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Lewisham · London
TV and media units in Bell Green, Lewisham
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make TV and media units for homes in Bell Green, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Leads that show from every angle
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A screen at the wrong height
TV and media units in Bell Green
About our TV and media units in Bell Green
In many period living rooms, the chimney breast and its two alcoves shape the whole wall. Cupboards and shelves in the alcoves can hold the boxes, speakers and books. Any chimney vent is kept clear. Most enquiries start with cables trailing across the wall and speakers muffled behind doors, and the answer is made at our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
In a part of London with mixed housing, like much of the city, living rooms can be very different from one street to the next. You might have alcoves, a bay, a wide open-plan room or a compact one. The design for your home in Bell Green starts from its own walls, with shelves sized so they don’t sag.
Our quotes are written in plain words. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Place
- Bell Green (SE6, SE26, SE23)
- Area
- Lewisham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it is easy to buy.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
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What it is made from
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we usually scribe the sides and top. It makes the unit look built in.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF in a moisture-resistant grade is stable and paints evenly, so we use it for panels, doors and the faces you see.
How fitting day works
Every fitting follows the same order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. Then the room is tidied and we look over the work with you. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. London parking ranges from controlled zones to driveways and private bays, so tell us what applies during the design visit. For a flat, building rules on lifts and working hours are worth checking.
- You get in touch with details of the room and where it is in your home.
- We visit to plan the unit and check the way in. Let us know about parking too, since a van may need a visitor permit or a paid bay.
- A written quote follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we make the unit in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The sections are carried in, assembled and set level, ready for your equipment. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Before fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Ask for a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, then send a written quote. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Related advice
Common questions about TV and media units
Is Bell Green in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover all of Lewisham and the rest of London, and Bell Green is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
I live in a flat in Bell Green. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How do I get started?
Just fill in our short enquiry form. Rough measurements and a few photos help, and then we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, followed by a written quote.
My walls aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
It is something we deal with all the time. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base.
What if I buy a larger TV?
We can size the opening for the screen you might buy next. It helps to know the size you’re thinking of so the space and cable routes suit it.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
If the TV is wall-mounted, we design the unit around the bracket position and the cable route behind it. The bracket needs a sound wall so we check the wall at the design visit.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If the property is let, we’ll need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we’ve measured the way in.
Why people ask for TV and media units in Bell Green
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand no longer suits it, or the screen takes over the room. A unit around it puts it in proportion.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Nowhere good for speakers
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
- Clutter around the TV
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
Living in a block of flats near Lower Sydenham station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
Built-in living-room furniture in Bell Green
About 35% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Bell Green went up before 1919, and about 28% between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Bell Green include Fire Station (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north-west, and Church of St George (Grade II), about 0.6 miles north. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. A quarter or more of the homes in the streets around Bell Green (about 28%) date from between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Interwar front rooms usually have a bay at the front and a chimney breast on the side wall, which shape where TV and media units go.
If you live in a period home close to St Michael's and All Angels, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If you live near Mayow Park, a room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone.
Bell Green is about 3 miles north of New Cross, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Anywhere in Bell Green, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Bell Green is one of 22 places on our list for Lewisham.
Design visits and fitting in SE6, SE26 and SE23 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Mayow Road, Wynell Road and Paxton Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. The A2218 run close to Bell Green, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in Bellingham (1 mile east), Southend (1 mile east), Perry Vale (1 mile north-west), Sydenham (1 mile south-west) and Catford (1 mile north-east). Elsewhere in Lewisham, we also cover New Cross (3 miles north), St Johns (3 miles north), Deptford (3 miles north), Lewisham (2 miles north-east), Surrey Canal (4 miles north) and Hither Green (2 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Bell Green
In Bell Green, that includes homes near Fellowship Inn and Forest Hill School and the streets around them. Bell Green has its own railway station: Lower Sydenham station. Well-known places in the area include Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles north-west) and St Christopher's Hospice (1.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Bell Green include Dacres Wood.