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Islington · London
TV and Media Units in Holloway
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on TV and media units in Holloway starts with a design visit, and everything is made at our workshop.
- Clutter around the TV
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
TV and media units designed for your room
Pricing TV and media units in Holloway
What you pay depends on:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Spray painting or hand painting
- How big the furniture is
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Helping us understand the room
You don’t need exact measurements or a plan. It’s enough to send:
- How you want to use the space
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Approximate measurements of the space
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit. For a quote, use our contact form.
About our TV and media units in Holloway
Speakers need their own thought. A soundbar typically sits just below the TV, and larger speakers can go on open shelves either side. Speakers work best in the open rather than behind closed doors, so we plan open spaces for them. Typical reasons to get in touch are equipment running hot in a closed cupboard and nowhere good for speakers, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Rooms in houses from before 1919 tend to have generous ceiling heights, and around Holloway, a large share of homes are that age. That gives full-height TV and media units room to reach 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.
The furniture is made at our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Holloway (N7, N19, N4)
- Area
- Islington
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is usually cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it is quick to buy.
Living-room storage in Holloway
In the streets around Holloway, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 52%) and the years since 2000 (about 19%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 19 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Holloway. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. About 52% of homes in the neighbourhood around Holloway were built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers, with cable routes and ventilation planned in.
Witanhurst, about 1.7 miles north-west, 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. For an older house near St Joseph and St Padarn's Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Holloway is about 1 mile east of Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington. Homes in Holloway are part of the area we cover for TV and media units, as part of our work in every London borough. We list Holloway among 17 places we cover in Islington.
Here we cover the N7, N19 and N4 postcode area for TV and media units. If your home is on a street such as Penn Road, Lough Road and Tabley Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Nag's Head (1 mile north), Lower Holloway (1 mile south), Tufnell Park (1 mile west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north-west) and Barnsbury (1 mile south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like Farringdon (3 miles south), Clerkenwell (2 miles south), Finsbury (3 miles south-east), St Luke's (2 miles south-east), Angel (2 miles south) and Pentonville (2 miles south).
What’s near Holloway
In Holloway, that includes homes near Musical Theatre Academy, Beacon High and The Coronet pub, among other places. The closest station to Holloway is Drayton Park station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Northern Hospital (under half a mile north-west) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (under half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Dartmouth Park Hill and Gillespie Park.
From workshop to your room
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving everything tidy. How long fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Original hallway tiles and old floorboards are worth protecting, so they’re covered before anything comes in. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- You get in touch with details of the room and where it is in your home.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and also the hall, stairs and doorways the unit has to pass through.
- A quote in writing follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we make the unit in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- 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
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a quote
To make a start, tell us about the room on our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Advice
How it’s made
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we usually scribe the sides and top. It makes the unit look built in.
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish suits a TV unit in a period room. You choose the colour.
What else we make in Holloway
The problems TV and media units solve
Families with consoles, games and controllers want them tidied away. Drawers and cupboards hold them out of sight, and open shelves hold what’s used every day.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Wasted space around the screen
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Nowhere good for speakers
For a flat near Drayton Park station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Choosing a carpenter
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
Questions from Holloway
Can you fit TV and media units to the uneven walls of an older house in Holloway?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Is Holloway in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes, we work across Islington, Holloway included, and across the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Do you move sockets for a TV unit?
That’s a job for your electrician. It is best done before the unit goes in.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It can be done with some care: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. Leases vary, and some need consent for alterations. Your lease is something we cannot advise on.