Example photo by Franco Debartolo on Unsplash, not our project
Bexley · London
Window Seats in Falconwood
Window seats for your home in Falconwood: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. We visit to measure and talk through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- No comfortable place to sit in the light
- Needing more storage in the room
Ask about window seats in Falconwood
Practical tips
Most of what helps is simple. Here’s what we suggest:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Think about the cushion you’d like and who will make it
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Let us know about the radiator before we visit
A soft, damp cloth is the best way to keep the seat clean. Dry it afterwards, and avoid abrasive pads and strong solvents. The front edge picks up marks first.
Every so often, look at the hinges and any handles. A loose screw is easy to tighten before it works loose. If a lid or drawer starts to catch, use our contact form and describe what’s happening.
How we make window seats for Falconwood
A window seat can hide a surprising amount of storage. A lift-up lid is simple and gives access to the full depth, while drawers are easier to reach if there is a cushion on top. At the design visit in Falconwood, we will help you choose. If your home has unused space below a sash window and no comfortable place to sit in the light, that’s what window seats are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
An interwar house tends to have truer walls than a Victorian one, though rarely square corners. Around Falconwood, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a big part of the housing, and every piece is still scribed where it meets the wall. Lids, doors and drawers are set level on site so they run true.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you, so it can be arranged before fitting day. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Where
- Falconwood (DA16, DA15, SE9)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Falconwood
What else we make in Falconwood
How fitting day works
Every fitting follows the same order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. How long 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. Fitting day means carrying in the sections, joining them and fitting them to the walls. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- First you let us know about the bay or window where you’d like a seat.
- At the design visit we measure the bay or recess and check the radiator, cill and any shutters. We also talk about lift-up lids or drawers.
- We send a written quote setting out the design, materials and finish.
- Your window seat is built in our workshop, shaped to the window. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The seat is fitted in your home and checked so the lids and drawers run well. Any radiator grille is fitted so heat can still reach the room.
Before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Tell us about parking near your home
Ask for a quote
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Read more
Making use of tricky spaces in Falconwood
In the streets around Falconwood, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 73%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 13%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. About 73% of homes in the streets around Falconwood date from between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Bay windows are a feature of many interwar houses, and they suit a seat with storage below, with a grille where there is a radiator underneath. Controlled parking zones are run by the boroughs, so the rules in Bexley are set locally. Where a street in Falconwood is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. We ask about parking at the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
The wider area includes historic houses like Danson House, about 1 mile east. If your own home is a period one, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat. Close to Shoulder of Mutton Green? Window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. If you live in a flat close to Welling station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Falconwood is part of the London Borough of Bexley, about 2 miles south of Sidcup. From period terraces to newer flats in Falconwood, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Falconwood is one of 27 places on our list for Bexley.
Here we cover the DA16, DA15 and SE9 postcode area for window seats. If your home is on a street like Hook Lane, Gordon Road and Kent Avenue, or close by, we can visit to measure up for window seats. Other places close to Falconwood include Blackfen (1 mile south), East Wickham (1 mile north), Avery Hill (1 mile south-west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile north-west) and New Eltham (2 miles south-west). Other parts of Bexley we cover include Sidcup (2 miles south), Erith (4 miles north-east), Bexley (2 miles south-east), Belvedere (3 miles north-east), Northumberland Heath (3 miles east) and Lessness Heath (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Falconwood
We fit furniture in homes around Harris Academy Falconwood and The Plough and Harrow pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Welling station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles north-west) and Greenwich Borough Museum (1.8 miles north).
Could you do it yourself?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s quick to buy.
Where other trades come in
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work are not part of what we do. Please bear these in mind too:
- Electrical work around the seat
- Painting the walls of the bay
- Work on the window frame or glass
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Radiator grilles
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
Flats, conversions and lettings
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
FAQs: window seats in Falconwood
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Falconwood?
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. It’s useful to tell us about parking during the design visit.
I live near Welling station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Bexley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with some details about the room.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not usually. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
How is the furniture 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. The finish is agreed in your quote.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
What is a window seat made from?
The seat is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The frame and seat top are birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws well, and MDF takes paint well for the fronts and grilles. The finish is spray-painted or hand-painted.