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Covent Garden Window Seats
Window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside, for homes in Covent Garden. Every piece is made in our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- Nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books
- Wanting a seat without blocking the radiator
Ask about window seats in Covent Garden
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
How we make window seats for Covent Garden
We make the seat itself, and you can source a cushion to the size we give you. That leaves the choice of fabric and style to you. We plan the depth and height so the seat is comfortable with a cushion on it. We make window seats from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the things people most often want solved are a recess under the window doing nothing and a bay with no furniture that fits.
In streets where many homes were built before 1919, as they were around Covent Garden, under-stairs cupboards in older terraces often house the meters or the fuse board. Meter readers and engineers need to get to them, so the design keeps them accessible. Bays and sash windows in period houses are natural spots for a window seat.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It sets out the window seat designed for your room, what it’s made from and how it is finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Location
- Covent Garden (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Area
- Westminster
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture typically costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
Common questions about window seats
My home in Covent Garden 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. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
I live near London Charing Cross station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Westminster and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
It is something we deal with all the time. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so it sits tight to the room.
How much does a window seat cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. The shape of the window, the mix of drawers and lids, and any grille all play a part. We set it all out in a quote in writing.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps to avoid condensation. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
From workshop to your room
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. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. On fitting day, edges are trimmed on site to follow the walls, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- You let us know about the window and the room.
- At the design visit, every side of the window is measured. Then we discuss the seat height and storage.
- We agree the seat, the storage and the finish, and send a written quote.
- Every part is made at our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
- The seat is fitted, scribed to the walls and checked with you. A radiator grille, if there is one, lets the heat through.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
How to get a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, then send a written quote. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To book a design visit, message us from the contact page.
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What window seats cannot fix
We design, make and fit the furniture. That means:
- New sockets or lights near the window, which are for your electrician
- Plastering and decorating around the seat
- Any change to radiator pipes, which needs a plumber
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can fill in our short enquiry form and we’ll give you a straight answer. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Radiator grilles
- Spray-painted finish
Is bespoke worth it?
With a ready-made bench, the colour is the maker’s choice. We paint the seat in the colour you choose, so it sits with the skirting, the shutters or the walls. Tall standalone furniture needs fixing back to the wall so it can’t tip, and in an older house that can mean fixing into brick or lath and plaster. Fitted furniture is designed with the wall in mind.
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.
Why us?
- Built around your room
- More than 300 projects completed
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made or how to compare quotes.
Storage in Covent Garden homes: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 50% of the housing in the streets around Covent Garden, with about 21% built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Covent Garden include Royal Opera House (Grade I), under half a mile north, and Church of St Paul Covent Garden (Grade I), under half a mile south-west. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character can require listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. If your home in Covent Garden is on or near a main road, tell us at the design visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
If your children go to St Clement Danes CofE Primary School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. The wider area includes historic houses like Benjamin Franklin House, about 0.4 miles south. For a period home anywhere nearby, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear. If you live near Victoria Embankment Gardens, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and window seats can give those things a place.
Covent Garden is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in the City of Westminster. Homes in Covent Garden are part of the area we cover for window seats, as part of our work in every London borough. Our work takes in places right across Westminster, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
We cover every part of W1F, W1D and W1T for window seats. Whether you live on a street such as Duck Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for window seats. Covent Garden sits close to the A301 and A400, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Nearby, we also make window seats in Seven Dials (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile east), Adelphi (1 mile south), St Giles (1 mile north-west) and Clare Market (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Westminster we cover include Victoria (2 miles south-west), Paddington Green (2 miles west), Paddington (2 miles west), Connaught Village (2 miles west), Belgravia (2 miles south-west) and Lisson Grove (2 miles north-west).
Around Covent Garden
In Covent Garden, that includes homes near Punch & Judy pub, Mercers' School and LSE Shaw Library and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Covent Garden itself: London Charing Cross station. Well-known places in the area include Savoy Hospital (under half a mile south-east) and London Museum and Institute of Natural History (within half a mile east). For a walk, there is St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.