Bespoke Alcove Units in Burton upon Trent

Traditional houses across Burton upon Trent often have a chimney breast at the centre of the main living room, with an alcove either side that has usually seen some change over the years, whether from a replaced fire surround, a rewiring job, or simple wear on the plaster. We measure each recess individually rather than assuming the pair are identical, and design cabinetry that reads as a matched set once fitted, even where the underlying dimensions differ slightly.

Modern renovations and open-plan extensions have changed how many Burton households use their living space, and a chimney breast that once sat in a small, self-contained sitting room can end up as part of a much larger open-plan area. In these rooms, alcove cabinetry is often asked to combine television and media storage with general household storage, and we plan the internal layout accordingly rather than defaulting to simple open shelving.

Family homes across the town regularly need bedroom storage solved around an awkward chimney breast, and we design alcove units with drawers, shelving or hanging space built to the exact recess dimensions rather than relying on a standard wardrobe that would leave a gap or need packing out to fit.

Home offices set up in spare rooms are another common project, and where the room has a chimney breast, we design cabinetry that combines closed storage for paperwork with open shelving for books and files, sized around the desk and any existing furniture already in place.

Awkward spaces more generally, from a narrow recess beside a fireplace to an alcove interrupted by a boxed-in pipe, are surveyed carefully so the cabinetry is designed around what is actually there rather than an assumed standard shape. All cabinetry is made in our Derbyshire workshop and fitted by the same team that carried out the survey, following the process at the process page.