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Window seats in Finchley, Barnet
In Finchley, we design window seats around the room you actually have. Your window seat is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
- Unused space below a sash window
- A bay with no furniture that fits
- Looking for a reading spot by the window
Need window seats in Finchley?
Common questions about window seats
Do you make window seats for homes in Finchley?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London, and Finchley is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, followed by a quote.
I live near New Southgate station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not typically. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
What does a bespoke window seat cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. 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 written quote.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
Window seats in Finchley: what you get
Cushions aren’t something we supply, so we agree the seat size with you and you can have one made to fit. That leaves the choice of fabric and style to you. We make the seat to suit the cushion you plan, with a suitable depth and height. We make window seats from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the things people most often want solved are a child’s room that needs storage and seating and needing more storage in the room.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace usually has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. A large share of the homes around Finchley were built before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Even shallow storage can hold a lot without narrowing the way through.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Where
- Finchley (N3, N2, N12, NW11)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- 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 arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips worth knowing
Getting the most from window seats starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Decide on cushion thickness before the design visit
- Choose a colour that suits the room
- Decide if the seat is part of a larger piece
- Note the position of any radiator and its pipes
If you’re having a cushion made, we will give you the exact size of the seat. Wait until the paint has cured before putting the cushion on, so the fabric doesn’t stick or mark the finish.
Every so often, look at the hinges and any handles. Tightening early stops a small looseness getting worse. If a lid or drawer starts to catch, drop us a line using the contact form and describe what’s happening.
The problems window seats solve
In a period home, a window seat can suit the character of the room. Painted to suit the room, it can sit with the original features. That appeals to people restoring or updating an older home.
Most of the enquiries we get are about things like these:
- Wanting a seat without blocking the radiator
- Off-the-shelf pieces that never quite fit the window
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- A period room that needs furniture to suit it
Close to Victoria Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and window seats can give those things a place.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
How we price window seats
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Parking and unloading on your street
- Spray painting or hand painting
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for exact sizes or plans. Just send what you can:
- Rough measurements: width, height and depth
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Examples of the look you’re after
To get a quote for window seats in Finchley, send us a few details through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
Storage in Finchley homes: local notes
About 47% of the homes in the area around Finchley went up before 1919, and about 17% between 1919 and 1939, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 7 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Finchley. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. All of London, Barnet included, is inside the ULEZ. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Finchley is covered by it. We plan parking and access with you at the measuring visit.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like The Manor House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. If you live in a flat close to New Southgate station, it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Finchley is part of the London Borough of Barnet. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Finchley is part of that. Across Barnet, we cover Finchley, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the N3, N2, N12 and NW11 postcode area for window seats. Streets in the area include Station Road, Chaplin Square and Market Place, and we cover homes on all of them for window seats. Main roads around Finchley include the B1462, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. We also cover the places around Finchley: Church End (1 mile west), Woodside Park (1 mile north), North Finchley (1 mile north), Friern Barnet (2 miles north-east) and Oakleigh Park (2 miles north). We also make window seats in nearby places like Barnet (3 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles west), Hendon (2 miles south-west), Edgware (4 miles west), Southgate (3 miles north-east) and Colindale (3 miles west). Finchley is among the bigger places we cover in Barnet.
What’s near Finchley
We fit furniture in homes around The Elephant Inn, Bishop Douglass School and Woodhouse College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is New Southgate station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Finchley Memorial Hospital (close by, under half a mile north-east) and Grand Arcade (1 mile north). For a walk, there’s Lakeside Nature Reserve.
Neighbourhoods near Finchley
Other services in Finchley
How fitting works for window seats
Fitting day follows a set order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. Then the room is tidied and we look over the work with you. 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. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that are not straight, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so tell us about permits and bays at the measuring visit.
- You get in touch and describe the window.
- We visit to measure the angles of the bay and the floor, and discuss the design.
- 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.
- We fit the seat in your home, trimming the edges to meet the walls and cill, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
Starting with a design visit
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, and the written quote comes after. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To book a design visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Advice
What window seats can’t fix
Some parts of a job need another trade, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe registered engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Plastering and decorating around the seat
- Making the seat cushion, which isn’t our work
- Fixing the window itself
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Radiator grilles
- Moisture-resistant MDF