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Haringey · London
Northumberland Park TV and Media Units
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on TV and media units in Northumberland Park starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
TV and media units in Northumberland Park
Looking after your furniture
Getting the most from TV and media units starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Think about whether you want the screen on a bracket or on a shelf
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
Vents and equipment shelves gather dust, so a quick clean now and then helps. Clear vents keep equipment cooler.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician, and do not daisy-chain adaptors.
How we make TV and media units for Northumberland Park
Hiding the cables is often the main aim. We plan cable routes through the unit from the start, with openings and removable panels so you can add or swap leads later. We make the routes, and your electrician handles any wiring. People normally come to us about wasted space around the screen and somewhere to keep games tidy, and the answer is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Homes in an area like Northumberland Park can come from many different periods, and a wall might be brick, lath and plaster, blockwork or plasterboard. That is why every wall is checked at the measuring visit before the fixings are chosen. With a chimney breast, TV and media units usually fill the alcoves; without one, they can run along a whole wall.
Everything we agree at the design visit goes into the written quote: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something isn’t quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Where
- Northumberland Park (N17, N18)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Northumberland Park
What else we make in Northumberland Park
From workshop to your room
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, which keeps the lines straight. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. We measure the hall, stairs, doors and any lift not just the room, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route. We cover floors and doorways on the way in.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and talk about colour and finish.
- You get a quote in writing covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF, which takes paint well, and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home; a hand-painted finish is applied once it is in and is easy to touch up later.
Before fitting day
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Arranging a design visit
Getting a quote starts with a few details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. When you’re ready, tell us about the room on our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Related advice
Built-in living-room furniture in Northumberland Park
About 35% of the homes in the area around Northumberland Park went up before 1919, and about 20% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. There are 18 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Northumberland Park. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. If you live on or close to a main road in Northumberland Park, let us know during the design visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
Bruce Castle, about 0.8 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. For a family home near Lea Valley Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. If you live in a flat close to Northumberland Park (London) station, TV and media units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Northumberland Park is in the London Borough of Haringey, about 1 mile south-west of Tottenham. From period terraces to newer flats in Northumberland Park, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Northumberland Park is one of 23 places on our list for Haringey.
We cover every part of the N17 and N18 postcode area. You will find streets here such as Love Lane, Park Lane and York Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. We also cover the places around Northumberland Park: Upper Edmonton (1 mile north-west), Edmonton (1 mile north), South Chingford (1 mile east), Picketts Lock (2 miles north-east) and Highams Park (2 miles east). Across the rest of Haringey, our area takes in Noel Park (2 miles west), Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles south-west), South Tottenham (2 miles south-west), Seven Sisters (2 miles south-west) and Turnpike Lane (2 miles south-west).
What’s near Northumberland Park
The streets we cover here include those near Duke's Aldridge, No.8 Tottenham pub and London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, among other places. There’s a railway station in Northumberland Park itself: Northumberland Park (London) station. A little further out are Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles south) and Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north).
Questions we’re often asked
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Northumberland Park?
Yes, Northumberland Park is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Haringey and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, and then we send a quote.
How do you fit TV and media units in a flat in Northumberland Park?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers sound better in the open than shut in a cupboard. A shelf under the TV suits a soundbar. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
How much will my TV unit cost?
Every job is priced for its room: size, internal fittings, the finish and how tricky the walls are all play a part. You’ll get a written quote once we’ve measured up.
How long will the fitting take?
The time on site depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. We will talk you through what to expect beforehand.
Can you build a TV unit for a wall-mounted TV?
We can plan for either a wall-mounted TV or one standing on the unit. If the TV is wall-mounted, panels and shelves are arranged around the bracket and cables.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Bought units often have a single cable gap, but cables typically still show somewhere. We plan the cable routes into the design. Gaps behind, beside and above ready-made furniture collect dust, and fitted furniture closes them, which makes cleaning simpler.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Why us?
- Saturday work by arrangement
- 300+ projects completed
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- A spray or hand-painted finish
See bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
What we don’t do
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Painting the walls and ceiling
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Ventilated cabinets