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Window seats in Streatham, Lambeth
Window seats in Streatham: window seats for bays and under sash windows, with storage inside. Every piece is made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- Off-the-shelf pieces that never quite fit the window
- Looking for a reading spot by the window
- A child’s room that needs storage and seating
Window seats for your home in Streatham
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We can’t give advice on leases.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
About our window seats in Streatham
A window seat can hide a surprising amount of storage. A lift-up lid opens the whole space beneath the seat, while drawers are easier to reach if there is a cushion on top. We’ll talk through which suits the way you use the room. Typical reasons to get in touch are a bay window that’s hard to furnish and needing more storage in the room; the furniture is made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
In streets where many homes were built before 1919, as they were around Streatham, the space under the stairs in a terraced house often holds the gas meter, the electricity meter or the fuse board. Those have to stay reachable, so any storage is designed around them. Sash and bay windows are common in houses of that age too, and good places for seating with storage below.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It sets out the window seat designed for your room, its materials and its finish, and the workshop works from it.
- Where
- Streatham (SW16, SW2, CR4, SW12)
- Borough
- Lambeth
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Streatham
I live in a flat in Streatham. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. Window seats are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. It is useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Can you fit window seats to the uneven walls of an older house in Streatham?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
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. The finish is agreed in your quote.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Which materials go into your window seats?
Our window seats are made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, then painted. Next to a window, the moisture-resistant grade is a sensible choice. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
Can a window seat go over the radiator?
Yes. We build a grille or an open front into the seat so the heat is not trapped. Space is left around the radiator too. If you want the radiator moved, that’s work for your plumber.
What it costs
There is no set price, because there is no set room. The things that affect it are:
- The width and height of the space
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Parking near your home
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
There is no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, go through the design and then quote in writing, naming the materials and finish. To start, fill in our short enquiry form.
Helping us understand the room
There is no need for exact sizes or plans. It is enough to send:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Where you live, with the postcode
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
To get a quote for window seats in Streatham, get in touch through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
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, one at a time. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the window and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that are not straight, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so let us know about permits and bays at the design visit.
- 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 talk through the design. We also talk about lift-up lids or drawers.
- We send a written quote setting out the design, materials and finish, for you to look over.
- The seat is made 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
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, along with rough measurements. To send them over, get in touch through our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
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What window seats cannot fix
We are carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It’s useful to know these before you plan the job:
- Plastering and decorating around the seat
- Plumbing work on the radiator under the window
- Fixing the window itself
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can send us a few details through our contact form and we will give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Spray-painted finish
- Radiator grilles
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Lift-up lids or drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
Nearby places to Streatham
Other services in Streatham
Streatham homes and window seats
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Streatham were built before 1919 (about 55%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 17%), 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. Within a mile of the centre of Streatham, 12 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. Around Streatham, about 55% of homes date from before 1919, well above the figure for Lambeth as a whole, about 40%, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. So older-house details are more likely to come into the design of window seats.
If you live near Streatham Common, window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. If your children go to St Andrew's Catholic 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. Kingswood House, about 2 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear.
Streatham is within the London Borough of Lambeth, about 3 miles north of Stockwell. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Streatham included. Across Lambeth, we cover Streatham, along with the rest of the borough.
Every home in SW16, SW2, CR4 and SW12 is covered for window seats. We cover homes on streets like Stanthorpe Road, Gleneagle Mews and Madeira Road, whether you want window seats or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Streatham include the A205 and A216. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Nearby, we also make window seats in Streatham Park (1 mile west), Furzedown (1 mile west), Streatham Hill (1 mile north), Hyde farm estate (1 mile north) and Grange Mills (1 mile north-west). We also make window seats in nearby places such as Stockwell (3 miles north), Kennington (4 miles north), North Brixton (3 miles north), Little Portugal (3 miles north), Clapham (3 miles north) and South Bank (5 miles north). Being one of the larger places in Lambeth, Streatham is covered for all of our fitted furniture.
What’s near Streatham
Our area takes in the homes around Waldorf School of South West London, Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School and The Holland Tringham pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Streatham itself: Streatham station. A little further out are Clockworks Museum (1.1 miles east) and Tooting Bec Hospital (1 mile west). Open spaces near Streatham include Biggin Wood.
Could you do it yourself?
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t typically do that in an older room.
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.