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TV and media units in Newington Green, Islington
In Newington Green, we design TV and media units around the room you actually have. Your TV unit is designed at a visit to your home and built in our workshop.
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- Wasted space around the screen
- Nowhere good for speakers
TV and media units for your home in Newington Green
When is bespoke worth it?
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: flat-pack is normally 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.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s quick to buy.
TV and media units for homes in Newington Green
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. For a living room in Newington Green, we start with a design visit to measure and talk through what you use. People typically come to us about clutter around the TV and bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room, and the answer is built in our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Around Newington Green, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and in London most homes of that age are Victorian or Edwardian. Houses of that age usually have a chimney breast in the front and back reception rooms, with an alcove either side, which gives TV and media units an obvious place to go. Because old walls bow and floors slope, the units are scribed to follow the wall and levelled at the base.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish.
- Place
- Newington Green (N16, N1, N5)
- Area
- Islington
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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TV and media units in Newington Green: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Newington Green were built before 1919 (about 53%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 22%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Newington Green include Church of St Matthias (Grade I), less than half a mile east, and St Paul's Church (Grade II*), less than half a mile south. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, may need listed building consent. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. More than half of the homes in the area around Newington Green (about 53%) 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.
If you live in a flat close to Canonbury station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. Close to Highbury Fields? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. The wider area includes historic houses such as Sutton House, about 1.5 miles east. If your own home is a period one, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Newington Green is in the London Borough of Islington, about 1 mile west of Highbury. Whether your home in Newington Green is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our work takes in places right across Islington, large and small.
Every home in N16, N1 and N5 is covered for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Whether you live on a street such as Dove Road, Burma Road and Piano Lane or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for TV and media units. The A1199 run close to Newington Green, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Close by, we also work in Mildmay (1 mile south), Highbury (1 mile west), Canonbury (1 mile south), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile south) and Kingsland (1 mile south-east). Other parts of Islington we cover include Farringdon (2 miles south), Clerkenwell (2 miles south-west), Finsbury (2 miles south), St Luke's (2 miles south), Angel (2 miles south-west) and Upper Holloway (2 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Newington Green
Our area takes in the homes around Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form, Army and Navy pub and Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form, among other places. Newington Green has its own railway station: Canonbury station. Nearby you’ll also find German Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Hackney Walk (1.5 miles east). Not far away are Gillespie Park.
Caring for painted furniture
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Book your electrician first if sockets need to move
- Think about whether you will upgrade the screen
- Note the size of each box and speaker
Once your equipment is in, check that it isn’t running hot. Don’t block the gaps and openings left for air with cables or clutter.
Tag each lead at both ends to make future changes easier.
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through.
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. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
Common questions about TV and media units
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Newington Green?
Yes, Newington Green is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Islington and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Will a conservation area stop me having TV and media units fitted in Newington Green?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Do photos help?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough measurements. You can send them when you fill in our short enquiry form.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
We plan ventilation into the unit for boxes, consoles and amplifiers, with open backs, gaps or openings. Each box should have its own space and you can check the maker’s guidance on clearances.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so it sits tight to the room.
Do you move sockets for a TV unit?
That’s a job for your electrician. It’s best done before the unit goes in, and we plan cut-outs and cable routes around the sockets.
Fitting day, step by step
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it looks as though it was always there. How long fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. We protect the floors and keep dust to a minimum. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so tell us about permits and bays at the design visit.
- You contact us with details of the room, the TV and your equipment.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish, for you to look over.
- The unit is made at our workshop, with cable routes and vents built in, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the walls and ready for your equipment.
Preparing the room
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Arranging a design visit
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, send us a few details through our contact form. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
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Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Bought units come in the maker’s finishes. We paint ours in the colour you choose, by spray or by hand. Recesses in older houses come in every size except the standard ones, so ready-made units rarely fill them properly. Made for the space, the furniture uses the full width and height.
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
Why choose us
- Built around your room
- We work across all London boroughs
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood