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TV and media units in Chinatown, Westminster
Planning TV and media units for a home in Chinatown? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- Cables trailing across the wall
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units in Chinatown
Sockets often need to move for a built-in TV wall. That is work for your electrician. It is best done before we fit, and we can tell you where the unit will sit. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and people most often get in touch about standard units leaving gaps and a screen at the wrong height.
Ceilings in homes built before 1919 are often taller than in later houses, and a large share of the homes around Chinatown date from then. Full-height TV and media units can run up to the picture rail or the cornice, with the top line set to match the room’s own mouldings. Where a fireplace has been blocked up, the chimney still needs ventilating, and any damp is sorted before units go in.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so it is clear what’s included.
- Where
- Chinatown (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Borough
- Westminster
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about TV and media units in Chinatown
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Tottenham Court Road station?
Yes, homes across Westminster and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Chinatown?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
We plan open spaces for speakers and soundbars. Closed doors muffle sound, so we leave them open.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space. You can send them when you get in touch through our contact form.
How long will the fitting take?
The fitting depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. The making happens in our workshop, so the time in your home is mostly fitting and finishing.
What affects the price in Chinatown
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. The main factors are:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- The internal fittings
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
What to send when you contact us
These details help when you get in touch:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, drop us a line using the contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
TV and media units in Chinatown: local notes
About 50% of the homes in the streets around Chinatown went up before 1919, and about 23% since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Chinatown, Historic England’s list includes The Haymarket Theatre (theatre Royal) (Grade I), under half a mile south, and Church of St Martin in the Fields (Grade I), under half a mile south-east. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of inner London. A van working in Chinatown will usually need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension arranged through the council, which often needs notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the design visit.
Living in a block of flats near Tottenham Court Road station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. For families living near Soho Parish CofE Primary School, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design. If you live in a period home close to St Anne's Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units.
Chinatown is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in the City of Westminster. From period terraces to newer flats in Chinatown, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Chinatown is one of the places in Westminster where we make TV and media units.
Every home in W1F, W1D and W1T is covered for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets like Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bruton Lane, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. Chinatown is near the A4 and A301; on busy main roads, unloading TV and media units takes a little planning. We also cover Soho (1 mile north), St James's (1 mile south), West End (1 mile north-east), Seven Dials (1 mile north-east) and St Giles (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Westminster, our area takes in Paddington Green (2 miles west), Paddington (2 miles west), Lisson Grove (2 miles north-west), Westbourne (3 miles west), Little Venice (2 miles west) and Westbourne Green (3 miles west). Chinatown is among the bigger places we cover in Westminster.
Near you in Chinatown
Around Chinatown, we cover homes near LITE Regal International School, Harris Westminster Sixth Form and Waxy O'Connor's pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Chinatown itself: Tottenham Court Road station. Other landmarks nearby include Leverian collection (close by, under half a mile south-east) and Kingly Court (a few minutes’ walk west). For a walk, there’s St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Standard units come in fixed sizes. Ours are scribed to the walls and can run up to the ceiling with shelves and cupboards around the screen. Tall ceilings in older homes leave a band of empty wall above standard furniture, and that space collects dust instead of storage. Built-in pieces can run to the cornice or the picture rail.
In London, parking can affect the price. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. It helps to talk about parking at the design visit.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Chinatown
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Designed for the room you have
- Work across the whole of London
- We visit, measure and discuss the design before we quote
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
Fitting day, step by step
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and that happens on fitting day. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Any decorating around the new pieces is for your decorator.
- You get in touch and tell us about the room and your equipment.
- We come to measure, note the sockets and agree the layout.
- You receive a quote in writing setting out the unit, materials and finish, ready for you to check.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took, with openings for cables and air.
- We fit it in your home, with the cable routes ready to use. We check the doors and shelves with you before we leave.
Preparing the room
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
Starting with a design visit
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, then send a quote in writing. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
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When you need someone else
Not everything around TV and media units is carpentry, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe registered engineer. Here’s what to know:
- New sockets behind the TV, which need an electrician
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
- Removing a chimney breast or any structural work
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can fill in our short enquiry form and we will give you a straight answer. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
Flats, leases and landlords
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them during the design visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall.