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TV and media units in North Brixton, Lambeth
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on TV and media units in North Brixton starts with a design visit, and everything is made in our workshop.
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Clutter around the TV
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
TV and media units in North Brixton
How fitting works for TV and media units
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s normally only filling and touching up to do in the room; hand painting, if that’s what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Noise from drilling travels in a block, so neighbours may appreciate a note, and some buildings set hours for noisy work. We plan the day to suit those rules. Saturday work is by prior arrangement where the building permits it.
- You get in touch and list what the unit has to take: the screen, boxes, consoles and speakers.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- The unit is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable openings and vents cut in.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish and the routes left clear.
Before fitting day
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a written quote. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
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TV and media units in North Brixton: what you get
In a room with a chimney breast, the alcoves either side are natural places for media storage. Cupboards and shelves in the alcoves can hold the boxes, speakers and books, with the TV in one alcove or on the chimney breast. We keep any vent in the chimney breast clear. Typical reasons to get in touch are set-top boxes stacked on a stand and games, controllers and remotes everywhere, and the answer is made in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Purpose-built flats are home to most households around North Brixton, whether in older mansion blocks or more recent blocks. In a mansion block flat, the living room may still have a chimney breast and alcoves, and walls that are far from flat, while a newer flat is more likely to have plasterboard walls and an open-plan room. TV and media units are designed for whichever you have.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- North Brixton (SW9, SW8, SE5)
- Borough
- Lambeth
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to North Brixton
What else we make in North Brixton
Materials and finishes
Shelves
Long shelves need the right thickness or a support.
Birch plywood
We often use birch plywood for carcasses and drawers that stand up to daily use. The edge can be painted or left as a detail.
Built-in living-room furniture in North Brixton
In the area around North Brixton, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 28%) and the years since 2000 (about 26%), 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. The National Heritage List has 164 entries within half a mile of the centre of North Brixton. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. Purpose-built flats are home to about 69% of households in the streets around North Brixton, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. For a flat, TV and media units are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
For an older house near St Michael's Church, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. Near listed buildings like Church of St John the Divine, under half a mile north-east of the centre of North Brixton, 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. For families living near Van Gogh Academy, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design.
North Brixton is about 1 mile south-west of Stockwell, in the London Borough of Lambeth. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and North Brixton is part of that. Across Lambeth, we cover North Brixton and the places around it.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: SW9, SW8 and SE5. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Lett Road, Lorn Road and Oak Square, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. The A203 runs close to North Brixton; on busy main roads, unloading TV and media units takes a little planning. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in Angell Town (1 mile south), Little Portugal (1 mile west), Stockwell (1 mile south-west), South Lambeth (1 mile north-west) and Kennington (1 mile north-west). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Streatham (3 miles south), West Norwood (3 miles south), South Bank (2 miles north), Waterloo (2 miles north), Gipsy Hill (4 miles south) and Streatham Hill (2 miles south). North Brixton is among the bigger places we cover in Lambeth.
What’s near North Brixton
The streets we cover here include those near Durand Academy, Platanos College and Lambeth Palace Library. North Brixton’s nearest station is Loughborough Junction station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Type Museum (a few minutes’ walk west) and St Giles' Hospital (1.3 miles east).
Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Bought media units are made in set widths, and rarely fill an alcove or a wall. Ours are scribed to the walls and can run up to the ceiling. Ready-made furniture stops at a set height, whatever the ceiling, so storage is lost at the top. Built-in pieces use the full height.
Awkward rooms take more time: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. That’s reflected in the quote, which we write after seeing the room.
Why choose us
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Where other trades come in
It’s worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Plastering or decorating around the unit
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
Not sure whether your space suits TV and media units? You can tell us about the room on our contact form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What it’s made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Birch plywood
FAQs: TV and media units in North Brixton
I live in a flat in North Brixton. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. TV and media units are made at 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.
Do you make TV and media units for homes in North Brixton?
Yes, North Brixton is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Lambeth 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.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so there are no gaps at the sides.
Do I get to choose the colour?
The choice is yours, and we agree it with you before the furniture is finished. Whichever finish you pick, it’s in the colour you have chosen.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
Equipment gives off heat, so it needs air around it. We design open backs, gaps or vents where it sits, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Once it’s in, don’t block the gaps.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
We can plan for either a wall-mounted TV or one standing on the unit. For a wall-mounted TV, the layout works around the bracket position, and if it stands on the unit we size the top for it.
What it costs
We quote each job after the design visit, because no two rooms are the same. These are the things that affect it:
- The overall size of the piece
- Spray painting or hand painting
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- The internal fittings
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. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space.
Before the design visit
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Where you live, with the postcode
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To share them, use our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.