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Barnet · London
Arkley TV and Media Units
We make TV and media units for homes in Arkley, designed around the room you have. Your TV unit is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
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TV and media units for your home in Arkley
How we make TV and media units for Arkley
Speakers need their own thought. A soundbar typically sits just below the TV, and larger speakers can go on open shelves either side. Speakers work best in the open rather than behind closed doors, so we plan open spaces for them. If you are living with wasted space around the screen and set-top boxes stacked on a stand, that’s what TV and media units are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
In an area like Arkley, where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, many living rooms have been opened up to the dining room behind. That leaves a long room with a chimney breast on one side, which suits TV and media units along that wall. At the design visit we plan any cable routes and ventilation the room needs, with any new sockets left to your electrician.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Where
- Arkley (EN5, NW7)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Arkley homes and TV and media units
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 35% of the housing in the area around Arkley, with about 33% built between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Near the centre of Arkley, Historic England’s list includes Arkley Windmill (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles south-west, and Church of St Peter (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, like fixing into original panelling. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. If your street in Arkley joins a main road, it’s worth telling us at the measuring visit. We’ll plan where the van can stop.
If you live near Whitings Hill Open Space, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. If you live in a flat close to Elstree & Borehamwood station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Arkley is within the London Borough of Barnet, about 4 miles south-east of Finchley. Whether your home in Arkley is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Arkley is one of the places in Barnet where we make TV and media units.
Here we cover the EN5 and NW7 postcode area for TV and media units. You’ll find streets here like Well Road, Glebe Lane and Brett Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Arkley sits close to the A411. If you’re just outside Arkley, we also cover Rowley Green (1 mile north-west), High Barnet (1 mile north-east), Hadley (1 mile north-east), Totteridge (2 miles south-east) and Mill Hill (2 miles south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Finchley (4 miles south-east), Barnet (2 miles east), Burnt Oak (3 miles south-west), East Finchley (5 miles south-east), Hendon (4 miles south) and Whetstone (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Arkley
The streets we cover here include those near Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, Queen Elizabeth's School and The Arkley pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Arkley is Elstree & Borehamwood station, roughly 2.1 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Spires Shopping Centre (1.3 miles north-east) and Barnet General Hospital (0.7 miles east). Open spaces near Arkley include Glebe Lane Pastures.
Could you do it yourself?
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot usually do that in an older room.
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Common questions about TV and media units
I live near Elstree & Borehamwood station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Arkley?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London, and Arkley is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it. We send a written quote after the design visit.
Is there room for a soundbar?
We plan open spaces for speakers and soundbars. Closing speakers behind a door muffles them.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two choices: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you’ve chosen.
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Why people ask for TV and media units in Arkley
Some want the TV to sit better in a period room. A built-in unit around the chimney breast lets it sit more quietly, rather than the focus of it.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- A screen at the wrong height
- Clutter around the TV
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
If your children go to Whitings Hill Primary School or a school nearby, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place.
Choosing a carpenter
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
- How they handle walls that are not straight
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
What affects the price in Arkley
There is no set price, because there is no set room. What affects it comes down to:
- The overall size of the piece
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Parking near your home
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
What we need to know
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. It is enough to send:
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, when we’ve measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Caring for painted furniture
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Look at what the equipment makers say about airflow
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
Painted finishes feel dry quickly but take longer to cure fully. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it, so the paint is not scuffed.
Keep heavy speakers and amplifiers on lower shelves, with the weight spread across shelves.
From workshop to your room
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. Fitting day means carrying in the sections, joining them and fitting them to the walls. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind, including the size of the screen.
- We come to measure, note the sockets and agree the layout. New sockets or wiring are for your electrician, so it’s useful to have them in mind early.
- You receive a written quote setting out the unit, materials and finish, ready for you to check.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The unit is fitted in your home, levelled and scribed to the walls.
Before fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Let us know about parking near your home
Starting with a design visit
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, along with rough measurements. To share them, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.