The space under the stairs is the most wasted volume in most Irish houses. It is an awkward wedge shape, which is exactly why nothing you can buy fits it, and exactly why made to measure earns its keep. Done properly it swallows coats, shoes, the hoover and the recycling, and gives you back the hall.
Who designs and fits under stairs storage in Dublin?
The Home Upgrade Co designs, supplies and fits under stairs storage in Dublin and the surrounding counties of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. One team handles the design, the supply and the installation, and the fitting is done by our own fitters rather than subcontracted out, so there is one point of contact from your first message to the last drawer. Every under stairs unit is made to the exact wedge of your own stairs rather than a standard size, with pull out drawers on runners, hanging space at the tall end and shoe storage at the low end, and scribed in along the rake when it is fitted. Every job starts with photos, a short video and rough sizes of the space, and the 3D design and itemised quote are free with no obligation. Everything we make in wood carries a 2 year warranty against defects. Stephen, who coordinates our installation team, has more than ten years in kitchens, and the manufacturing partner behind our units has twenty years in the trade.
- What we do: design, supply and fit, all by one team
- Who fits it: our own fitters, not subcontracted
- Where: Dublin and the surrounding counties of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow
- What goes in: pull out drawers, coat hanging, shoe pull outs, laundry, desk or pantry storage
- Made to: the exact wedge of your stairs, scribed in along the rake
- Finish: matched to your hall doors and joinery, or deliberately contrasted
- Price: worked out from a free 3D design and itemised quote, drawn from your photos, video and sizes
- Warranty: 2 years against defects on everything we make in wood
- Experience: over ten years fitting kitchens, and a manufacturing partner with twenty years in the trade
- Contact: WhatsApp or call 089 222 3395
What are the best under stairs storage ideas?
Pull out drawers on runners, hanging space at the tall end, shoe storage, or a small cloakroom if there is drainage nearby.
The shape decides the answer. The tall end takes hanging coats or a full height cupboard. The middle takes drawers or pull outs. The low end, which most people write off entirely, takes shallow pull out shoe racks or flat storage on castors.
Pull outs matter more here than anywhere else in the house. A fixed cupboard under a stairs means crawling in to reach the back. A drawer on runners brings the back of the space out to you, which is the difference between storage you use and storage you fill once and forget.
Should it be open shelving or closed doors?
Closed, in almost every case. The point of the space is to hide what is in it.
A hall is the first thing anyone sees walking in, and open storage under the stairs puts coats, shoes and bags on display. Doors and drawer fronts finished to match the hall keep the line clean and let the stairs read as stairs.
Where people do go open is a single shelf or bench at the tall end, for keys and post, which works because it stays small.
Can you fit a downstairs toilet under the stairs?
Sometimes, and it depends entirely on head height and how far the drainage is.
The head height at the door position is the first check, and it rules out more houses than people expect. The second is the drain run. Both are things to establish before any design work, and both are questions for your plumber as much as for us.
Where a cloakroom does not fit, the same space usually takes a full height cupboard plus pull outs, which is often more useful day to day anyway.
How is it measured and fitted?
Drawn in 3D and priced from your photos, video and sizes, measured on site once you agree the quote, made off site to those exact dimensions and fitted by our own team.
Nothing about a staircase is square. The stringer runs at an angle, the floor may not be level, and the wall may lean. Everything is cut to the measurements taken on the day rather than to a standard size, and scribed in on fitting so there are no gaps along the rake.
Everything we make in wood carries a two year warranty against defects.
What other under stairs ideas work?
Under the stairs, pull out drawers, coat and shoe storage, a laundry nook, a small home office or wine and pantry storage all work well.
The storage ideas that last are the ones that suit the wedge shape and the way the space gets used day to day. These are the ones worth considering:
- Pull out drawers. Full depth drawers on runners bring the back of the space out to you. Tall pull outs at the high end take the hoover and the ironing board, and low ones at the shallow end take shoes and bags.
- Coat and shoe storage. Hanging space at the tall end and shoe pull outs at the low end turn the space into a proper cloakroom press, and it pairs well with hallway storage along the rest of the hall.
- A utility or laundry nook. The space can take the storage side of a utility, such as laundry baskets, the clothes horse and cleaning things, and sometimes a washing machine where plumbing, drainage and ventilation allow. Our utility rooms page covers what a utility needs.
- A small home office. A desk surface at the tall end, with shelves above and a cable route to a socket, makes a compact place to work. Head height where you sit is the check that decides it, and our home offices and desks page has more on fitted desks.
- Wine or pantry storage. Pull out racks for bottles, or pantry pull outs for tins, cereal and bulk buys, work well where the stairs are close to the kitchen.
Most homes end up with a mix, and the shape decides where each part goes. The Home Upgrade Co. draws the whole space in 3D for homes in Dublin and the surrounding counties, so you can see which ideas fit your stairs before anything is made.
How it works
Send us photos, a short video and rough sizes of the space and tell us what you want. Our designers draw it in 3D so you see the finished piece in your own room, and you get one complete itemised quote. Nothing is ordered and nothing is charged until you say yes.
Who is our under stairs storage for?
Everything we build is premium and made to the highest spec: made to measure, designed in 3D, scribed to the walls and fitted by our own team, and it is priced to that standard. Quality at this level is not a budget purchase, and we would rather say so here than after you have waited for a quote. If you are working to a tight budget, we are honestly not the right fit.
One team for this and the rest of the job
The same team that makes this fits it, and we also do kitchens, fitted wardrobes, internal doors and windows. If more than one thing needs doing, it is one contractor, one schedule and one point of contact rather than four. See the rest of our fitted furniture.
Frequently asked questions
Who designs and fits under stairs storage in Dublin?
The Home Upgrade Co designs, supplies and fits under stairs storage in Dublin and the surrounding counties of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. One team handles the design, the supply and the installation, and the fitting is done by our own fitters rather than subcontracted out, so there is one point of contact from your first message to the last drawer. Every under stairs unit is made to the exact wedge of your own stairs rather than a standard size, with pull out drawers on runners, hanging space at the tall end and shoe storage at the low end, and scribed in along the rake when it is fitted. Every job starts with photos, a short video and rough sizes of the space, and the 3D design and itemised quote are free with no obligation. Everything we make in wood carries a 2 year warranty against defects. Stephen, who coordinates our installation team, has more than ten years in kitchens, and the manufacturing partner behind our units has twenty years in the trade.
Will it work if my stairs are open at the side?
Usually yes, though it changes the design. An open side often means building a partition first, which we would cover in the design.
Can you match it to my existing hall doors?
Yes. Finishes are chosen at design stage and can be matched to existing joinery, or deliberately contrasted.
How long does the fit take?
Under stairs storage is normally fitted in a day or so once it has been made. The exact sequence comes with your quote in writing.
What decides the cost of under stairs storage?
Whether it is shelves or pull outs. Pull outs run on runners built to the exact wedge of your stairs, which is the work. Our under stairs storage is premium and made to the highest spec, so it is not a budget purchase.