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Merton · London
TV and media units in Morden, Merton
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make TV and media units for homes in Morden, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Leads that show from every angle
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Speakers muffled behind doors
TV and media units designed for your room
Questions we’re often asked
Is Morden in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. Morden is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Merton and London. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with some details.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Morden?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit.
Do you move sockets for a TV unit?
That’s a job for your electrician. Ideally it’s done before fitting.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Can you plan for a future TV?
The space can be sized for a larger TV so the unit suits your next set. Mention the largest screen you might buy when we visit.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it. The price comes in a written quote after the design visit.
TV and media units in Morden: what you get
A built-in TV wall often needs sockets in new places. That’s work for your electrician, and Part P of the Building Regulations covers some electrical work in homes. Ideally it is done before the unit goes in, and we can tell you where the unit will sit. We make TV and media units from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and people most often get in touch about cables trailing across the wall and space for a soundbar and speakers.
Around Morden, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the main room is often well proportioned, with a bay, a chimney breast and not many other recesses. That leaves room for TV and media units in the alcoves, along a full wall or around the chimney breast. The carcasses are made from moisture-resistant MDF or birch plywood, painted in a colour agreed with you.
You get the quote in writing, so there is time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- Morden (SM4, SM3, SW20)
- Area
- Merton
- Cost
- 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
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Built-in living-room furniture in Morden
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Morden were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 84%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 5%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Morden, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Lawrence (Grade I), less than half a mile east, and Old School House (Grade II), under half a mile east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. About 53% of households around Morden live in terraced houses, well above the figure for Merton as a whole, about 36%, according to Census 2021. Narrow halls and stairs in terraces mean the furniture comes in sections.
If you live near Cannon Hill Common, TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear. If you live in a period home close to St Lawrence Church, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. If you live in a flat close to St Helier station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Morden is about 2 miles north of Wimbledon, in the London Borough of Merton. We can visit homes in Morden on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. Across Merton, we cover Morden, along with the rest of the borough.
We make TV and media units across the SM4, SM3 and SW20 postcode area for TV and media units. Streets in the area include London Road, Epsom Road and Holne Chase, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Main roads around Morden include the B279. If you’re just outside Morden, we also cover Lower Morden (1 mile south-west), Sutton Common (1 mile south-east) and North Cheam (2 miles south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Wimbledon (2 miles north), Colliers Wood (3 miles north-east), Eastfields (3 miles north-east), South Wimbledon (2 miles north), Merton Abbey (2 miles north-east) and Crooked Billet (2 miles north-west). Being one of the larger places in Merton, Morden is covered for all of our fitted furniture.
Local landmarks in Morden
In Morden, that includes homes near Merton College, Lord Nelson pub and Glenthorne High School, among other places. There is a railway station in Morden itself: St Helier station. Other landmarks nearby include St. Anthony's Hospital (1 mile south-west) and Wandle Industrial Museum (1.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Morden Park (park).
Neighbourhoods near Morden
Other services in Morden
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Looking after your furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. These habits help most:
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
- Talk to your electrician early about sockets
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
After setting up, check that the boxes are not getting too warm. Keep vents, gaps and open backs clear of cables and clutter.
Heavy equipment is best kept low.
How fitting day works
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it is going into, and that happens on fitting day. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself 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. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. We measure the path, any steps and the front door as part of the route. Floors are covered from the door to the room.
- 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.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections that fit the route in.
- The sections are carried in, assembled and set level, ready for your equipment. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
How to prepare
- Empty the space we will be working in
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Starting with a design visit
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line tell us a lot about the space. To send them over, send us a few details through our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
Advice
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, by spray or by hand. Even in a 1930s house, walls and floors aren’t perfectly true, so standalone furniture can still lean or leave gaps. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room on site.
How it’s painted is part of the price: 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 you get with us
- Saturday visits and fitting by arrangement
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
Honest limits
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. In practice, that means:
- Plastering or decorating around the unit
- Setting up and tuning the TV, boxes and speakers
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
Not sure whether your space suits TV and media units? You can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll tell you. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Cable routes
- Hand-painted finish