Ilford · IG1 · 21 miles from our workshop

Fitted wardrobes for Ilford homes.

Bespoke fitted wardrobes, kitchens and living-space furniture for Ilford. Designed in your home. Built twenty-one miles away at our Wembley workshop. Installed by our own fitters, never subcontractors.

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From workshop 21 mi Wembley HA9 to IG1
Coverage zone Outer 20+ miles
Borough RedbridgeLondon Borough

Ilford at a glance

Borough Redbridge
Postcodes covered IG1, IG2
Nearest tube Ilford (Elizabeth line)
Driving access A118 High Rd · A406 · A12
Property dominant Victorian & Edwardian terraces
Conservation area Cranbrook & Valentines CA
Workshop location · HA9 0LB

Made in Wembley, fitted in Ilford.

Our workshop sits twenty-one miles from IG1, about a 34-minute drive most of the day. Close enough that a designer can come to you, your wardrobe can be in the workshop within days, and a fitter can return for any small adjustment without it becoming a project.

21 miles approximately 34 minutes by van M METRO WORKSHOP Wembley · HA9 0LB IL ILFORD IG1 · London Boroughof Redbridge N METRO · LOCATION DIAGRAM · EAST LONDON
Workshop address Metro Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd
Unit 29, Hallmark Trading Estate
Fourth Way, Wembley
London HA9 0LB
Distance to IG1 21 miles
approximately 34 minutes by van
Showroom visits By appointment Monday – Saturday
Call 07700142978
Serving Ilford · IG1, IG2

Fitted furniture for Ilford, made twenty-one miles away in Wembley.

Ilford is dense terraced east London.Victorian and Edwardian terracesaround Cranbrook Road and the High Road, bay-fronted with chimney alcoves and lofts converted throughout, plus new flats near the station. Metro covers Ilford from its Wembley HA9 workshop.

Services for IG1 homes · Wembley workshop

What Metro manufactures for Ilford.

Three product categories, made in one workshop. Click through to browse the full range.

Core serviceFitted wardrobes in Ilford

Fitted Wardrobes

The most common job we do in IG1. Six door collections across hinged, sliding and walk-in builds. Every unit is cut to the room's actual dimensions and delivered in sections small enough for a narrow staircase. Where original cornicing exists, the wardrobe stops below it with a clean shadow gap.

Metro ranges in this category
Shaker Opulence Hinged Door Sliding Door Walk-In Built-In Loft Alcove Over-the-Bed Under-Stairs

18mm carcasses, doors from our six collections, painted in any of our 100+ colours.

Whole-home commissionsFitted kitchens in Ilford

Fitted Kitchens & Utilities

We started as a wardrobe specialist. Kitchens followed naturally. A big share of our IG1 kitchen work is in period houses: galley kitchens being opened into the dining room, side-return extensions, and cabinetry that has to slot in around the original chimney breast and services. We build the cabinetry. You choose worktops, appliances and splashbacks.

Metro ranges in this category
Wall cabinets Base units Tall larders Islands Utility rooms Laundry rooms

Hand-painted in-frame or slab fronts, soft-close drawers, dovetailed solid-oak boxes available.

Growing demandLiving spaces in Ilford

Living & Working Spaces

A category that's grown a lot since 2020. Media walls in living rooms, home offices in reception rooms, alcove cabinets flanking original fireplaces, full bedroom suites. Most of these come up as a second project once the wardrobes are in.

Metro ranges in this category
TV/Media Units Alcove Wardrobes Home Office Fitted Bedroom Furniture Dressing Units Chest of Drawers Bedside Tables Over-the-Bed Storage

Integrated LED lighting, hidden cable management, matched to existing joinery.

London manufacturing · IG1 design

What Ilford homes demand of a fitted-furniture maker.

Ilford's Victorian & Edwardian terraces have three recurring quirks. Here is how our workshop handles each on an IG1 project.

A bay window swallows the best wall in the bedroom.
Bay windows Ilford design constraint · 01

A bay window swallows the best wall in the bedroom.

The Ilford problem

The front bedroom of an Ilford house is often dominated by a splayed bay window. It is the obvious wall for a wardrobe, but a standard unit either blocks the window or leaves awkward dead returns to each side.

Metro's design answer

We fit floor-to-ceiling wardrobes tight to each side wall flanking the bay, with a low fitted seat and drawers across the bay itself. The window stays clear and the whole wall works as one run.

The chimney-breast alcoves are never the same width.
Chimney alcoves Ilford design constraint · 02

The chimney-breast alcoves are never the same width.

The Ilford problem

Like most period Ilford terraces, the back bedroom has a chimney breast with an alcove either side, and the two are rarely equal. One standard carcase for both leaves filler strips on one side and a unit that will not shut on the other.

Metro's design answer

Each alcove is templated and built on its own, filled floor-to-ceiling and wall to chimney breast. Two different carcases that read as a matched pair from the doorway.

Loft bedrooms lose half the wall to a sloping ceiling.
Loft conversions Ilford design constraint · 03

Loft bedrooms lose half the wall to a sloping ceiling.

The Ilford problem

An Ilford loft conversion adds a bedroom but a sloping ceiling that cuts the usable wall height in half. Freestanding wardrobes simply will not stand under the slope.

Metro's manufacturing answer

We scribe the wardrobe into the eaves, following the roof pitch so units run from floor to slope with no gap above. The lowest part becomes drawers and shoe storage instead of dead space.

From our workshop to your home

How Metro works with Ilford.

Four stages from your first phone call to the day we leave your bedroom cleaner than we found it.

01

Design visit at home

A designer comes to you, measures the room properly, asks how you actually use it and sketches the layout on the spot. Free. No deposit. No pressure.

02

Quote and samples

You get a written, itemised quote. Hand-drawn elevations. Physical samples of the doors, paints and handles you're deciding between. Take your time with it.

03

Built in Wembley

Once you sign off the design, your wardrobe is cut, assembled, painted and quality-checked at our HA9 workshop. Built to your room. Not assembled from standard-size carcases.

04

Fitted by our own team

Same Metro team, never subcontractors. Floor protection down before anything else. Installation completed in one to four days. Room left swept. 10-year guarantee starts the day we leave.

Best-suited Metro ranges for IG1

Which Metro ranges fit Ilford homes best?

The ranges we recommend more than any others in IG1, based on what the area's property actually demands.

Hinged Shaker

Best for semis

Our default for period and inter-war bedrooms, painted in any of our 100+ colours, sitting neatly into bays and alcoves.

Loft & Eaves

Best for conversions

Angled units scribed to the roof pitch for loft bedrooms, turning the low eaves into drawers and storage.

Built-In

Best for alcoves

Chimney-breast alcove wardrobes templated individually, filled floor-to-ceiling with no filler strips.

Sliding Wardrobes

Best for small rooms

Where a back bedroom is tight, floor-to-ceiling sliders avoid door swing and add a mirror for light.

Full product range

The full range we build for Ilford.

Every piece below is made at the Wembley workshop and fitted by our own team. Click a category to see the range in detail.

Bedroom Furniture

Drawers, dressing units, bedsides. Designed to match a wardrobe project, or as a stand-alone suite.

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Living, Kitchens & Office

Outside the bedroom. Media walls, home offices, kitchens, utility rooms, fitted libraries.

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How Ilford homes actually use Metro

Four common Ilford wardrobe scenarios.

Most IG1 enquiries fall into one of four property situations. Below is what each typically looks like.

Scenario 01

Front bedroom with a splayed bay

The situation: A family on Cranbrook Road wanted storage on the bay wall. A chain quote blocked half the window with a standard unit.

What they got: Two floor-to-ceiling wardrobes flanking the bay with a fitted window seat and drawers across it. Hand-painted, brass handles. The bay stays the feature of the room.

Range: Shaker Project size: ~£5,200
Scenario 02

Back bedroom with unequal chimney alcoves

The situation: Owners frustrated that two previous quotes used one carcase size for both alcoves, leaving gaps.

What they got: Each alcove templated separately and filled floor-to-ceiling under the picture rail. Two carcases that line up perfectly from the doorway.

Range: Built-In Project size: ~£4,300
Scenario 03

Loft-conversion main bedroom under the slope

The situation: A new Ilford loft bedroom where freestanding wardrobes could not stand under the sloping ceiling.

What they got: Wardrobes scribed into the eaves following the roof pitch, the low end built out as drawers. Floor-to-slope, no dead space.

Range: Loft & Eaves Project size: ~£6,100
Scenario 04

Tight box bedroom needing mirror sliders

The situation: A small third bedroom where hinged doors fouled the bed.

What they got: Floor-to-ceiling sliding wardrobe with one mirror panel and internal drawers. Built wall-to-wall with no door swing.

Range: Sliding Door Project size: ~£4,000
What our customers say

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Verified Google reviews · 4.5 from 237 reviews · Read them on Google

“It is Very good for Metro Kitchens, I order made to measure of wardrobe, it is very nice and the staffs very professional, they do a great job.”

Phoebe CheungGoogle review

“Nitish and the team were great. On time delivery and installations great service!”

Nathan ZalcbergGoogle review

“Metro Kitchens and Bedrooms have done a fantastic job. I have had fitted wardrobes in the bedroom. I was very impressed with the installation fitters (Hiren and Montu), the designer (Rento) and (Magda) who took care of all the communication and paperwork. They all worked with us, reassuring us throughout the whole process. Well done guys.”

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Nearby coverage

Areas adjacent to Ilford.

If you're on the edge of any of these, the local page may suit better. Same designers either way.

Ilford: common questions

A few things IG1 clients tend to ask.

Can you fit a wardrobe around the bay window in my house?
Yes. We build floor-to-ceiling wardrobes tight to each side wall flanking the bay, with a low fitted seat and drawers across the bay itself. The window stays clear and the whole wall becomes one run.
My chimney-breast alcoves are different widths. Will it still look even?
That is normal in period terraces. We template each alcove separately and build two different carcases, both filled floor-to-ceiling, so they read as a matched pair even though the sizes differ.
Can you fit wardrobes into my loft conversion with its sloping ceiling?
Yes. We scribe the units into the eaves following the roof pitch, so they run from floor to slope with no gap above. The lowest part becomes drawers and shoe storage.
Will the panels get up to a loft room on a narrow staircase?
Yes. We measure the staircase and turns on the visit, then cut each carcase into 400mm sections small enough to carry up. Our fitters assemble them in the room.
How much does a fitted wardrobe in Ilford cost?
Most IG1 projects fall between £3,500 and £7,500, depending on size, range, finish and internal fit-out. Loft and bay projects sit a little higher. Every quote is fixed and itemised before you sign.
What's the difference between Metro and a national chain?
We make in London, twenty-one miles away in Wembley, not a Midlands factory. Every piece is cut for your exact room, and the team that designs, builds and fits is all ours, with no subcontractors.
Do you cover all of Ilford, IG1 and IG2?
Yes, across the terraces from Cranbrook Road and Valentines through to the Seven Kings border.
Ready to start your Ilford project?

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A Metro designer comes to your IG1 home. Measures the room. Sketches the options on the spot. Leaves you with samples and a written quote. No deposit. No obligation.

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