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Richmond upon Thames · London
TV and media units in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames
TV and media units in Barnes: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. We visit to measure and go through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Wasted space around the screen
- Nowhere good for speakers
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How we make TV and media units for Barnes
Hiding the cables is often the main aim. We plan cable routes through the unit from the start, with holes, channels and access panels so leads can be added or changed later. The routes are ours, while any wiring is for your electrician. If you’re living with equipment running hot in a closed cupboard and leads that show from every angle, TV and media units made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
In a Victorian or Edwardian terrace, the front room typically keeps its chimney breast even where the fireplace has gone. That matters around Barnes, as a large share of the homes there were built before 1919. The recesses either side take TV and media units scribed to the plaster and cut around the skirting.
Our quotes are written in plain words. They say what will be made, what it is made from and how it will be finished, all taken from the design visit.
- Place
- Barnes (SW13, SW15, SW14)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Barnes
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The number of doors and drawers
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that is part of the price. Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit.
Helping us understand the room
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- How you want to use the space
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, fill in our short enquiry form.
Fitting day, step by step
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Parking on terraced streets can be tight, particularly in a controlled parking zone, so it is useful to tell us at the measuring visit what’s outside. The van is unloaded quickly, with the sections carried straight in. Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement.
- You get in touch and list what the unit has to take: the screen, boxes, consoles and speakers.
- We visit to measure up, note where the sockets are and plan how the cables will run. If you need new sockets, your electrician should do that before fitting.
- A quote in writing follows for the unit.
- The unit is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable openings and vents cut in.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish and the routes left clear.
Before we arrive
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
Getting a quote
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Advice
FAQs: TV and media units in Barnes
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Barnes?
Yes, we work across Richmond upon Thames, Barnes included, and across the rest of London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Barnes?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It is useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit.
How do you hide the TV cables?
We plan cable routes through the unit from the start, with access panels for later changes. Where the cables meet the wall depends on where the sockets are.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
It is made in sections, sized for the route not just the room. At the design visit, we measure the route as well as the room.
Should I send pictures?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. It is useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Ventilation is designed in wherever equipment sits. We give each box its own space.
Caring for painted furniture
Getting the most from TV and media units starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
- Choose how the TV will sit before the design is finished
- Check where the seating will go
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
A soft, slightly damp cloth is all painted surfaces need. Avoid abrasive pads and strong sprays.
Ask your electrician about new sockets rather than running extension leads through the unit, and do not overload sockets.
Could you do it yourself?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t typically do that in an older room.
More for homes in Barnes
TV and media units in Barnes: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 52% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Barnes, with about 17% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. 15 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Barnes. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Richmond upon Thames included. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Barnes. Parking and access are planned at the measuring visit.
For a flat near Barnes Bridge station, the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Church of St Mary, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
Barnes is part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 4 miles south-west of Twickenham. Homes in Barnes are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. Our work takes in places right across Richmond upon Thames, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: SW13, SW15 and SW14. You will find streets here like Church Road, Station Road and Barnes High Street, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Main roads around Barnes include the A306 and B349, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. We also cover Old Chiswick (1 mile north), Turnham Green (1 mile north-west), Mortlake (1 mile south-west), East Sheen (1 mile south-west) and Putney (1 mile south-east). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Twickenham (4 miles south-west), Richmond (3 miles south-west), Richmond upon Thames (2 miles west), Teddington (5 miles south-west), Hampton (7 miles south-west) and Kew (2 miles north-west).
What’s near Barnes
In Barnes, that includes homes near Polish Library POSK in London, The Harrodian School and Chiswick School and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Barnes itself: Barnes Bridge station. Well-known places in the area include Putney Exchange (1.4 miles south-east) and Antique Breadboard Museum (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Duke's Hollow.
Do you need TV and media units in Barnes?
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand looks too small, or the screen dominates the wall. A unit around it puts it in proportion.
People normally get in touch with us about needs like these:
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
Close to Barn Elms? Shelving that stops short of the window keeps the view of the green.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?