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Window seats in Wimbledon Chase, Merton
We make window seats in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Wimbledon Chase. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Needing more storage in the room
- A period room that needs furniture to suit it
- A radiator that makes the space hard to use
Window seats in Wimbledon Chase
How we make window seats for Wimbledon Chase
Cushions aren’t something we supply, so we agree the seat size with you and you can have one made to fit. You can then choose the fabric and style yourself. We plan the depth and height so the seat is comfortable with a cushion on it. If you’re living with no comfortable place to sit in the light and a radiator that makes the space hard to use, window seats made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish can solve it.
Hallways in period terraces are often long and narrow, with the stairs rising along one wall. Around Wimbledon Chase, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so depth matters as much as width wherever storage goes. Shallow units keep the way through clear.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Wimbledon Chase (SW19, SW20, SM4)
- Borough
- Merton
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, often to make the most of a small or awkward room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
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.
Questions from Wimbledon Chase
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Wimbledon Chase station?
Yes, homes across Merton and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can you fit window seats to the uneven walls of an older house in Wimbledon Chase?
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. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Which materials go into your window seats?
The seat is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood gives strength to the frame and seat, and MDF takes paint well for the fronts and grilles. The finish is spray-painted or hand-painted.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Usually not. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. Listed buildings can require listed building consent for works that affect their character.
Should I send pictures?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough sizes. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Window seats in Wimbledon Chase: local notes
In the area around Wimbledon Chase, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 47%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 29%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. 14 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Wimbledon Chase. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings. Controlled parking zones are common across London, and Merton sets its own rules. If your street in Wimbledon Chase is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed. Let us know what the parking is like at the design visit.
If you live near Cannon Hill Common, window seats can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. The wider area includes historic houses such as Southside House, about 1 mile north-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, a seat under a sash window can keep shutters and cills clear.
Wimbledon Chase is in the London Borough of Merton, about 1 mile north of Wimbledon. We cover Wimbledon Chase as part of our work across Merton. Wimbledon Chase is one of the places in Merton where we make window seats, and the borough has 20 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in SW19, SW20 and SM4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Edna Road, Manor Road and Dorien Road, along with the roads around them, for window seats and any of our other fitted furniture. If you are just outside Wimbledon Chase, we also cover Merton Park (1 mile east), Bushey Mead (1 mile west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south), Wimbledon (1 mile north) and Raynes Park (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Merton we cover include Colliers Wood (2 miles east), Eastfields (2 miles east), Mitcham (3 miles east), Hackbridge (3 miles east), Wimbledon Park (2 miles north) and Lower Morden (2 miles south).
Local landmarks in Wimbledon Chase
In Wimbledon Chase, that includes homes near The Edward Rayne pub, Rutlish School and Wimbledon School of Art. Wimbledon Chase has its own railway station: Wimbledon Chase station. Other landmarks nearby include Atkinson Morley Hospital (1.2 miles north-west) and Wimbledon Museum (1 mile north). Not far away are Merton Park Green Walks.
Neighbourhoods near Wimbledon Chase
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What prompts window seats in Wimbledon Chase
Some people plan a window seat as part of updating a room. It is worth talking to us before decorating, so the work can be timed sensibly. We make and fit the seat, and your decorator handles the walls.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Wanting a seat without blocking the radiator
- Toys spread across a bedroom floor
- A bay window that is hard to furnish
- Looking for a reading spot by the window
For a family home near Wimbledon Chase Primary School, window seats can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
How we price window seats
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- How square the room is
- How big the furniture is
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- The number of doors and drawers
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Helping us understand the room
To help us picture the room, please include:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
To get a quote for window seats in Wimbledon Chase, fill in our short enquiry form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, plus any rough sizes. We will arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
Boards, parts and paint
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be applied once the seat is in place. Marks can be touched in without much trouble. Like any new paint, it needs time to cure fully.
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish works well on grilles as well as flat fronts. It’s carried out in the workshop for an even coat. The colour is your choice.
Fitting day, step by step
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, and then we check it all again. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the bay or recess and what goes under the seat, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturdays can be arranged.
- To begin, fill in our short enquiry form; a brief note on the bay or sash window is enough.
- We visit to measure up and work out how warm air from the radiator will reach the room.
- A quote in writing follows, covering the seat and the grille.
- In our workshop the seat is built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with the grille made to match.
- The seat is fitted with the radiator grille in place, so the heat keeps moving.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Getting a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. 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.