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Kensington and Chelsea · London
Window seats in Bayswater, Kensington and Chelsea
We make window seats in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Bayswater. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A ready-made bench that doesn’t fit the bay
- A bay with no furniture that fits
- Wanting a quiet place to read
Window seats for your home in Bayswater
Window seats for homes in Bayswater
Sash windows are a feature of many older London homes. Under a sash, the seat is set below the cill so the window can still be used. Where there are working shutters, the seat must leave room for them to fold back. These details are measured when we visit your home in Bayswater. We make window seats from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are no space for toys and games and a recess under the window doing nothing.
With a large share of homes around Bayswater built before 1919, the space under the stairs in a terraced house often holds the gas meter, the electricity meter or the fuse board. Meter readers and engineers need to get to them, so the design keeps them accessible. Sash and bay windows are common in houses of that age too, and good places for seating with storage below.
A written quote follows the design visit. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Location
- Bayswater (W2, W8, W11)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions we’re often asked
My home in Bayswater is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. 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.
My house in Bayswater is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two choices: a spray finish from the workshop, which is smooth and even, or hand painting, which can be done in your home. Your quote sets out which you’ve chosen.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We will design around them.
How long does it take to fit a window seat?
How long fitting takes depends on whether the seat has drawers, a lift-up lid or a radiator grille, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Because everything is built in our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We work tidily and keep the room as clear as possible.
Can you fit a window seat under a sash window?
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. Repairs to the window itself aren’t our work.
Also near Bayswater
What else we make in Bayswater
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, as it makes good use of an tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
Window seats for homes in Bayswater
About 71% of the homes in the streets around Bayswater went up before 1919, and about 10% between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. 21 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Bayswater. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. About 30% of households in the streets around Bayswater live in flats in converted or shared houses, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. In a converted house, rooms can be odd shapes, with new partitions meeting old walls, and the way in often goes up shared stairs. If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before anything is fixed to the walls.
If your home is one of the older houses near Essex Street Chapel, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat. Living in a block of flats near London Paddington station? Then window seats are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Bayswater is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 1 mile south-west of Kensington. Anywhere in Bayswater, it works the same way: a design visit, a written quote, furniture made at our workshop and fitting in your home. In Kensington and Chelsea, Bayswater is one of the places we cover.
Every address in W2, W8 and W11 is covered for window seats. We cover homes on streets such as Dukes Lane, Salem Road and Aubrey Road, whether you want window seats or another piece made for the room. Bayswater is near the A4204 and A4206; on busy main roads, unloading window seats takes a little planning. Close by, we also work in Westbourne (1 mile north), Westbourne Green (1 mile north), Little Venice (1 mile north-east), Paddington (1 mile north-east) and Paddington Green (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Kensington and Chelsea, our area takes in Brompton (2 miles south-east), Chelsea (2 miles south-east), World's End (2 miles south), North Kensington (2 miles north-west) and Little Chelsea (2 miles south).
What’s near Bayswater
We fit furniture in homes around Kensington School, The Churchill Arms and Abdus Salam Library. The nearest railway station is London Paddington station, about 0.9 miles north-east. A little further out are Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (a few minutes’ walk north) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s The Long Water and Campden Hill.
Caring for painted furniture
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Move furniture away from the window so we can measure
- Check whether there’s a radiator under the window
- Think about the cushion you’d like and who will make it
- Tell us about parking at the measuring visit
Small marks on a hand-painted finish can be touched in. It’s worth keeping a record of the paint colour. Spray-painted surfaces wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth.
Use a step rather than standing on the seat. The seat is made for sitting, and standing puts weight in one spot. A little care keeps it looking good.
What it is made from
Pull-out drawers
Drawers under a window seat are easy to reach, even with a cushion on top. They’re ideal for everyday items. Each drawer is sized for the space.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site once the seat is in. It’s easy to touch up if it gets marked. That helps on a well-used seat.
What prompts window seats in Bayswater
In a period home, a window seat can suit the character of the room. Painted to match the woodwork, it can look as though it has always been there. That appeals to people restoring or updating an older home.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- A ready-made bench that doesn’t fit the bay
- Needing more storage in the room
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- An empty bay that doesn’t get used
Kensington Palace, about 0.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat.
Before you choose who makes it
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Will the quote be in writing?
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
How fitting works for window seats
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- You get in touch and tell us about the window and the room, including any radiator under it.
- We visit to measure the window and go through the design. We also talk about lift-up lids or drawers.
- A quote in writing follows, with the design, finish and fitting days set out.
- The seat is made at our workshop and painted to your chosen colour.
- The seat is fitted in your home and checked so the lids and drawers run well.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
How to get a quote
Pictures 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, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, fill in our short enquiry form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.