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Window Seats in Broom Hill
Window seats in Broom Hill: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, built in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Needing more storage in the room
- Standard furniture leaving gaps in a bay
- Unused space below a sash window
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Window seats in Broom Hill: what you get
Sash windows are a feature of many older London homes. A seat beneath one needs to sit below the cill so the window still opens and closes easily. If the window has shutters, the seat is planned so they can still open fully. We check all of this at the measuring visit in Broom Hill. We make window seats from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about standard furniture leaving gaps in a bay and wanting a quiet place to read.
Around Broom Hill, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the hall is often wide enough for coat and shoe storage. Bay windows suit seating with drawers or lift-up lids, with a grille so any radiator below keeps heating the room. Each space is measured and window seats are made to suit it.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it’s easier before the furniture is made.
- Location
- Broom Hill (BR6, BR5)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Caring for painted furniture
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Decide on cushion thickness before the design visit
- Tell us about parking at the measuring visit
- Think about what you’ll store under the seat
- Choose a colour that suits the room
When we’ve finished fitting, the seat and its storage are ready. New paintwork takes time to cure fully, so go easy on it to begin with. Keep heavy objects and sharp edges off the fresh paint.
Lift lids gently and lower them carefully. It keeps the hinges and edges in good order. Don’t overfill drawers, as heavy loads strain the runners.
FAQs: window seats in Broom Hill
Do you cover homes near Orpington station?
Yes. We cover all of Bromley and the rest of London. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with a few details about the room.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Broom Hill?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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 design visit, so the day can be planned 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. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
How is a window seat priced?
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The size of the window, the storage and the finish all shape the price. For a quote, use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Can you build a window seat over a radiator?
Yes. Many windows have a radiator beneath, and we design the seat around it. A grille in the front lets the heat into the room. Storage above a radiator stays warm, so it suits things that don’t mind that.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture normally costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
Fitting day, step by step
When we arrive on fitting day, 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 shape of the bay or recess and what goes under the seat, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Some interwar and suburban streets have driveways, which can make unloading easier, so let us know at the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- It starts when you get in touch about a window seat. Say how you’d like to use it, if you know.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you’ll use the seat.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish. Read it through and ask if anything is unclear.
- We make the seat, the lids or drawers and any grille in our workshop, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The seat is fitted and set level, ready for a cushion, with the lids or drawers checked with you.
How to prepare
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Ask for a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you do not, that is fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
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What affects the cost of window seats
To work out the quote, we look at:
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- The width and height of the space
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Awkward rooms take more time: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. The quote allows for it, which we write after seeing the room.
What to send when you contact us
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll typically ask about:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Your postcode and the borough
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
To make a start, use our contact form and tell us a little about the room. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a quote in writing follows.
Honest limits
It’s worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Seat cushions, which you source separately
- Repairs to sash windows, cills or shutters
- Making good the walls, which is for a plasterer or decorator
Not sure whether your space suits window seats? You can tell us about the room on our contact form and we will tell you. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Radiator grilles
Window seats in Broom Hill: local notes
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 39% of the housing in the area around Broom Hill, with about 31% built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 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 Broom Hill, Historic England’s list includes Church of All Saints (Grade II*), under half a mile south-east, and Perry Hall Farmhouse (Grade II), under half a mile north-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 31% of homes in the neighbourhood around Broom Hill were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Windows in homes of that era are often wide, with a radiator underneath, and a seat over a radiator needs a grille so the heat still reaches the room.
For a flat near Orpington station, window seats are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. If you live near Jubilee Country Park, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and window seats can give those things a place. If your children go to Perry Hall Primary School or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Broom Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Orpington, within the London Borough of Bromley. Design visits and fitting in Broom Hill can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. Our Bromley coverage includes Broom Hill.
Postcode districts we cover here for window seats: BR6 and BR5. Whether you live on a street like New Road, Irene Road and Sandy Lane or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for window seats. Other places close to Broom Hill include Crofton (1 mile south-west), Petts Wood (1 mile north-west), Locksbottom (2 miles west), Farnborough (2 miles south-west) and Green Street Green (2 miles south). We also make window seats in nearby places such as Bromley (4 miles west), Beckenham (6 miles west), Chislehurst (3 miles north-west), Penge (7 miles west), Anerley (8 miles west) and Crystal Palace (8 miles west).
What’s near Broom Hill
In Broom Hill, that includes homes near The Cricketers pub, The Priory School and Harris Academy Orpington. The closest station to Broom Hill is Orpington station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Orpington Hospital (1.3 miles south) and London Borough of Bromley Museum (a few minutes’ walk south-east).