Kensington and Chelsea · London
Window Seats in Kensington and Chelsea
Window seats for homes across Kensington and Chelsea, from the largest neighbourhoods to the smallest streets, with a design visit before any quote, and fitting on weekdays or Saturdays by arrangement.
Window Seats in Kensington and Chelsea
Window seats across Kensington and Chelsea
We design, make and fit window seats for homes of every age. Pick your neighbourhood below to see the details for your area.
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What else we make in Kensington and Chelsea
- Loft storage
- Built-in bookshelves
- Fitted cupboards
- Fitted wardrobes
- Fitted home offices
- Under-stairs storage
- Alcove units
- Wall beds
- Walk-in wardrobes
- TV and media units
- Bespoke kitchens
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Window seats across Kensington and Chelsea: what to expect
A window seat turns the light by a window into a place to sit. We design and make window seats for bays, sash windows and recesses, often with storage underneath behind a lift-up lid or drawers. For a home in Kensington and Chelsea, it starts with a design visit to measure the window and talk through the design. Most enquiries start with wanting new furniture to sit well in an older room and nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books, and the answer is made at our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
When we arrive on fitting day, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. Next, we carry in the sections made in our workshop, one at a time. The time the fitting takes depends on whether the seat has drawers, a lift-up lid or a radiator grille, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote.
- First we hear about your bay or window and what you’d like.
- We measure the window, the cill and any radiator or shutters.
- The design is agreed and a written quote follows.
- The seat is made at our workshop and painted in your colour. The materials are moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home and check every lid and drawer with you.
Quotes in Kensington and Chelsea
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- 300+ projects completed
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
Ask for a quote
You do not need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the design visit. To arrange it, message us from the contact page and let us know about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Around Kensington
Around Kensington, we cover homes near Holland Park School, St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School and Abdus Salam Library. You’ll also find Kensington School (0.5 miles east), Scarsdale Tavern (less than half a mile south-east), Church of St Barnabas (within half a mile west) and Holland Park (a few minutes’ walk north-west). There’s a railway station in Kensington itself: Kensington Olympia station. Well-known places in the area include Kensington Arcade (under half a mile east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.5 miles east). Open spaces near Kensington include The Long Water and Campden Hill.
Window seats across Kensington and Chelsea: local notes
Across Kensington and Chelsea, the most useful storage is often hidden in an tricky corner. A stair void, a bay or an eaves slope can all take window seats built to their exact angles. Each piece is fitted to the room as it is.
The biggest shares of homes in Kensington and Chelsea were built before 1919 (about 66%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 10%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. About 66% of homes in Kensington and Chelsea were built before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Sash and bay windows are common in houses of that age, and they’re natural places for a window seat. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 25% of households in Kensington and Chelsea, according to Census 2021. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the way in often goes up shared stairs. A lease can require consent for alterations, so it’s worth checking yours first.
We make fitted furniture for every kind of home in Kensington and Chelsea, from Victorian terraces to new-build flats. Wherever you live, it starts with a visit and a quote.
Kensington: Leighton House, about 0.1 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, a radiator under the window just needs a grille in the seat front. For an older house near Church of St Barnabas, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
If you are handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
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.
What it is made from
Doors and drawer fronts
Fronts are made from moisture-resistant MDF and painted to your colour. Panelled fronts can echo the woodwork in a period room. The gaps are kept even all along.
Hand-painted finish
Some people prefer a hand-painted finish for its softer look. It’s done on site, in the colour you choose. It can be matched to the window woodwork.
How we price window seats
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for exact sizes or plans. Just send what you can:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- How you want to use the space
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a quote in writing, so you can take your time with it. To book one, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Is bespoke worth it?
Ready-made seats rarely allow for a radiator. Put in front of one, they can trap the heat. We design a grille into the seat so the radiator keeps working.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
What we do not do
It helps to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Painting the walls of the bay
- Work on the window frame or glass
- New sockets or lights near the window, which are for your electrician
Questions we are often asked
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it. The paint colour is agreed with you, and it is set out in the quote.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Just mention it when you get in touch.
What materials do you use for window seats?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. A moisture-resistant grade suits a spot by a window, where condensation can form. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, especially with rough measurements. You can send them when you send us a few details through our contact form.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two options: a spray finish from the workshop, which is smooth and even, or hand painting, which can be done in your home. The finish is agreed in your quote.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a written quote.
Can you build a seat beneath sash windows?
Yes. Seats suit sash windows in many older homes. We measure the cill, the window and any shutters, so the seat sits neatly and the window still works. We do not repair sashes or cills.