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Kensington and Chelsea · London
TV and media units in Little Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea
Planning TV and media units for a home in Little Chelsea? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- Cables trailing across the wall
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units for homes in Little Chelsea
Built-in TV and media units bring the screen, set-top boxes, speakers and cables together in one piece of furniture. The wall is planned as a whole, rather than a stand with wires trailing behind it. If you are planning a TV unit in Little Chelsea, we start with a design visit to measure and talk through what you use. People typically come to us about cables trailing across the wall and somewhere to keep games tidy; the furniture is made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Ceilings in homes built before 1919 are often taller than in later houses, and around Little Chelsea, a large share of homes are that age. Full-height TV and media units can run up to 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 in our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. It describes the design, the materials and the finish agreed at the visit, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Where
- Little Chelsea (SW10, SW3, SW7)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need TV and media units in Little Chelsea?
Families with consoles, games and controllers want them tidied away. Cupboards and drawers in the unit keep them in one place.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- A screen at the wrong height
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
If you live near Burton’s Court, TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
Choosing a carpenter
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
What happens on fitting day
There is not much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and the room should already be cleared, as we will have talked about at the measuring visit. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. 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. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so it is useful to let neighbours know about fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- To begin, message us from the contact page; a brief note on the TV wall and everything that plugs into it is plenty.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air. If you need new sockets, your electrician should do that before fitting.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, leaving routes for cables and gaps for air.
- We fit it in your home and leave the cable routes ready for you to use.
Preparing the room
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Arranging a design visit
Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, use our contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
Related advice
Looking after your furniture
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Count your equipment, including routers and consoles
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
- Check where the seating will go
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
Vents and equipment shelves gather dust, so a quick clean now and then helps. Clear vents keep equipment cooler.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician, and don’t daisy-chain adaptors.
Why bespoke in Little Chelsea?
Screen sizes change, and a stand chosen for today’s set may not suit the next. We can leave room for a larger screen. Ready-made tall pieces have to be fixed to the wall for safety, and older walls of brick or lath and plaster make that harder than it looks. With fitted pieces, the fixings are planned for the wall from the start.
Every room is priced on its own, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. 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
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Over 300 projects completed
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
Read bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
Where other trades come in
We don’t treat damp or carry out building work, and there are a few other limits too:
- Plastering or decorating around the unit
- Structural changes to the wall
- Connecting the TV signal or internet
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Materials and parts
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Ventilated cabinets
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
Living-room carpentry in Little Chelsea: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 67% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Little Chelsea, with about 12% built between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Within a mile of the centre of Little Chelsea, 25 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. Where a home in Little Chelsea is on or beside a main road, it helps to mention that during the design visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
For an older house near Church of St Andrew, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Chelsea Old Church (all Saints), original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Little Chelsea is about 1 mile north-west of Kensington, part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Whether your home in Little Chelsea is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Little Chelsea is one of the places in Kensington and Chelsea where we make TV and media units, and the borough has 13 places on our list.
Every address in SW10, SW3 and SW7 is covered for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets like Ann Lane, King's Road and Lamont Road, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in World's End (1 mile south), South Kensington (1 mile north), Chelsea (1 mile north-east), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile south) and Walham Green (1 mile south-west). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like Notting Hill (2 miles north-west), Notting Dale (2 miles north-west), Holland Park (2 miles north-west), Bayswater (2 miles north), Kensal Town (3 miles north-west) and North Kensington (3 miles north-west).
Around Little Chelsea
Around Little Chelsea, we cover homes near English National Ballet School, The World's End pub and Natural History Museum Library and Archives, among other places. The closest station to Little Chelsea is Imperial Wharf station, about 0.7 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Harrods (1.2 miles north-east) and Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (0.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Battersea Park Lake.
Questions we’re often asked
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Little Chelsea?
Yes. We cover all of Kensington and Chelsea and the rest of London, and Little Chelsea is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
My home in Little Chelsea is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. TV and media units are built in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How long are you in the house for fitting?
The fitting depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. The unit is built in our workshop first.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character may need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.