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TV and media units in Temple Bar, City of London
For homes in Temple Bar, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
TV and media units in Temple Bar
How we make TV and media units for Temple Bar
We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. You choose a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, in a colour agreed with you. We work across London, including Temple Bar once the design and quote are agreed. If you are living with equipment with nowhere proper to go and empty alcoves beside the TV, that’s what TV and media units are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
In a house from the Victorian or Edwardian years, the chimney breast tends to survive even when the fireplace itself has been blocked up. That matters around Temple Bar, as a large share of the homes there were built before 1919. The recesses either side take TV and media units scribed to the plaster and cut around the skirting.
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.
- Location
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Borough
- City of London
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What prompts TV and media units in Temple Bar
Most people come to us because of the cables. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall. A built-in unit gives them a planned route.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
Near listed buildings like Chambers on West Side of New Court, less than half a mile south of the centre of Temple Bar, 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.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
Fitting day, step by step
At the end, we tidy up and lift the floor protection. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together. The time 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. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that are not straight, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. It helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- You contact us with details of the room, the TV and your equipment, and where the sockets are now.
- At the design visit, we measure the wall and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish, for you to look over.
- The unit is made in our workshop, with cable routes and vents built in, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- Fitting day: the unit goes in, is levelled and scribed, and the cable routes are left clear. A hand-painted finish is done on site, if you chose one.
Before we arrive
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Tell us about parking near your home
Arranging a design visit
Photos 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, particularly with rough sizes. To send them over, drop us a line using the contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
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What it’s made from
Shelves
Each shelf is planned for what will sit on it, with space around for air.
Doors and drawer fronts
Some equipment needs line of sight for its remote, so those spaces may be open rather than behind a door.
Living-room storage in Temple Bar
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the area around Temple Bar, with about 22% built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. The Strand Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Temple Bar. Conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you are not sure. Near central London, streets tend to be narrow and busy, so the route from the van to your door is planned beforehand.
Living in a block of flats near City Thameslink station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If you live near Lincoln's Inn Fields, a room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone.
Temple Bar is within the City of London, about 1 mile east of City of London. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Temple Bar included. Temple Bar is one of 8 places on our list for the City of London.
Here we cover the WC2B, WC2E and EC1N postcode area for TV and media units. If your home is on a street like Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, or close by, we can visit to measure up for TV and media units. Main roads around Temple Bar include the A4 and A40. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover the places around Temple Bar: Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
Around Temple Bar
Our area takes in the homes around British Library of Political and Economic Science, London Nautical School and Mercers' School, among other places. Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. Well-known places in the area include St Philip's Hospital (close by, under half a mile west) and Gabriel's Wharf (a few minutes’ walk south-east). Open spaces near Temple Bar include Ludgate Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising during the design visit.
Also near Temple Bar
Other services in Temple Bar
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Where bespoke earns its keep is 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.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s usually a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
Common questions about TV and media units
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Temple Bar?
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. It helps to tell us about parking at the design visit. The City is inside the Congestion Charge zone too, and the ULEZ covers all of London.
Can you fit TV and media units to the uneven walls of an older house in Temple Bar?
Yes, that’s normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Will you paint the walls around the furniture?
No. Our work is the furniture, not the walls, so any work on the walls is for a plasterer or decorator. We finish the furniture itself, as set out in your quote.
Do you fit furniture for landlords?
Yes. The process is the same: a design visit, a written quote, then the furniture is made and fitted. If the property is let, the agent can arrange access with the tenants.
Which boards do you build with?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job best. The materials are named in your written quote.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. The price comes in a quote in writing after the design visit.