The Bow rooms we know well
Bow gives us a useful mix: Victorian terraces around Roman Road and Old Ford, maisonettes and ex-local-authority flats, and warehouse-style conversions near the canal. The recurring theme is fitting real storage into rooms without making them feel smaller.
Alcove cabinetry in Victorian front rooms. The terraces along Tredegar Road and off Roman Road have the classic chimney-breast-with-alcoves layout, with recesses often around 700–900mm wide. The common brief is painted cabinetry — closed cupboards below, open or glazed shelving above — built either side of an original fireplace and matched so the pair looks symmetrical despite small width differences.
Fitted wardrobes in bedrooms where walls aren’t square. Because these houses have settled over more than a century, bedroom walls frequently bow, lean or run out of true. We template each wall on site and scribe the wardrobe carcasses and fillers to match, so a full-height run sits flush and the doors close cleanly against an imperfect wall.
Media and hallway storage in canal-side conversions. The loft-style flats and maisonettes near the Hertford Union and Regent’s Canal tend to be open-plan with narrow entrance halls. Here the work is a media wall to anchor the living space, or a shallow run of hallway cupboards that adds storage without blocking a tight corridor.
Victorian stock that has moved
The single biggest factor in Bow terraces is age-related movement — floors that slope, walls that bow, reveals that taper. We don’t trust the drawing to be square; we measure and template on site and build to what’s actually there, which is why fitted work outperforms freestanding furniture in these rooms.
Nearby work
Bow sits between Mile End (E1), Hackney Wick and Victoria Park (E9), Poplar (E14) and Stratford (E15). All are within our regular East London working zone.