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Barnet · London
Staples Corner Window Seats
Window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside, designed for your room in Staples Corner. After a design visit and a written quote, it’s made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- An empty bay that does not get used
- Nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books
- No comfortable place to sit in the light
Window seats designed for your room
Flats, conversions and lettings
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Mention it when you get in touch.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let, as it makes good use of an awkward room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Window seats for homes in Staples Corner
Sash windows are a feature of many older London homes. A seat beneath one needs to sit below the cill so the window still opens and closes easily. Where there are working shutters, the seat must leave room for them to fold back. We check all of this at the measuring visit in Staples Corner. We make window seats from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are wanting a seat without blocking the radiator and nowhere to keep blankets, toys or books.
With interwar houses or semis a big part of the picture around Staples Corner, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Fitted storage can make use of the eaves, the bay or the hall. For lofts, we work in spaces that are already converted or boarded.
You get the quote in writing, so there is time to read it properly. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Staples Corner (NW2, NW4, NW9)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do not do
It is useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Any change to radiator pipes, which needs a plumber
- Fixing the window itself
- Any wiring, which needs an electrician
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room. How it works.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Birch plywood
- Radiator grilles
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there is usually a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job, and it’s easy to buy.
Questions from Staples Corner
I live near Brent Cross West station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Barnet and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you make window seats for a home in Staples Corner?
Yes, Staples Corner is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
That’s normal in older homes, and it’s what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work.
Should I choose a lift-up lid or drawers?
The answer depends on what goes under the seat. A lid gives access to the whole space, good for blankets and occasional things, while drawers mean you do not have to move the cushion.
How much does a window seat cost?
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The shape of the window, the mix of drawers and lids, and any grille all play a part. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.
Places near Staples Corner
What else we make in Staples Corner
Making use of awkward spaces in Staples Corner
About 38% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Staples Corner went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 19% between 1973 and 1999, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. A conservation area lies within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Staples Corner, going by Historic England’s data. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. If your street in Staples Corner joins a main road, it’s worth telling us during the design visit. We will plan where the van can stop.
For a flat near Brent Cross West station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If you live in a period home close to Church of St John, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat. For a family home near Parkfield Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Staples Corner is within the London Borough of Barnet, about 3 miles north-east of Finchley. We can visit homes in Staples Corner on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. Staples Corner is one of the places in Barnet where we make window seats, and the borough has 41 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in NW2, NW4 and NW9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street like Park Road, Humber Road and Oxgate Lane, or close by, we can visit to measure up for window seats. Nearby, we also make window seats in Brent Cross (1 mile north-east), Dollis Hill (1 mile south-west), Hendon (1 mile north), The Hyde (1 mile north-west) and West Hendon (1 mile north-west). We also make window seats in nearby places like Finchley (3 miles north-east), Barnet (5 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles north-west), East Finchley (3 miles north-east), Whetstone (4 miles north-east) and Edgware (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Staples Corner
Around Staples Corner, we cover homes near Clarion and Woodfield School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Staples Corner itself: Brent Cross West station. Well-known places in the area include St Andrew's Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Church Farmhouse Museum (1.3 miles north).
How fitting works for window seats
In older rooms, the furniture usually has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the window and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It helps to clear the room and the route before we arrive. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. Each piece is levelled, scribed where the wall wanders and fixed to suit the wall.
- You get in touch and tell us about the window and the room, 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.
- We send a quote in writing setting out the design, materials and finish, for you to look over.
- Your window seat is made at our workshop, shaped to the window.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the walls and the floor. Any radiator grille is fitted so heat can still reach the room.
Preparing the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
Ask for a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough measurements. To share them, message us from the contact page, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
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Materials and finishes
Lift-up lids
A lid that lifts is the simplest form of window seat storage. Any cushion has to come off before the lid can lift, so it suits things you reach for now and then.
Pull-out drawers
Drawers under a window seat are easy to reach, even with a cushion on top. They suit toys, books and things you use often. We size the drawers to suit the seat.