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Camden · London
Dartmouth Park TV and Media Units
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Dartmouth Park. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Nowhere good for speakers
- A screen at the wrong height
Need TV and media units in Dartmouth Park?
How we make TV and media units for Dartmouth Park
Cables are the part most people want to hide. Cable routes are built into the design from the start, with holes, channels and access panels so leads can be added or changed later. We make the routes, and your electrician handles any wiring. Typical reasons to get in touch are boxes and consoles on the floor and a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
With a large share of homes around Dartmouth Park built before 1919, plenty of living rooms are two reception rooms knocked into one, each with its own chimney breast. One pair of alcoves might take shelves and the other cupboards, a TV or a desk. Some internal walls in houses of that age are lath and plaster, so fixings are chosen to suit what’s behind the paint, and long shelves are sized so they don’t sag under books.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it is made from and how it will be finished.
- Location
- Dartmouth Park (NW5, N19, N7)
- Area
- Camden
- 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
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why people ask for TV and media units in Dartmouth Park
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand looks too small, or the screen dominates the wall. Shelves and cupboards around the screen make it sit better in the room.
A few of the things people ask us to solve are these:
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Standard units leaving gaps
- A screen at the wrong height
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St Mary Brookfield, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Choosing a carpenter
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Where they’ll park and unload
TV and media units for homes in Dartmouth Park
In the streets around Dartmouth Park, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 55%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 15%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Dartmouth Park is partly covered by the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area, one of the conservation areas recorded by Historic England. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so Camden is inside it. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Dartmouth Park. We plan parking and access with you during the design visit.
The wider area includes historic houses like Witanhurst, about 0.8 miles north-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If you live in a flat close to Gospel Oak station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Dartmouth Park is within the London Borough of Camden, about 3 miles south-east of St Pancras. From period terraces to newer flats in Dartmouth Park, we measure the room as it is and design around it. We cover places right across Camden, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
In NW5, N19 and N7, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Hugo Road, Ward Road and Anson Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. We also cover Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south-west), Tufnell Park (1 mile east), Gospel Oak (1 mile south-west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north-east) and Highgate (1 mile north). Other parts of Camden we cover include St Pancras (3 miles south-east), Hampstead (2 miles west), West End (3 miles south), St Giles (3 miles south), Seven Dials (3 miles south) and West Hampstead (2 miles west).
Landmarks near Dartmouth Park
We fit furniture in homes around Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, The Dartmouth Arms and Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine. For rail, the closest station is Gospel Oak station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include O2 Centre (1.8 miles south-west) and Royal Northern Hospital (0.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Belsize Wood and Dartmouth Park Hill.
What happens on fitting day
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Original hallway tiles and old floorboards are worth protecting, so they’re covered before anything comes in. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- 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.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, leaving routes for cables and gaps for air.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish and the routes left clear.
Before fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
Getting a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you do not, that is fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Advice
Questions we are often asked
My home in Dartmouth Park is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
We measure the route in as well as 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.
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Dartmouth Park?
Yes. Dartmouth Park is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Camden and London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. We’ll also ask about access and parking, and a written quote follows.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You do. The paint colour is agreed with you, and it’s set out in the quote.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Equipment gives off heat, so it needs air around it. We design open backs, gaps or vents where it sits, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Once it is in, don’t block the gaps.
Places near Dartmouth Park
What else we make in Dartmouth Park
Before and after fitting day
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it’s worth looking after. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
- Book your electrician first if sockets need to move
- Think about whether you will upgrade the screen
A soft, slightly damp cloth is all painted surfaces need. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners.
Tag each lead at both ends to make future changes easier.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Bought media units are made in set widths, so gaps are common. 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, wasting space that could hold things you rarely use. Fitted furniture can go all the way up.
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension. It helps to talk about parking at the design visit, so it can be planned.
What you get with us
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- 300+ projects completed
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or what to look for in a quote.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it is quick to buy.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.