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Ealing · London
Window Seats in Pitshanger
Window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside, designed for your room in Pitshanger. After a design visit and a written quote, it is made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- Nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books
- A ready-made bench that doesn’t fit the bay
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Window seats for homes in Pitshanger
A radiator under the window is common, and a seat has to work with it. Over a radiator, the seat needs a grille or open front so warmth can reach the room. The front of the seat includes a grille, with space left around the radiator. We will look at your radiator at the design visit in Pitshanger. We make window seats from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about needing more storage in the room and wanting a quiet place to read.
Across London, neighbouring streets can be decades apart in age, and so do the tricky corners, from bays and stairs to halls and eaves. Window seats are designed for the space you have. Meters, fuse boards and boilers keep the access they need.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Location
- Pitshanger (W5, W13, UB6)
- Area
- Ealing
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Pricing window seats in Pitshanger
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Parking near your home
- The overall size of the piece
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- How square the room is
Access to the room makes a difference too. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, which the quote allows for. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit.
What to send when you get in touch
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. Just send what you can:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Approximate measurements of the space
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Any ideas or images you have saved
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 have measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, get in touch through our contact form.
From workshop to your room
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the design visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving the room tidy. How long fitting takes depends on whether the seat has drawers, a lift-up lid or a radiator grille, and your quote sets out the fitting days. We measure the hall, stairs, doors and any lift not just the room, so window seats arrive in sections that fit through. We cover floors and doorways on the way in.
- It starts when you contact us with some details about the window, including any radiator under it.
- We come to measure and plan the seat, the storage and any radiator grille with you. We also talk about lift-up lids or drawers.
- You receive a quote in writing for the seat we have discussed, for you to look over.
- The seat is built in our workshop and painted to your chosen colour. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring it to your home, fit it and leave it ready to use.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Let us know about parking near your home
Starting with a design visit
To get a quote for window seats in Pitshanger, get in touch through our contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
Related advice
Questions we’re often asked
Is Pitshanger in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes, we work across Ealing, Pitshanger included, and across the rest of London. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with some details.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Castle Bar Park station?
Yes. We cover all of Ealing and the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. It’s useful to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you do not need to stay in the room, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
How much does a window seat cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. It depends on the size and shape of the window, the storage you want and the finish. To get a quote, use our contact form and we will arrange a design visit.
Should I choose a lift-up lid or drawers?
The answer depends on what goes under the seat. A lift-up lid opens the full depth, which suits bulky things you don’t need every day, while drawers are easier with a cushion on top.
Storage in Pitshanger homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Pitshanger were built before 1919 (about 43%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 18%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Pitshanger include Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I), about 0.6 miles north-west, and Church of St Peter (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles south-east. For a listed home, works inside that affect its character can need listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Since the zone was extended to the outer boroughs in August 2023, the whole of London has been inside the ULEZ. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Pitshanger. We go through parking and access at the measuring visit.
Living in a block of flats near Castle Bar Park station? Then it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If you live in a period home close to Church of St Barnabas, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat. Pitzhanger Manor, about 1.1 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, window seats can be scribed to follow a bay that is rarely square.
Pitshanger is part of the London Borough of Ealing, about 1 mile south of Ealing. Pitshanger is part of the area we cover. In Ealing, Pitshanger is one of the places we cover.
We work across the W5, W13 and UB6 postcode area for window seats. If your home is on a street such as Selby Road, Argyle Road and Kent Avenue, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for window seats. Neighbouring places we cover for window seats include Brentham Garden Suburb (1 mile east), Perivale (1 mile north), Ealing (1 mile south), Hanwell (2 miles south-west) and West Ealing (2 miles south-west). Across the rest of Ealing, our area takes in Acton (2 miles south-east), Southall (3 miles south-west), Northolt (3 miles north-west), Acton Green (3 miles south-east), Bedford Park (3 miles south-east) and Northfields (2 miles south).
Around Pitshanger
The streets we cover here include those near St Benedict's School, Brentham Clubhouse pub and Ealing Independent College. For rail, the closest station is Castle Bar Park station, about 0.8 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include London Transport Museum Depot (2 miles south-east) and Ealing Hospital (1.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Pitshanger include Fox Wood and Castlebar Hill.
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Before and after fitting day
None of this takes much effort. Here’s what we suggest:
- Decide if the seat is part of a larger piece
- Choose a colour that suits the room
- Check the shutters so the seat can leave room for them
- Think about what you’ll store under the seat
We can give you the seat measurements for a cushion maker. Let the paint cure before the cushion goes on, to protect both the fabric and the finish.
Avoid standing on the seat to reach the window or curtains. The seat is made for sitting, and standing puts weight in one spot. A little care keeps it looking good.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Off-the-shelf benches are made for straight walls and square corners, and bay windows rarely offer either. In a bay, a standard bench leaves awkward gaps. A seat made for the window follows every angle. It’s a bigger investment, and the gain is a seat that fits the space. Recesses, sloping ceilings and awkward corners are where ready-made furniture struggles most, and most homes have at least one. Built-in pieces are made to fit them.
There is no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. Instead, we measure, talk through the design and then quote in writing. To arrange a design visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Why work with us in Pitshanger
- Scribed to uneven walls
- 300+ projects completed
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made for your room, not a standard size
What it is made from
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well. It suits the frame and the seat top, which take weight every day. Its layered edge can be shown or painted.
Doors and drawer fronts
Where there is a radiator, part of the front is a grille. It’s finished like the rest of the seat. Around it, the fronts can be drawers, doors or panels.