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TV and media units in Highbury, Islington
For homes in Highbury, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- A cabinet that traps heat
TV and media units for your home in Highbury
Flats, conversions and lettings
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, unloading takes some planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so it is worth raising at the design visit.
TV and media units for homes in Highbury
Sockets often need to move for a built-in TV wall, behind the screen or inside a cupboard. That job is for your electrician. It is best done before we fit so the sockets land in the right place. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the things people most often want solved are standard units leaving gaps and space for a soundbar and speakers.
Victorian and Edwardian houses were built with solid brick outside walls, and internal walls may be brick or lath and plaster. Since a large share of the homes around Highbury date from before 1919, we check which you have before deciding how TV and media units are fixed. Lath and plaster in particular needs fixings chosen for it.
A written quote follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Place
- Highbury (N1, N16, N5)
- Borough
- Islington
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Living-room carpentry in Highbury: local notes
About 50% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Highbury went up before 1919, and about 18% between 1945 and 1972, 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. 7 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Highbury. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of inner London. For fitting in Highbury, a van usually needs a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit.
The wider area includes historic houses like Sutton House, about 2 miles east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. Near listed buildings like Union Chapel, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre of Highbury, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent. Close to Highbury Fields? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Highbury is in the London Borough of Islington. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Highbury is part of that. In Islington, Highbury is one of the places we cover.
Every home in N1, N16 and N5 is covered for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Streets in the area include Prah Road, Dove Road and Lough Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Highbury sits close to the A1199. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Newington Green (1 mile east), Mildmay (1 mile east), Canonbury (1 mile south-east), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile south-east) and Stoke Newington (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Islington we cover include Farringdon (2 miles south), Clerkenwell (2 miles south), Finsbury (2 miles south), St Luke's (2 miles south), Upper Holloway (2 miles north-west) and Tufnell Park (2 miles west). Highbury is among the bigger places we cover in Islington.
Near you in Highbury
Around Highbury, we cover homes near The Snooty Fox pub, City of London Academy Highbury Grove and Musical Theatre Academy and the streets around them. Highbury has its own railway station: Canonbury station. A little further out are Arsenal Football Club Museum (0.6 miles north-west) and Hackney Walk (2 miles east). Not far away are Gillespie Park.
How it’s made
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting lets you see the colour in the room’s own light. Scribed edges are painted along with the rest.
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.
Why bespoke in Highbury?
A bespoke unit is not instant: there is a design visit, a quote and making time. If you are renting or moving soon, a standalone stand may suit you better. Ready-made tall pieces have to be fixed to the wall for safety, and in an older house that can mean fixing into brick or lath and plaster. Fitted furniture is designed with the wall in mind.
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Why choose us
- 300+ projects completed
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Made for your room, not a standard size
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Honest limits
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. It helps to know these before you plan the job:
- Configuring the TV and sound system
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
- Connecting the TV signal or internet
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What goes into it
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
Nearby places to Highbury
What else we make in Highbury
Common questions about TV and media units
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Highbury?
Yes, Highbury is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Islington and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Highbury?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
Where the TV is to be wall-mounted, we plan the unit around the bracket, with a route for the cables. The bracket needs a sound wall so we check the wall during the design visit.
What happens when you come to measure?
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, then send a written quote.
How do you get large furniture into a flat?
The furniture is built in sections, sized for the route along with the room itself. At the design visit, we measure the route not just the room.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
We plan ventilation into the unit for boxes, consoles and amplifiers, using open backs, gaps or vented doors. Each box should have its own space.
Fitting day, step by step
In older rooms, the furniture typically has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. The time the fitting 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 about a built-in TV unit.
- We visit to measure and talk through the design and how the unit should look in the room.
- You get a written quote covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray-painted finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- We fit it in your home; a hand-painted finish is applied once it is in and is easy to touch up later. Go gently with new paintwork while it cures.
Preparing the room
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a quote
Getting a quote starts with some details: the room, rough sizes and some pictures if you have them. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a written quote.