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Merton · London
Merton Window Seats
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on window seats in Merton starts with a design visit, and everything is made at our workshop.
- A bay window that’s hard to furnish
- Standard furniture leaving gaps in a bay
- Toys spread across a bedroom floor
Window seats in Merton
Window seats in Merton
In many period houses, a bay window is the obvious place for a seat. A bay is rarely a simple shape, with angled sides and walls that aren’t quite straight. We measure every face and scribe the seat to follow them, so it sits neatly in the bay without gaps. It’s the kind of space where a ready-made bench never quite fits. People usually come to us about a child’s room that needs storage and seating and off-the-shelf pieces that never quite fit the window, and the answer is made in our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Not every home has a loft conversion, a bay or a cupboard under the stairs, but most have a recess, a landing or a corner that could take storage. Whatever kind of home yours is in Merton, we start by looking at what’s there. Window seats are then built in our workshop and fitted on site.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so it’s clear what’s included.
- Where
- Merton (SW19)
- Area
- Merton
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Caring for painted furniture
People planning window seats often ask about these. They help whatever the room:
- Make room so the whole bay can be measured
- Check the shutters so the seat can leave room for them
- Check whether there’s a radiator under the window
- Let us know about parking near your home
We open each lid and drawer with you before we go. If there’s a radiator grille, we make sure the radiator is clear and the grille is in place. That way, everything works as planned.
Condensation on the glass can drip onto the cill and the seat, so wipe it away. Keep the window ventilated in cold weather. Do not leave water sitting on the painted surface.
Storage in Merton homes: local notes
About 42% of the homes in the streets around Merton went up before 1919, and about 19% between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 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. 7 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of the centre of Merton. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and the rest of London sets its own rules. Where a street in Merton is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. It’s useful to tell us about parking at the design visit.
If you live in a period home close to St John The Divine, a radiator under the window just needs a grille in the seat front. If your children go to Merton Abbey Primary School or a school nearby, window seats can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. If you live near Wandle Park, window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Merton is within the London Borough of Merton, about 1 mile north-west of Wimbledon. Anywhere in Merton, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We cover places right across the rest of London, large and small.
Design visits and fitting in SW19 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether you live on a street like High Path, Pincott Road and Hayward Close or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for window seats. The A24 runs close to Merton; on busy main roads, unloading window seats takes a little planning. If you’re just outside Merton, we also cover Merton Abbey (1 mile east), South Wimbledon (1 mile north-west), Colliers Wood (1 mile east), Tooting Bec (1 mile north-east) and Summerstown (1 mile north). Other parts of the rest of London we cover include Morden (2 miles south-west), Eastfields (2 miles east), Crooked Billet (2 miles west), Copse Hill (2 miles west), Mitcham (2 miles south-east) and Hackbridge (2 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Merton
Around Merton, we cover homes near The Nelson Arms, Rutlish School and Wimbledon School of Art and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Haydons Road station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are St George's Hospital (1.1 miles north-east) and Wandle Industrial Museum (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Merton Park Green Walks.
Your questions about window seats in Merton
Is Merton in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes. We cover the whole of London, all 32 boroughs and the City of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Merton?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It is useful to let us know about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture, which helps avoid condensation and mould. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
Should I send photos?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It is good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Flats, conversions and lettings
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.
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them at the design visit, so fitting day is planned around them.
What affects the price in Merton
There’s no set price, because there is no set room. What affects it comes down to:
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
- The width and height of the space
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Helping us understand the room
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What the furniture needs to hold
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
To get a quote, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a quote in writing follows.
More for homes in Merton
What it is made from
Doors and drawer fronts
A radiator grille sits in the front of the seat, letting the heat reach the room. It is painted to match the other fronts. Around it, the fronts can be drawers, doors or panels.
Spray-painted finish
For a crisp look, many people choose a spray-painted finish. We apply it in our workshop, so treat it gently while it cures fully.
What happens on fitting day
When we arrive on fitting day, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. The sections made in our workshop come in next. 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. If you live in a block, check any rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours; for a house, steps, paths and parking are the things to mention. We plan the details of the day at the measuring visit. Saturdays can be arranged.
- It starts when you contact us with some details about the window, including any radiator under it.
- We visit to measure the window and go through the design. We also talk about lift-up lids or drawers.
- You receive a written quote for the seat we have discussed.
- The seat is built in our workshop and painted to your chosen colour.
- We bring it to your home, fit it and leave it ready to use. Any radiator grille is fitted so heat can still reach the room.
How to prepare
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Getting a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and talk through the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To book one, send us a few details through our contact form.