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Window seats in Rush Green, Havering
Window seats in Rush Green: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. Every piece is made in our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books
- A recess under the window doing nothing
- No comfortable place to sit in the light
Need window seats in Rush Green?
Before and after fitting day
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so treat it gently at first. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Make room so the whole bay can be measured
- Let us know about the radiator before we visit
- Think about what you’ll store under the seat
- Choose a colour that suits the room
Before we leave, we check every lid and drawer with you. Any grille is checked so the radiator can still warm the room. That way, everything works as planned.
Keep the radiator grille clear so the heat can reach the room. A clear grille keeps the room warm and the seat at an even temperature. Storage over a radiator stays warm, so it is best for things that don’t mind it.
Window seats in Rush Green: what you get
We make each window seat in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood gives the seat its strength, as it’s strong and holds screws firmly, while MDF takes paint well for the fronts and panels. It’s then spray-painted or hand-painted and fitted in your home in Rush Green. People usually come to us about wanting new furniture to sit well in an older room and a radiator under the window getting in the way, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Rush Green, interwar houses or semi-detached and detached homes make up a good part of the housing. In a typical 1930s house, storage tends to hide in the bay, under the stairs and in the box room. Any meters or fuse boards that need to stay reachable are designed around.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Where
- Rush Green (RM7, RM1, RM12)
- Area
- Havering
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Boards, parts and paint
Lift-up lids
Lift-up lids are a simple way to add storage under a seat. Any cushion has to come off before the lid can lift, so it’s best for occasional storage.
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish works well on grilles as well as flat fronts. We do it in our workshop, where the finish can be kept even. Any paint colour agreed with you can be used.
Fitting day, step by step
Fitting day follows a set order: we protect the floors, bring the sections in, set them level, scribe them to the walls, fix them and finish them. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the window and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. In a 1920s or 1930s house, the hall and stairs are usually simple, though we still measure the route in not just the room. Window seats arrive in sections and are assembled in place, with floors protected throughout.
- You contact us with some details about the bay or recess.
- At the design visit we measure each side of the bay, because walls in older houses are rarely square.
- A written quote follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we make each section of the seat from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- 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
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Ask for a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if you don’t, that is fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Flats, leases and landlords
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so let us know about it at the measuring visit.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Tell us about it when you contact us.
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:
- Plastering and decorating around the seat
- Making the seat cushion, which isn’t our work
- Work on the window frame or glass
If in doubt, you can get in touch through our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Radiator grilles
- Spray-painted finish
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Birch plywood
Questions we’re often asked
Is parking a problem for fitting in Rush Green?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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, and we’ll plan around it.
Is Rush Green in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes, Rush Green is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Havering and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Which materials go into your window seats?
Our window seats are made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, then painted. A moisture-resistant grade suits a spot by a window, where condensation can form. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
How much does a window seat cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. A bay with angled sides involves more work than a straight recess, and drawers more than a lid. Everything is set out in a written quote after the visit.
Who chooses the colour?
You choose it, and we agree it with you before the furniture is finished. Whichever finish you pick, it’s in the colour you have chosen.
Nearby places to Rush Green
More for homes in Rush Green
Making use of tricky spaces in Rush Green
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Rush Green were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 45%) and since 2000 (about 24%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. That matters for window seats, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Rush Green include Church of St Andrew (Grade II), about 0.6 miles north. For a listed home, changes inside that alter its character can need listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Terraced houses are home to about 31% of households in the streets around Rush Green, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. Many London terraces have a bay or sash windows, good places for a seat with storage.
Hare Hall, about 2.1 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear. If you live near Harrow Lodge Park, window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. For families living near Rush Green Primary School, window seats can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
Rush Green is part of the London Borough of Havering, about 1 mile north-east of Romford. We can visit homes in Rush Green on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. We list Rush Green among 22 places we cover in Havering.
Postcode districts we cover here for window seats: RM7, RM1 and RM12. We cover homes on streets like Crow Lane, Union Road and Maldon Road, for window seats and any of our other fitted furniture. Nearby, we also make window seats in Romford (1 mile north-east), Becontree Heath (1 mile west), Chadwell Heath (1 mile north-west), Elm Park (2 miles south-east) and Becontree (2 miles south-west). Elsewhere in Havering, we also cover Hornchurch (2 miles east), Gallows Corner (3 miles north-east), Collier Row (2 miles north), Rainham (3 miles south), Upminster (3 miles east) and Ardleigh Green (2 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Rush Green
Around Rush Green, we cover homes near St. Edward's Church of England School, St Edward's Church of England Academy and The Moon & Stars pub. The nearest railway station is Romford station, roughly 0.7 miles north-east. A little further out are Queen's Hospital (a few minutes’ walk north-east) and The Brewery (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s The Chase Nature Reserve.