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Tower Hamlets · London
Window Seats in Cubitt Town
Window seats in Cubitt Town: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. We visit to measure and go through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A sash window with space beneath it going to waste
- A radiator under the window getting in the way
- Wanting new furniture to sit well in an older room
Window seats for your home in Cubitt Town
Boards, parts and paint
Pull-out drawers
Drawers let you see everything at once. They’re often easier for children than a lid. The drawer boxes are birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws well.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site once the seat is in. Small marks are simple to touch in later. That helps on a well-used seat.
Window seats in Cubitt Town: what you get
Some window seats are built in with shelves or cupboards around them. Bookshelves either side of a window, with a seat between, make a quiet place to read. We design the seat and the surrounding units together, so the whole wall looks considered. We can go through the options when we visit in Cubitt Town. We make window seats from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are wanting a seat without blocking the radiator and a sash window with space beneath it going to waste.
Newer homes often have plain spaces left as they are: a recess beside the stairs, a gap by a window, an empty cupboard. Around Cubitt Town, many homes were built since 2000, so spaces like that are worth a second look. Drawers and shelves can make use of the full depth.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Where
- Cubitt Town (E14, SE10, E22)
- Borough
- Tower Hamlets
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Storage in Cubitt Town homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Cubitt Town were built since 2000 (about 67%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 17%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. That matters for window seats, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. The National Heritage List records 14 entries within half a mile of the centre of Cubitt Town. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. Newer homes are more common around Cubitt Town than across Tower Hamlets: about 67% date from 2000 onwards, against about 45%, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That makes plasterboard stud walls and compact rooms more likely, which shapes the fixings and sizes.
If you live near Mudchute Park and Farm, window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. For families living near Cubitt Town Infants' School, window seats can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home.
Cubitt Town is about 3 miles north-west of Whitechapel, part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Whether your home in Cubitt Town is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. In Tower Hamlets, Cubitt Town is one of the places we cover.
Postcode districts we cover here for window seats: E14, SE10 and E22. If your home is on a street like Undine Road, Amsterdam Road and Preston's Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for window seats. The A1206 run close to Cubitt Town, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Close by, we also work in North Greenwich (1 mile south-west), Isle of Dogs (1 mile south-west), Millwall (1 mile south-west), Maze Hill (1 mile south) and Greenwich (1 mile south). Other parts of Tower Hamlets we cover include Whitechapel (3 miles north-west), Spitalfields (3 miles north-west), Tower Hill (3 miles west), Bethnal Green (3 miles north-west), Cambridge Heath (3 miles north-west) and Mile End (2 miles north-west).
Around Cubitt Town
In Cubitt Town, that includes homes near The Gun pub, Canary Wharf College 3 and Tower Hamlets College. For rail, the closest station is Canary Wharf station, about 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Old Royal Naval College (1 mile south) and Poplar Hospital (1 mile north). For a walk, there’s Sue Godfrey Nature Park.
Your questions about window seats in Cubitt Town
My home in Cubitt Town 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’s worth checking those early.
Is Cubitt Town in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes. Cubitt Town is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Tower Hamlets and London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We’ll design around them.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
It’s something we deal with all the time. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so there are no gaps at the sides.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. You do not need to watch us work, but it’s useful to be around at the end.
How is a window seat priced?
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.
The problems window seats solve
A radiator under the window often makes the space hard to use. A seat with a grille in the front keeps the radiator working and the window usable. It is a neat answer to a common problem.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- A bay with no furniture that fits
- A child’s room that needs storage and seating
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- A radiator that makes the space hard to use
Living in a block of flats near Canary Wharf 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.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
Looking after your furniture
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it is worth looking after. A few pointers help:
- Clear the bay or window area before the design visit
- Decide on cushion thickness before the design visit
- Tell us about parking at the design visit
- Check whether there’s a radiator under the window
Condensation can form on windows in cold weather, so wipe the cill and the back of the seat if it gets wet. A little ventilation helps keep things dry. If anything is not right with the seat, send us a few details through our contact form and we’ll talk it through.
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 costs
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Parking and unloading on your street
- How square the room is
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We will talk through what you need inside at the measuring visit.
Helping us understand the room
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- How you want to use the space
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, use our contact form.
How fitting day works
On the morning of the fitting, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. Next, we carry in the sections made at our workshop. How long 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. Newer homes often have stud walls, so fixings go into the studs or use fixings made for the board. Floors are covered while we work, and dust is kept to a minimum.
- It starts when you contact us about a window seat. Say how you’d like to use it, if you know.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you will use the seat.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- Your window seat is built in our workshop, shaped to the window, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The seat is fitted and set level, ready for a cushion.
Preparing the room
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
Arranging a design visit
To get a quote for window seats in Cubitt Town, message us from the contact page. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough sizes. We will arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.