The Angel · N1 · 10 miles from our workshop

Fitted wardrobes for The Angel homes.

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

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From workshop 10 mi Wembley HA9 to N1
Coverage zone Inner Within 10 miles
Borough IslingtonLondon Borough

The Angel at a glance

Borough Islington
Postcodes covered N1, EC1
Nearest tube Angel (Northern)
Driving access A1 Upper St · A501 City Rd
Property dominant Georgian & Victorian terraces
Conservation area Duncan Terrace & Angel CAs
Workshop location · HA9 0LB

Made in Wembley, fitted in The Angel.

Our workshop sits ten miles from N1, about a 30-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.

10 miles approximately 30 minutes by van M METRO WORKSHOP Wembley · HA9 0LB TH THE ANGEL N1 · London Borough ofIslington N METRO · LOCATION DIAGRAM · NORTH LONDON
Workshop address Metro Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd
Unit 29, Hallmark Trading Estate
Fourth Way, Wembley
London HA9 0LB
Distance to N1 10 miles
approximately 30 minutes by van
Showroom visits By appointment Monday – Saturday
Call 07700142978
Serving The Angel · N1, EC1

Fitted furniture for The Angel, made ten miles away in Wembley.

The Angel is some of inner London's finest period stock.Georgian terracesaround Duncan Terrace and Colebrooke Row,Victorian housesoff Upper Street, and City-fringe warehouse and loft conversions toward City Road. Tall sashes, original shutters and unequal chimney alcoves are the norm. Our Wembley HA9 workshop templates every piece to your exact room.

Services for N1 homes · Wembley workshop

What Metro manufactures for The Angel.

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

Core serviceFitted wardrobes in The Angel

Fitted Wardrobes

The most common job we do in N1. 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 The Angel

Fitted Kitchens & Utilities

We started as a wardrobe specialist. Kitchens followed naturally. A big share of our N1 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 The Angel

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 · N1 design

What The Angel homes demand of a fitted-furniture maker.

The Angel's period housing is full of original features people want to keep. These are the three constraints that come up on almost every N1 project, and how our workshop handles them.

Tall sash windows and shutters have to stay clear.
Period properties The Angel design constraint · 01

Tall sash windows and shutters have to stay clear.

The Angel problem

A The Angel bedroom is usually built around a tall sash window, sometimes with the original shutters still boxed into the reveal. A standard wardrobe along that wall covers the shutter box or fouls the sash.

Metro's design answer

We build the wall as one integrated run: floor-to-ceiling wardrobes tight to each side wall, scribed to stop at the shutter box, with a low fitted drawer-and-seat unit under the window between them.

No two chimney-breast alcoves are the same width.
Chimney breasts The Angel design constraint · 02

No two chimney-breast alcoves are the same width.

The Angel problem

Almost every The Angel terrace has a chimney breast in the principal bedroom with an alcove either side, and the two are never equal. A single standard carcase for both leaves gaps and filler strips.

Metro's design answer

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

Lower-ground conversions lose height and gain a damp wall.
Garden flats The Angel design constraint · 03

Lower-ground conversions lose height and gain a damp wall.

The Angel problem

Many The Angel houses are split into flats, and the lower-ground garden flat has reduced ceiling height around 2.3m and an external wall that can carry damp. An off-the-shelf wardrobe is the wrong height and traps moisture.

Metro's manufacturing answer

We build wall-to-wall and to the real 2.3m height, with a ventilated back so air moves behind the cabinets, scribing the run around any vault recess and shelving it out as storage.

From our workshop to your home

How Metro works with The Angel.

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 N1

Which Metro ranges fit The Angel homes best?

The ranges we recommend more than any others in N1, based on what the area's property actually demands.

Hinged Shaker

Best for terraces

Our default for Victorian master bedrooms, painted in any of our 100+ colours, scribed neatly to sashes and alcoves.

Built-In

Best for alcoves

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

Sliding Wardrobes

Best for conversions

Floor-to-ceiling sliders for period flats and lower-ground rooms, with mirror panels where the room needs light.

Heritage Painted

Best for period homes

In-frame hand-painted doors that sit naturally alongside original cornicing, shutters and sash reveals.

Full product range

The full range we build for The Angel.

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 The Angel homes actually use Metro

Four common The Angel wardrobe scenarios.

Most N1 enquiries fall into one of four property situations. Below is what each typically looks like.

Scenario 01

Terrace bedroom with tall sash and shutters

The situation: A couple near Duncan Terrace with original shutters they wanted kept. A chain quote would have boarded over the shutter box.

What they got: Floor-to-ceiling wardrobes either side of the sash, scribed to the shutter box, with a fitted drawer-and-seat run under the window. Shutters still fold, sash still slides.

Range: Heritage Painted Project size: ~£5,400
Scenario 02

Back bedroom with unequal chimney alcoves

The situation: Owners who had been told both alcoves were the same size when they clearly were not.

What they got: Each alcove templated separately and filled floor-to-ceiling under the picture rail. Two carcases that read as a matched pair.

Range: Built-In Project size: ~£4,200
Scenario 03

Lower-ground garden flat with a low ceiling

The situation: A garden flat with a 2.3m ceiling and a slightly damp front wall by the vault.

What they got: A wall-to-wall run built to 2.3m with a ventilated back, scribed around the vault and shelving it out. No trapped damp, no wasted corners.

Range: Sliding Door Project size: ~£6,000
Scenario 04

Period conversion needing a compact dressing area

The situation: A one-bed conversion where the bedroom had an awkward return beside the chimney.

What they got: A fitted run turning the corner around the chimney return, hanging plus drawers, hand-painted to match the period trim.

Range: Shaker Project size: ~£4,800
What our customers say

Trusted by London homeowners

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

“Great company!! The designer came to my property, measured everything up, showed me the available colours and helped me deciding the internals after I explained my storage requirements and after 3 weeks my wardrobe was installed! Highly recommended! Thank you”

Phil SmithesGoogle review

“I had a bespoke wardrobe built by Metro Wardrobes and I'm thrilled with the finished product - from the design through to the quality of materials and the workmanship. I am not easily pleased but I wholeheartedly recommend this company.”

Satnam SanghaGoogle review

“Really nice fitted wardrobe job from Metro. We are very satisfied with the process from sales visit up to installation, communication was good, installers were polite and professional. The finished wardrobes fully meet expectations. Thank you Metro!”

Anthony JeansGoogle review
Nearby coverage

Areas adjacent to The Angel.

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

The Angel: common questions

A few things N1 clients tend to ask.

Can you fit wardrobes around the original sash windows and shutters?
Yes. We measure the shutter box and window reveal and stop the wardrobe run at that line, scribed with a shadow gap, so the shutters still fold and the sash still slides.
My chimney-breast alcoves are different widths. Will it still look even?
We template each alcove separately and build two different carcases, both filled floor-to-ceiling, so they read as a balanced pair even though the sizes differ.
I'm in a lower-ground garden flat with a low ceiling and a damp wall. Can you help?
Yes. We build wall-to-wall to the real 2.3m height with a ventilated back so air moves behind the cabinets, and scribe the run around any vault recess, shelving it out as storage.
Will the wardrobe panels get up a narrow period 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 The Angel cost?
Most N1 projects fall between £3,800 and £8,500, depending on size, range, finish and internal fit-out. Every quote is fixed and itemised before you sign.
What's the difference between Metro and a national chain?
We make in London, ten 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.
Can you match a fitted wardrobe to the Georgian detail in a Duncan Terrace or Colebrooke Row home?
Yes. We work around original cornicing, shutters and skirtings rather than removing them, and match in-frame doors and shadow gaps to the existing trim, hand-painted to sit naturally alongside the period detailing.
Ready to start your The Angel project?

Let's book your free home visit.

A Metro designer comes to your N1 home. Measures the room. Sketches the options on the spot. Leaves you with samples and a written quote. No deposit. No obligation.

Or Call 07700142978