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Kingston upon Thames · London
New Malden TV and Media Units
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on TV and media units in New Malden starts with a design visit, and everything is made at our workshop.
- Leads that show from every angle
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
TV and media units for your home in New Malden
How we make TV and media units for New Malden
Speakers need space to be heard properly. A soundbar normally sits just below the TV, while larger speakers suit open shelves at the sides. Speakers work best in the open rather than behind closed doors, so we leave open bays for them. Typical reasons to get in touch are alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste and standard units leaving gaps, and the answer is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Plenty of semis and interwar houses have been extended at the back or had the back rooms knocked through, which matters around New Malden, where homes like these are a big part of the housing. A long through room gives TV and media units a whole wall to work with, or mark out the sitting end from the dining end. New plasterboard in an extension and older brick or block in the original house take different fixings.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something isn’t quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Place
- New Malden (KT3, KT1, SW20)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. It’s made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Tell us about it when you contact us.
How fitting works for TV and media units
The last stage of the day is the finish. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s typically only filling and touching up to do in the room; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors, stairs and doorways are protected on the way in.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind, including the size of the screen.
- At the design visit, we measure up and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you. New sockets or wiring are for your electrician, so it helps to have them in mind early.
- We send a written quote for the unit.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took, with openings for cables and air.
- We fit it in your home, with the cable routes ready to use.
Preparing the room
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
How to get a quote
To get a quote for TV and media units in New Malden, message us from the contact page. Let us know the room and the rough idea. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Related advice
Living-room storage in New Malden
In the streets around New Malden, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 40%) and before 1919 (about 24%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how TV and media units are fixed and fitted. Within a mile of the centre of New Malden, 3 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. About 40% of homes in the area around New Malden date from between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Houses from the 1920s and 1930s often have a bay window and a chimney breast in the front room, and TV and media units are planned around both.
The wider area includes historic houses like Southside House, about 1.6 miles north-east. 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. If you live near Beverley Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
New Malden is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, about 2 miles north-west of Kingston upon Thames. We cover New Malden as part of our work across Kingston upon Thames. New Malden is one of the places in Kingston upon Thames where we make TV and media units.
We work across KT3, KT1 and SW20. You will find streets here such as High Street, Ashcombe Square and Melrose Gardens, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. New Malden is near the B283; on busy main roads, unloading TV and media units takes a little planning. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Motspur Park (1 mile north-east), West Barnes (1 mile east), Norbiton (1 mile north-west), Coombe (1 mile north) and Raynes Park (1 mile east). Across the rest of Kingston upon Thames, our area takes in Kingston upon Thames (2 miles north-west), Surbiton (2 miles south-west), Hampton Wick (2 miles west), Chessington (3 miles south-west), Seething Wells (2 miles west) and Hook (3 miles south-west). New Malden is among the bigger places we cover in Kingston upon Thames.
Near you in New Malden
Our area takes in the homes around Holy Cross School and The Glasshouse pub and the streets around them. There is a railway station in New Malden itself: New Malden station. Well-known places in the area include Kingston Hospital (1.2 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.9 miles west). Not far away are Rose Walk.
What it’s made from
Doors and drawer fronts
Drawers keep controllers and games tidy close to hand. Fronts are painted to match the unit.
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting is done in the workshop, for a smooth, factory-like finish.
Questions from New Malden
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in New Malden?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run 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, and we’ll plan around it.
Can you make TV and media units for a home in New Malden?
Yes. New Malden is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Kingston upon Thames and London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
What happens at the design visit?
It is 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, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Should I send pictures?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough measurements. To send them, use our contact form.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
It is made in sections. That is why we measure the stairs, lift and doorways at the design visit.
Nearby places to New Malden
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Is it time for TV and media units?
The most common reason is a mess of wires. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Cables trailing across the wall
Near listed buildings like New Malden Library, under half a mile south-east of the centre of New Malden, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Choosing a carpenter
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Whether you’ll get a quote in writing, not just a figure
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
When you need someone else
Before you plan the job, it helps to know what we don’t do:
- Configuring the TV and sound system
- Removing a chimney breast or any structural work
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
Not sure whether your space suits TV and media units? You can send us a few details through our contact form and we’ll tell you. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Spray-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Hand-painted finish