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Bexley · London
Blendon Window Seats
Window seats in Blendon: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. We visit to measure and discuss the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A sash window with space beneath it going to waste
- Wanting a quiet place to read
- Wanting new furniture to sit well in an older room
Window seats designed for your room
Window seats in Blendon
A window seat can hide a surprising amount of storage. A lift-up lid opens the whole space beneath the seat, while drawers are easier to reach if there’s a cushion on top. At the design visit in Blendon, we’ll help you choose. People normally come to us about a sash window with space beneath it going to waste and looking for a reading spot by the window; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
An interwar house usually has a proper landing, sometimes with a recess or an airing cupboard, and that space can take shallow fitted storage. Around Blendon, where interwar homes and semis are a big part of the housing, it’s worth looking up as well as down. If a boiler or cylinder sits there, it keeps its clearances and access.
We write quotes in plain English. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Place
- Blendon (DA5, DA15, DA6)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Is bespoke worth it?
We scribe each seat to follow the walls and floor, so there are no gaps at the sides or the base. A bench simply sits in front of the window. In an older room, the difference shows. Walls in interwar houses are straighter than in older ones, but rarely perfect, and standalone units can lean or gap. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room on site.
There is no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, talk through the design and then quote in writing. To start, send us a few details through our contact form.
Why us?
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturday work by arrangement
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
See bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
What else we make in Blendon
How it is made
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be applied once the seat is in place. Marks can be touched in without much trouble. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat it gently at first.
Moisture-resistant MDF
We use moisture-resistant MDF because it’s stable and gives a smooth surface for paint. It’s used for the fronts, side panels and radiator grilles. The moisture-resistant grade is a sensible choice next to a window.
Your questions about window seats in Blendon
Can you make window seats for a home in Blendon?
Yes. We cover all of Bexley and the rest of London, and Blendon is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, and then we send a quote.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Blendon?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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 during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Which materials go into your window seats?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Next to a window, the moisture-resistant grade is a sensible choice. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Electrical work is not something we do; it’s a job for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design.
What happens on fitting day
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting. The time the 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. In a 1920s or 1930s house, the hall and stairs are usually straightforward, though we still measure the route in as well as the room. Window seats arrive in sections and are assembled in place.
- You get in touch and describe the window.
- At the design visit we measure each side of the bay, because walls in older houses are rarely square.
- A written quote follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The seat is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, following the angles we measured.
- On fitting day the seat is set level and scribed to follow the walls and floor.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
Arranging a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To get started, drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
Related advice
Could you do it yourself?
It’s worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Flats, leases and landlords
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Tell us about them at the design visit.
Fitted storage in Blendon
In the area around Blendon, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 63%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 22%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Blendon include Jays Cottages (Grade II), under half a mile north, and Chapel House (Grade II), under half a mile north-west. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. It’s worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. Where a home in Blendon is on or beside a main road, it helps to mention that at the design visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
The wider area includes historic houses like Danson House, about 0.7 miles north. For a period home anywhere nearby, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear. For an older house near St James the Great, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear. Living in a block of flats near Albany Park station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Blendon is part of the London Borough of Bexley, about 1 mile south-west of Sidcup. From period terraces to newer flats in Blendon, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Blendon is one of 27 places on our list for Bexley.
Every address in DA5, DA15 and DA6 is covered for window seats. Streets in the area include Penn Lane, Hurst Road and Brook Lane, and we cover homes on all of them for window seats. The A221 runs close to Blendon; on busy main roads, unloading window seats takes a little planning. Close by, we also work in Bexley (1 mile south-east), Crook Log (1 mile north), Welling (1 mile north-west), Upton (1 mile north-east) and Bexleyheath (1 mile north-east). Elsewhere in Bexley, we also cover Erith (3 miles north-east), Belvedere (3 miles north-east), Northumberland Heath (3 miles north-east), Lessness Heath (3 miles north-east), Albany Park (2 miles south-west) and Bexley Riverside (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Blendon
We fit furniture in homes around St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, The Royal Oak Public House and Hurst Primary School, among other places. The closest station to Blendon is Albany Park station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bexley Hospital (0.8 miles north-east) and Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles south-west).