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Islington · London
Upper Holloway TV and Media Units
TV and media units for your home in Upper Holloway: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
TV and media units in Upper Holloway
Common questions about TV and media units
Is Upper Holloway in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. Upper Holloway is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Islington and London. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with some details.
I live in a flat in Upper Holloway. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. 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.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. Listed buildings may need listed building consent for works that affect their character, so check with the council first.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers sound better in the open than shut in a cupboard. A soundbar can sit on a shelf below the screen. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and a quote in writing follows.
Can you add sockets behind the TV?
Your electrician does that. Ideally it is done before fitting, and we plan cut-outs and cable routes around the sockets.
About our TV and media units in Upper Holloway
Built-in TV and media units bring the screen, set-top boxes, speakers and cables together in one piece of furniture. The wall is planned as a whole, rather than a stand with wires trailing behind it. If you are planning a TV unit in Upper Holloway, the first step is a design visit to measure up and look at your equipment. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room and equipment with nowhere proper to go.
A large share of the homes around Upper Holloway were built before 1919, which in London mostly means Victorian and Edwardian houses. Houses of that age usually have a chimney breast in the front and back reception rooms, with an alcove either side, and those alcoves are the natural home for TV and media units. Walls are rarely flat, so each piece is scribed to the plaster and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet.
Once you have read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is made at our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Where
- Upper Holloway (N19, N7, N6)
- Area
- Islington
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Caring for painted furniture
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They help before and after fitting:
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Let us know about access early
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
- Book your electrician first if sockets need to move
Paint is dry to the touch well before it has fully cured. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it.
Keep ventilation gaps and open backs clear when you add equipment.
What we don’t do
Before you plan the job, it helps to know what we do not do:
- Taking out a fireplace or chimney breast
- Connecting the TV signal or internet
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can send us a few details through our contact form and we will give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
- Hand-painted finish
Upper Holloway homes and TV and media units
In the area around Upper Holloway, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 59%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 16%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Upper Holloway, Historic England’s list includes Cromwell House (Grade I), about 0.6 miles north-west, and Church of St Mary Brookfield (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles south-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, like fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. More than half of the homes in the area around Upper Holloway (about 59%) were built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers, with cable routes and ventilation planned in.
If you live in a flat close to Upper Holloway station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. Witanhurst, about 0.9 miles 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 an older house near St Andrew's Whitehall Park, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Upper Holloway is about 2 miles south-east of Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington. Whether your home in Upper Holloway is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our Islington coverage includes Upper Holloway and the places around it.
Every address in N19, N7 and N6 is covered for TV and media units. We cover homes on streets like Ward Road, Kiver Road and Foxham Road, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Upper Holloway sits close to the A103, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Tufnell Park (1 mile south), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south-west), Highgate (1 mile north-west), Nag's Head (1 mile south-east) and Holloway (1 mile south-east). Other parts of Islington we cover include Highbury (2 miles south-east), Farringdon (3 miles south), Clerkenwell (3 miles south-east), Finsbury (3 miles south-east), St Luke's (3 miles south-east) and Islington (2 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Upper Holloway
Around Upper Holloway, we cover homes near City of London Academy, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and The Mother Red Cap pub. There is a railway station in Upper Holloway itself: Upper Holloway station. A little further out are Royal Northern Hospital (0.5 miles south-east) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Parkland Walk and Dartmouth Park Hill.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it is quick to buy.
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From workshop to your room
When we arrive on fitting day, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. The sections made in our workshop come in next. How long 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. Older London houses often have narrow hallways and tight turns on the stairs, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out, and the sections are joined and scribed in the room.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop, with cable routes and vents built in.
- Fitting day: the unit goes in, is levelled and scribed, and the cable routes are left clear.
Before we arrive
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, use our contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
Advice
How it is made
Plinths and scribe strips
A plinth lifts the unit and takes up an uneven floor. Its height can match the skirting board.
Shelves
Wide shelves need enough thickness or support to carry heavy equipment.