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TV and Media Units in North Kensington
Planning TV and media units for a home in North Kensington? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing.
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- A screen at the wrong height
TV and media units in North Kensington
How we price TV and media units
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- How square the room is
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Parking and unloading on your street
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Getting in touch
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll usually ask about:
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Your postcode and the borough
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Any ideas or images you have saved
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, get in touch through our contact form.
TV and media units in North Kensington
Cables are the part most people want to hide. We plan cable routes through the unit from the start, with holes, channels and access panels so leads can be added or changed later. The routes are ours, while any wiring is for your electrician. If your home has a big screen that dominates the wall and alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste, that is what TV and media units are for, made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
In streets where so much of the housing went up before 1919, as it did around North Kensington, lots of living rooms are two reception rooms knocked into one, each with its own chimney breast. One pair of alcoves might take shelves and the other cupboards, a TV or a desk. Some internal walls in houses of that age are lath and plaster, so fixings are chosen to suit what’s behind the paint.
The furniture is built in our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Where
- North Kensington (W10, NW10, W11)
- Area
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Tips worth knowing
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
- Let us know about access early
Dust collects around equipment and vents, so clean them now and then. It keeps air moving.
Tag each lead at both ends, so changes later are simple.
Living-room carpentry in North Kensington: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 53% of the housing in the streets around North Kensington, with about 15% built between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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 North Kensington include The Anglican Chapel (Grade I), less than half a mile north-west, and Kensal House Day Nursery (Grade II*), less than half a mile north-east. 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, can need listed building consent. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. About 53% of homes in the area around North Kensington were built before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers.
The wider area includes historic houses like Kensington Palace, about 1.9 miles south-east. If your own home is a period one, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. If you live in a period home close to Dissenters' Chapel, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
North Kensington is about 2 miles south-east of Kensington, part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Whether your home in North Kensington is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our Kensington and Chelsea coverage includes North Kensington and the places around it.
In W10, NW10 and W11, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Whether you live on a street such as Peach Road, Barlby Road and Eynham Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Close by, we also work in Kensal Town (1 mile east), Kensal Green (1 mile north-west), Kensal Rise (1 mile north), Notting Dale (1 mile south-east) and White City (1 mile south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like Kensington (2 miles south-east), Brompton (3 miles south-east), Chelsea (3 miles south-east), South Kensington (3 miles south-east), Holland Park (2 miles south-east) and Earl's Court (3 miles south-east).
Near you in North Kensington
The streets we cover here include those near The Eagle pub, Maida Vale School and All Saints Catholic College. For rail, the closest station is Kensal Green station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Culture House (1.3 miles south) and Princess Louise Hospital (under half a mile south-west).
What prompts TV and media units in North Kensington
The most common reason is a mess of wires. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall, and no stand ever quite hides them. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A screen at the wrong height
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- Standard units leaving gaps
For families living near Barlby Primary School, TV and media units can be planned with low cupboards for toys and higher shelves for everything else.
What to check before you book
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- How parking will work on your street
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
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From workshop to your room
Once the main sections are fixed in place, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly, and then we check it all again. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so it helps to let neighbours know about fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- It starts with a short note from you about the TV wall.
- We visit to plan the unit and check the way in. Let us know about parking too, since a van may need a visitor permit or a paid bay.
- 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.
- We bring the sections in, join them on the wall and scribe them to fit. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
Arranging a design visit
It’s useful to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To send them over, message us from the contact page, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
Advice
Your questions about TV and media units in North Kensington
Do you make TV and media units for homes in North Kensington?
Yes, North Kensington is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Kensington and Chelsea and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
How do you fit TV and media units in a flat in North Kensington?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It’s useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How long does it take to fit a TV unit?
It depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. The unit is built in our workshop first, so the time in your home is mostly fitting and finishing.
What affects the price of TV and media units?
Each room is quoted on its own: size, internal fittings, the finish and how awkward the walls are all play a part. The written quote follows the design visit.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It’s 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, then send a quote in writing.
What if I buy a larger TV?
The space can be sized for a larger TV. Tell us the size you might move to during the design visit.