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TV and media units in Southgate, Barnet
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Southgate. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Wasted space around the screen
- A cabinet that traps heat
Need TV and media units in Southgate?
Looking after your furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
- Think about whether you will upgrade the screen
Painted finishes feel dry quickly but take longer to cure fully. At first, lift boxes and speakers into place rather than pushing them.
Keep ventilation gaps and open backs clear.
TV and media units in Southgate
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. People normally come to us about standard units leaving gaps and cables trailing across the wall, and the answer is made in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
In a semi from the 1920s or 1930s, the front room typically has a bay at one end and a chimney breast on the side wall. Interwar, semi-detached and detached houses make up a big part of the housing around Southgate, so that layout is worth knowing well. TV and media units usually go on the chimney breast wall, leaving the bay clear, though every room is measured first.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Southgate (N14, N11, N21, N13)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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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. 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. A front path or side gate can make the carry from the van simpler. 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, and the sections are assembled in place.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and talk about colour and finish.
- A written quote follows, with the finish set out.
- The unit is made 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’s in and is easy to touch up later. Go gently with new paintwork while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Tell us about parking near your home
Arranging a design visit
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, when we have measured up and talked through the design. For a quote, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Is bespoke worth it?
Not every bought cabinet allows enough air for warm equipment. Ventilation is designed in where equipment sits. Doors, windows and radiators rarely leave a gap that matches a standard width, so ready-made furniture often ends up in the wrong place. Built-in pieces are planned around those fixed points.
How it’s painted is part of the price: 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.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Southgate
- Built around your room
- Saturday visits and fitting by arrangement
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
Take a look at bespoke vs off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.
Materials and finishes
Shelves
Shelves are sized for the equipment and speakers they carry, with room for cables behind.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF in a moisture-resistant grade is stable and paints evenly, which suits doors, panels and the visible faces of a TV wall.
How we price TV and media units
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. The things that affect it are:
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
In London, parking can affect the price. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay. Let us know about parking during the design visit, so we can plan for it.
Helping us understand the room
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. Just send what you can:
- Examples of the look you’re after
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Your postcode and the borough
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to New Southgate station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Southgate?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London, and Southgate is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers and soundbars get open shelves sized for them. Closed doors muffle sound.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment isn’t something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
How long will the fitting take?
How long the fitting takes 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.
What if I buy a larger TV?
The space can be sized for a larger TV. Tell us the size you might move to at the measuring visit.
TV and media units for homes in Southgate
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 59% of the housing in the streets around Southgate, with about 16% built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. The National Heritage List has 28 entries within half a mile of the centre of Southgate. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. All of London, Barnet included, is inside the ULEZ. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Southgate is covered by it. Access and parking are talked through at the design visit.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Essex House and Arnoside House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent. If your home is one of the older houses near Christ Church Southgate Parish Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If you live in a flat close to New Southgate station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Southgate is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 3 miles south-west of Finchley. Design visits and fitting in Southgate can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Southgate is one of the places in Barnet where we make TV and media units, and the borough has 41 places on our list.
In N14, N11, N21 and N13, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Whether you live on a street such as High Street, Station Road and Blagden's Close or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Main roads around Southgate include the A111 and A1004. If you are just outside Southgate, we also cover Osidge (1 mile north-west), Brunswick Park (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile south), New Southgate (1 mile south) and Oakwood (1 mile north). Other parts of Barnet we cover include Finchley (3 miles south-west), Barnet (3 miles north-west), Burnt Oak (6 miles west), East Finchley (3 miles south-west), Hendon (5 miles south-west) and Whetstone (2 miles west).
What’s near Southgate
We fit furniture in homes around Ashmole Academy, The New Crown pub and Salcombe School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is New Southgate station, about 1 mile south-west. Well-known places in the area include Greentrees Hospital (1.9 miles south-east) and Broomfield House Museum (1 mile south-east). Not far away are Barfield Allotments Nature Park.