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Kensington and Chelsea · London
Window Seats in North Kensington
Window seats in North Kensington: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Wanting a quiet place to read
- A room with shutters and sashes that deserves a proper seat
- A radiator that makes the space hard to use
Window seats for your home in North Kensington
What affects the cost of window seats
What you pay depends on:
- How big the furniture is
- How square the room is
- Parking near your home
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
Rooms that are not square take more work: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. The quote allows for it.
Helping us understand the room
A few details help us understand the job before we visit. When you contact us, it helps to send:
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- What the furniture needs to hold
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. When you’re ready, get in touch through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a written quote.
About our window seats in North Kensington
A window seat can be part of a larger piece of furniture. Shelving on each side, with the seat in the middle, makes a natural reading spot. We design the seat and the surrounding units together, so the lines and the finish match. It’s worth talking through during the design visit in North Kensington. People normally come to us about off-the-shelf pieces that never quite fit the window and a bay with no furniture that fits; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Around North Kensington, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and older houses have plenty of odd corners: the space under the stairs, the bay at the front, the alcoves, the hallway recesses and, where the loft has been converted, the eaves. That’s where fitted storage comes in.
A written quote follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so it is clear what’s included.
- Place
- North Kensington (W10, NW10, W11)
- Borough
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke window seats or ready-made?
One advantage of a standalone bench is that it can go with you. A fitted seat is designed to stay, and it uses the space in a way a standalone piece cannot. Which suits you depends on your plans. Recesses in older houses come in every size except the standard ones, so off-the-shelf pieces either do not fit or leave a gap either side. Made for the space, the furniture uses the full width and height.
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why us?
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Work across the whole of London
- Built around your room
- Scribed to uneven walls
See how bespoke compares with ready-made and what a quote should include.
What it is made from
Pull-out drawers
Pull-out drawers bring everything into view. They’re often easier for children than a lid. We make the boxes from birch plywood for strength.
Birch plywood
Seats take weight every day, so they need to be strong. Birch plywood suits them, as it is strong and holds screws firmly. It suits the drawers below too.
North Kensington homes and window seats
In the neighbourhood around North Kensington, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 53%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 15%), 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. There are 161 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of North Kensington. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. Purpose-built flats are home to about 51% of households in the area around North Kensington, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. For a flat, window seats are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day.
Near listed buildings like The Anglican Chapel, less than half a mile north-west of the centre of North Kensington, older homes may keep original joinery that window seats can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. If your children go to Barlby Primary School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. Living in a block of flats near Kensal Green station? Then it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
North Kensington is part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 2 miles south-east of Kensington. We cover North Kensington as part of our work across Kensington and Chelsea. North Kensington is one of the places in Kensington and Chelsea where we make window seats, and the borough has 13 places on our list.
Every home in W10, NW10 and W11 is within our area for window seats. If your home is on a street like Peach Road, Barlby Road and Eynham Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for window seats. Neighbouring places we cover for window seats include Kensal Town (1 mile east), Kensal Green (1 mile north-west), Kensal Rise (1 mile north), Notting Dale (1 mile south-east) and White City (1 mile south). Across the rest of Kensington and Chelsea, our area takes in Kensington (2 miles south-east), Brompton (3 miles south-east), Chelsea (3 miles south-east), South Kensington (3 miles south-east), Holland Park (2 miles south-east) and Earl's Court (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in North Kensington
We fit furniture in homes around The Eagle pub, Maida Vale School and All Saints Catholic College. For rail, the closest station is Kensal Green station, roughly 0.5 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Culture House (1.3 miles south) and Princess Louise Hospital (close by, under half a mile south-west).
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so tell us about it during the design visit.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
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What happens on fitting day
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the bay or recess and what goes under the seat, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so it is useful to let neighbours know about fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- You send us a note about the window and the seat you’d like.
- We visit to measure and go through the design, the storage and the finish.
- You receive a written quote for the design, materials and finish.
- We build the seat in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, ready for the finish you chose.
- We fit it in your home, and a hand-painted finish is applied in the room.
- Fresh paint takes a while to cure, so go gently with the seat and lids at first.
Before we arrive
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Ask for a quote
Rough measurements are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the design visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To get started, use our contact form. The written quote follows the visit.
Advice
Common questions about window seats
Is parking a problem for fitting in North Kensington?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. 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 helps to tell us about parking during the design visit.
Is North Kensington in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes. North Kensington is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Kensington and Chelsea and London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
How long does it take to fit a window seat?
How long fitting takes depends on the size of the window and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Because everything is built in our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We work tidily and keep the room as clear as possible.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two choices: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you’ve chosen.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it. The paint colour is agreed with you, and it’s set out in the quote.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.