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Hammersmith and Fulham · London
TV and media units in West Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make TV and media units for homes in West Kensington, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
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Fitting day, step by step
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop, one at a time. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- 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 written quote covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray-painted finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, and any hand painting is done in the room.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
How to get a quote
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. For a quote, message us from the contact page.
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TV and media units in West Kensington: what you get
If the TV is wall-mounted, we plan the panels and shelves around the bracket position and the cable route behind it. If the TV stands on the unit instead, the top is sized and positioned for it, with the cables kept out of sight. If your home has speakers muffled behind doors and wasted space around the screen, that is what TV and media units are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
In streets where so much of the housing went up before 1919, as it did around West Kensington, lots of living rooms are two reception rooms knocked into one, each with its own chimney breast. That can mean one pair of alcoves for shelving and the other for low cupboards, with the screen on a chimney breast between. Older internal walls can be lath and plaster rather than brick, which changes how shelving is fixed.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It sets out the design we’ve talked through, the materials and the finish, so it’s clear what’s included.
- Where
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Area
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price TV and media units
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. That depends on:
- Parking near your home
- The width and height of the space
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these help most:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Your postcode and the borough
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
For a quote for TV and media units in West Kensington, drop us a line using the contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, plus any rough sizes. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t typically do that in an older room.
Practical tips
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after. These habits help most:
- Count your equipment, including routers and consoles
- Let us know about access early
- Decide where you will sit, so the screen height suits it
- Think about whether you’ll upgrade the screen
Clean the paintwork with a soft cloth that’s barely damp. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners.
Don’t stack boxes on top of each other in one space because heat builds up between them. Give each its own space.
TV and media units in West Kensington: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 68% of the housing in the neighbourhood around West Kensington, with about 11% built between 1973 and 1999, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Within a mile of the centre of West Kensington, 12 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Red routes, run by TfL, have strict rules on stopping and loading. If your street in West Kensington joins a main road, it is worth telling us during the design visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Cuthbert's, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. Garden Lodge, about 0.4 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. Near listed buildings like Church of St Cuthbert and St Matthias, under half a mile east of the centre of West Kensington, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
West Kensington is within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, about 1 mile south of Fulham. Design visits and fitting in West Kensington can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. Our work takes in places right across Hammersmith and Fulham.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: W14, SW6 and SW5. Streets in the area include Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. We also cover North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). Other parts of Hammersmith and Fulham we cover include Chelsea Harbour (2 miles south-east), Sands End (2 miles south-east), White City (2 miles north-west), College Park (3 miles north-west) and Old Oak Common (3 miles north-west).
What’s near West Kensington
The streets we cover here include those near Seven Stars pub, Avonmore Primary School and Abdus Salam Library. For rail, the closest station is Kensington Olympia station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Campden Hill and WWT London Wetland Centre.
Your questions about TV and media units in West Kensington
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in West Kensington?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Do you make TV and media units for homes in West Kensington?
Yes, we work across Hammersmith and Fulham, West Kensington included, and across the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
How do you get large furniture into a flat?
Getting it in is planned at the design visit. The stairs, landings, any lift and the doorways are measured, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
How do I get started?
Just message us from the contact page. It helps to send rough measurements and a few photos, and we will arrange a design visit, followed by a written quote.
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What else we make in West Kensington
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Bespoke furniture takes longer than buying from a shop: there is a design visit, a quote and making time. For a short stay, a standalone stand can make more sense. Ready-made tall pieces have to be fixed to the wall for safety, and in an older house that can mean fixing into brick or lath and plaster. Fitted furniture is designed with the wall in mind.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. We’ll talk through what you need inside at the measuring visit, then set it out in the quote.
What you get with us
- We work across all London boroughs
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- Finished by spray or by hand
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.