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Barnet · London
TV and Media Units in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on TV and media units in Hampstead Garden Suburb starts with a design visit, and everything is made in our workshop.
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- Boxes with no ventilation
TV and media units in Hampstead Garden Suburb
TV and media units in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Everything starts with the screen. We plan the space around the TV you have, or the one you expect to buy. Viewing height matters too: we set it to suit the sofa, not the shape of the wall. People normally come to us about speakers muffled behind doors and standard units leaving gaps, and the answer is made in our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
A good part of the housing around Hampstead Garden Suburb is interwar, semi-detached or detached. If yours is a 1920s or 1930s house, the front room may have a bay window at one end and a chimney breast on the side wall, and that layout shapes where TV and media units work best. Walls are often truer than in older houses, but they’re still measured carefully and scribed where they wander.
Everything we agree at the design visit goes into the written quote: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Location
- Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11, N2, N3)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Built-in living-room furniture in Hampstead Garden Suburb
About 44% of the homes in the area around Hampstead Garden Suburb went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 39% before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Within a mile of the centre of Hampstead Garden Suburb, 3 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Barnet included. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Hampstead Garden Suburb is covered by it. Parking and access are planned during the design visit.
Near listed buildings like Church of St Jude, less than half a mile south-west of the centre of Hampstead Garden Suburb, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Living in a block of flats near Brent Cross West station? Then TV and media units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. The wider area includes historic houses such as Heath Hall, about 0.8 miles south-east. If your own home is a period one, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units.
Hampstead Garden Suburb is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 1 mile north of Finchley. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Hampstead Garden Suburb is part of that. Hampstead Garden Suburb is one of 41 places on our list for Barnet.
Design visits and fitting in NW11, N2 and N3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets here like Maya Road, Oakwood Road and Bigwood Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Hampstead Garden Suburb is near the A1, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. We also cover the places around Hampstead Garden Suburb: Temple Fortune (1 mile west), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), Golders Green (1 mile south-west), North End (1 mile south) and Vale of Health (1 mile south). Across the rest of Barnet, our area takes in Barnet (4 miles north), Burnt Oak (4 miles north-west), Hendon (2 miles west), Whetstone (3 miles north), Edgware (4 miles north-west) and Friern Barnet (2 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hampstead Garden Suburb
We fit furniture in homes around Brookland Infant and Nursery School, The King Alfred School and The Old White Lion pub, among other places. The closest station to Hampstead Garden Suburb is Brent Cross West station, about 2.1 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Jewish Museum - Finchley (0.9 miles north) and Highgate Private Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Turner's Wood.
Where other trades come in
We make and fit furniture, and we don’t do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. Please bear these in mind too:
- Painting the walls and ceiling
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
If you’re 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 it works.
Materials and parts
- Cable routes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
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How fitting day works
You will not need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as agreed at the design visit. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It is useful to clear the room and the route before we arrive. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. The pieces are levelled, fitted to the walls and fixed back.
- It starts with a short note from you about the TV wall.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and also the hall, stairs and doorways the unit has to pass through.
- We send a quote in writing.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections that fit the route in.
- 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
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Getting a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit. To book one, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Practical tips
The finish lasts best with a little care. Here are our suggestions:
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
Painted finishes feel dry quickly but take longer to cure fully. At first, lift boxes and speakers into place rather than pushing them, so the paint is not scuffed.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician.
Your questions about TV and media units in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Yes, Hampstead Garden Suburb is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, followed by a quote.
Will a conservation area stop me having TV and media units fitted in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, internal works that affect its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
What if I buy a larger TV?
We can plan the opening with a bigger screen in mind. Mention the largest screen you might buy when we visit.
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’s in, do not block the gaps.
Will the cables be hidden?
We design the unit so cables run out of sight. Access panels make future changes easy without taking the unit apart. For a wall-mounted TV, a route behind the screen is planned in.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
It is worth being honest about cost: off-the-shelf furniture usually costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
What it costs
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- How big the furniture is
Parking is part of the price picture in London. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay. It’s useful to talk about parking during the design visit, so it can be planned.
What to send when you contact us
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
To make a start, use our contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.