacent area pages.

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Igor will arrange a free consultation at your Kensington property within 48 hours. No obligation, no pressure — just an honest conversation about scope and what is possible inside the building you have.

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