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Camden · London
Kentish Town TV and Media Units
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, designed for your room in Kentish Town. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
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TV and media units in Kentish Town: what you get
TV units are made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. You choose a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, in the colour you prefer. We work across London, including Kentish Town once the design and quote are agreed. If your home has speakers muffled behind doors and boxes with no ventilation, that’s what TV and media units are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Most homes around Kentish Town are purpose-built flats, so the route in is part of the plan. Each piece is built in sections that fit the stairs, the lift and the doorways, and assembled and fitted in place. A lease can require consent before you fix furniture to the walls, so it’s worth checking first.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that is spray painting or hand painting.
- Where
- Kentish Town (NW5, NW1, NW3)
- Area
- Camden
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Built-in living-room furniture in Kentish Town
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Kentish Town were built before 1919 (about 43%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 21%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. 22 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Kentish Town. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) now covers the whole of London, Camden included. Vans bringing furniture to Kentish Town fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. Parking and access are planned during the design visit.
For an older house near Church of the Holy Trinity with St Barnabas, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. Keats House, about 1.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Kentish Town is about 2 miles south-east of St Pancras, in the London Borough of Camden. Homes in Kentish Town are part of the area we cover for TV and media units, as part of our work in every London borough. Across Camden, we cover Kentish Town and the places around it.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: NW5, NW1 and NW3. You’ll find streets here like Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Chalk Farm (1 mile west), Camden Town (1 mile south-east), Gospel Oak (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile south-west) and Agar Town (1 mile south-east). Elsewhere in Camden, we also cover St Pancras (2 miles south-east), Hampstead (2 miles west), West End (2 miles south), St Giles (2 miles south), Seven Dials (2 miles south) and West Hampstead (2 miles west).
Landmarks near Kentish Town
We fit furniture in homes around Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, North Bridge House School and Haverstock School. Kentish Town has its own railway station: Kentish Town West station. Well-known places in the area include O2 Centre (1.6 miles west) and Isokon Gallery (0.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Kentish Town include Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Bought media units are made in set widths, and rarely fill an alcove or a wall. A bespoke unit is scribed to the walls and can run to the ceiling. Ready-made furniture stops at a set height, whatever the ceiling, so storage is lost at the top. Fitted furniture runs to the ceiling.
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, which the quote allows for. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design.
What you get with us
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Work across the whole of London
- Over 300 projects completed
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and how to compare quotes.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, after measuring the route at the measuring visit.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising at the design visit.
The problems TV and media units solve
Families with consoles, games and controllers want them tidied away. Cupboards and drawers in the unit keep them in one place.
We’re often asked to help with:
- Nowhere good for speakers
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Cables trailing across the wall
For families living near Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room.
Before you hire any carpenter
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- How parking will work on your street
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
FAQs: TV and media units in Kentish Town
I live near Kentish Town West station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Camden and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Kentish Town?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. 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. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit.
Do I need permission to fit furniture in a leasehold flat?
Possibly. Some leases need the building owner’s consent before you make alterations, including fixing furniture to the walls. We can’t advise on leases, so please check yours.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. We send a written quote after the design visit.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers and soundbars get open shelves sized for them. Closed doors muffle sound, so we leave them open.
Can you add sockets behind the TV?
Electrical work is not something we do. Your electrician handles sockets and wiring. We share the layout so the sockets line up with the design.
What happens on fitting day
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. Someone needs to let us in, and it’s useful to have the room cleared beforehand, as we will have talked about at the measuring visit. After that, it’s over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Some buildings have a concierge, a lift booking system or set working hours, so it is worth checking with the managing agent ahead of time. Communal areas and floors are protected on the way in.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and talk about colour and finish.
- 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.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, and any hand painting is done in the room.
How to prepare
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Arranging a design visit
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
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Materials and finishes
Shelves
Speakers and books suit open shelves.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF has no grain to show through for a smooth finish. The moisture-resistant grade is our choice.