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TV and media units in Swiss Cottage, Camden
Thinking about TV and media units in Swiss Cottage? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing.
- Clutter around the TV
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
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Is bespoke worth it?
TVs keep getting bigger, and a stand chosen for today’s set may not suit the next. We can plan the opening with a bigger screen in mind. Alcoves and recesses in period houses are rarely a standard width or depth, so off-the-shelf pieces either do not fit or leave a gap either side. Made for the space, the furniture uses the full width and height.
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit.
Why us?
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- We visit, measure and talk through the design before we quote
- A spray or hand-painted finish
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
TV and media units in Swiss Cottage: what you get
Cables are the part most people want to hide. 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. We make TV and media units from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are cables trailing across the wall and equipment with nowhere proper to go.
Solid brick external walls are standard in Victorian and Edwardian houses, while the walls inside can be brick or lath and plaster. Since a large share of the homes around Swiss Cottage date from before 1919, we check which you have before deciding how TV and media units are fixed. Lath and plaster in particular needs fixings chosen for it, especially behind loaded shelves.
The furniture is made at 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.
- Place
- Swiss Cottage (NW3, NW8, NW6)
- Borough
- Camden
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Fitting day, step by step
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is usually 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. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that aren’t straight, 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 let us know about permits and bays during the design visit.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind, including the size of the screen.
- At the design visit, we measure up and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you.
- Your quote follows, with the design, materials and finish set out, ready for you to check.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took.
- We install the unit, leaving the cable routes and vents clear. We check the doors and shelves with you before we leave.
How to prepare
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
Arranging a design visit
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, then send a quote in writing. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To book a design visit, use our contact form.
Advice
FAQs: TV and media units in Swiss Cottage
My home in Swiss Cottage is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
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. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Swiss Cottage?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan around it.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work, but it is useful to be around at the end.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it. We agree the colour with you.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
Media equipment runs warm and needs airflow. The unit is planned with open backs or gaps where boxes go, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Once it’s in, do not block the gaps.
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Living-room carpentry in Swiss Cottage: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 47% of the housing in the area around Swiss Cottage, with about 23% built between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. There are 125 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Swiss Cottage. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London since it reached the outer boroughs on 29 August 2023. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Swiss Cottage is covered by it. Parking and access are planned at the design visit.
For a family home near The UCL Academy, TV and media units can be planned with low cupboards for toys and higher shelves for everything else. The wider area includes historic houses such as Winfield House, about 0.9 miles south-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. If you live near Primrose Hill, a room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone.
Swiss Cottage is within the London Borough of Camden, about 3 miles south-east of St Pancras. Homes in Swiss Cottage are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. We cover places right across Camden.
Every address in NW3, NW8 and NW6 is covered for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Avenue Road, Acacia Road and Harben Road, along with the roads around them, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. We also cover the places around Swiss Cottage: South Hampstead (1 mile north), St John's Wood (1 mile south), Haverstock (1 mile east), Belsize Park (1 mile east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile east). Across the rest of Camden, our area takes in St Pancras (3 miles south-east), West End (3 miles south-east), St Giles (3 miles south-east), Seven Dials (3 miles south-east), Holborn (3 miles south-east) and Bloomsbury (2 miles south-east).
Near you in Swiss Cottage
The streets we cover here include those near Cecil Sharp House, St. Mary's Town and Country School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. There is a railway station in Swiss Cottage itself: South Hampstead station. Other landmarks nearby include O2 Centre (0.5 miles north-west) and Isokon Gallery (0.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Swiss Cottage include Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Caring for painted furniture
None of this takes much effort. What we’d suggest:
- Choose how the TV will sit before the design is finished
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
- Count your equipment, including routers and consoles
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
Dust collects around equipment and vents, so a quick clean now and then helps. Clear vents keep equipment cooler.
Do not let clutter build up against the unit’s vents.
Could you do it yourself?
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it is quick to buy.
How we price TV and media units
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- Parking near your home
- How square the room is
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- The internal fittings
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, and the quote follows.
Getting in touch
Getting some details early makes the visit more useful. If you can, send:
- Examples of the look you’re after
- Approximate measurements of the space
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. For a quote, message us from the contact page.