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Haringey · London
TV and media units in Harringay, Haringey
TV and media units for your home in Harringay: 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.
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- A screen at the wrong height
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
Need TV and media units in Harringay?
Honest limits
Not everything around TV and media units is carpentry, like an electrician, a plumber or a Gas Safe registered engineer. Here is what to bear in mind:
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
- Taking out a fireplace or chimney breast
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
TV and media units in Harringay: what you get
Speakers need space to be heard properly. A soundbar typically sits just below the TV. Speakers work best in the open rather than behind closed doors, so we plan open spaces for them. If you’re living with a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall and equipment running hot in a closed cupboard, TV and media units made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish can solve it.
A large share of the homes around Harringay were built before 1919, which in London mostly means Victorian and Edwardian houses. Houses of that age usually have a chimney breast in the front and back reception rooms, with an alcove either side, which gives TV and media units an obvious place to go. Walls are rarely flat, so each piece is scribed to the plaster and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet, then cut neatly around the skirting and any picture rail or cornice.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Harringay (N4, N15, N8)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf TV units come in a few set colours. Ours are painted in a colour agreed with you, sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so it leaves gaps at the wall, tilts on sloping floors or sits awkwardly against skirting and picture rails. Fitted pieces follow the wall and sit level.
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
What you get with us
- 300+ projects completed
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Every quote follows a design visit
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.
What affects the price in Harringay
Prices vary from room to room, for these reasons:
- How square the room is
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- The internal fittings
- Parking and unloading on your street
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
What we need to know
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Your postcode and the borough
- Approximate measurements of the space
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, then send a written quote. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
What it’s made from
Shelves
Shelves are sized for the equipment and speakers they carry.
Doors and drawer fronts
Drawers keep controllers and games tidy close to hand. Fronts are painted to match the unit.
TV and media units in Harringay: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Harringay were built before 1919 (about 75%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 8%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Harringay include The Salisbury Public House (Grade II*), under half a mile north, and Church of St John the Baptist (greek Orthodox) (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles north-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Haringey sets its own rules. Depending on your street in Harringay, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a council bay suspension may be needed. We ask about parking during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Paul's Harringay, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. For families living near South Harringay Infant School, TV and media units can be planned with low cupboards for toys and higher shelves for everything else. Bruce Castle, about 1.6 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Harringay is about 2 miles north-east of Tottenham, within the London Borough of Haringey. Whether your home in Harringay is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Our Haringey coverage includes Harringay, along with the rest of the borough.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: N4, N15 and N8. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Elyne Road, Denton Road and Warham Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Duckett's Green (1 mile north), West Green (1 mile north-east), St Ann's (1 mile east), Manor House (1 mile south) and Seven Sisters (1 mile east). Across the rest of Haringey, our area takes in Tottenham (2 miles north-east), Bounds Green (2 miles north-west), Highgate (2 miles west), Muswell Hill (2 miles west), Fortis Green (2 miles west) and Northumberland Park (2 miles north-east).
Near you in Harringay
Around Harringay, we cover homes near Church of St Andrew, Park View School and Moselle Upper School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Harringay itself: Harringay Green Lanes station. Nearby you will also find The Mall Wood Green (1 mile north-west) and Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Railway Fields.
Common questions about TV and media units
Do you cover homes near Harringay Green Lanes station?
Yes, homes across Haringey and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details about the room.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Harringay?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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. It helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Can a built-in unit hide all the wires?
We plan cable routes through the unit from the start. Where the cables meet the wall depends on where the sockets are, so it’s useful to plan sockets with your electrician.
What happens during the design visit?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Do pictures help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. It is useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so there are no gaps at the sides.
How fitting day works
Fitting day follows a set 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. The time the 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. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so it helps to let neighbours know about fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You describe the TV wall and your equipment, from set-top boxes to speakers.
- A design visit follows, where we measure and agree the layout.
- A quote in writing follows. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- We then make the unit in our workshop.
- The unit is fitted in your home, ready for your equipment, with the cable routes left clear.
Before fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Ask for a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you don’t, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.