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Barnet · London
Woodside Park Window Seats
Thinking about window seats in Woodside Park? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote, before anything is made.
- Toys spread across a bedroom floor
- A radiator under the window getting in the way
- A ready-made bench that doesn’t fit the bay
Window seats for your home in Woodside Park
About our window seats in Woodside Park
Each window seat is made in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits a seat that takes weight every day, and MDF gives the fronts and panels a smooth surface for paint. It’s then spray-painted or hand-painted and fitted in your home in Woodside Park. We make window seats from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a radiator under the window getting in the way and a bay window that’s hard to furnish.
A deep cupboard can lose things at the back, so drawers, lift-up lids or shallow shelves are chosen to suit the space. Whatever kind of home you have in Woodside Park, the right answer depends on the depth and the height. Services like meters and boilers stay reachable.
You get the quote in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and share it with anyone else involved. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Woodside Park (N12, N3, N20)
- Area
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The problems window seats solve
Some people want a reading spot. A window seat, perhaps with shelves either side, does exactly that. It quickly becomes a favourite place to sit.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- A nursery or bedroom short of storage
- Off-the-shelf pieces that never quite fit the window
- No space for toys and games
- No comfortable place to sit in the light
If you live in a period home close to Saint Barnabas' Church, a bay or a sash window is a natural place for a window seat.
Before you choose who makes it
- How parking will work on your street
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is made in layers, which makes it strong and stable. We use it for the frame, the seat and the drawer boxes, with the edge either shown or painted.
Doors and drawer fronts
What shows of the seat is mainly its fronts. They can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the room. A radiator grille can be built into the front.
Questions we’re often asked
My home in Woodside Park is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It is useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Is Woodside Park in the area you cover for window seats?
Yes, Woodside Park is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, and then we send a quote.
Can you build a seat beneath sash windows?
Yes. We set the seat below the cill, so the sash still works. If there are working shutters, we leave room for them to fold back. These details are measured when we visit.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so it sits tight to the room.
Who chooses the colour?
The choice is yours. Whichever finish you pick, it’s in the colour you have chosen.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. We’ll also ask about access and parking, and a written quote follows.
Fitted storage in Woodside Park
About 29% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Woodside Park went up before 1919, and about 29% between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Woodside Park, Historic England’s list includes Lodge to Finchley Catholic High School (Grade II), less than half a mile north, and Terrace Cottage Terrace House (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north. For a listed home, works inside that affect its character may need listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 29% of homes in the area around Woodside Park date from between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Bay windows are a feature of many interwar houses, and they suit a seat with storage below, with a grille where there’s a radiator underneath.
For a flat near Oakleigh Park station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. The wider area includes historic houses such as Heath Hall, about 3 miles south. If your own home is a period one, window seats can be scribed to follow a bay that’s rarely square.
Woodside Park is about 1 mile south of Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. We can visit homes in Woodside Park on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. We cover places right across Barnet, large and small.
Here we cover the N12, N3 and N20 postcode area for window seats. If your home is on a street such as High Road, Lodge Lane and Percy Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for window seats. If you’re just outside Woodside Park, we also cover North Finchley (1 mile east), Oakleigh Park (1 mile north-east), Whetstone (1 mile north-east), Church End (1 mile south) and Finchley (1 mile south). We also make window seats in nearby places such as Barnet (2 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles west), East Finchley (2 miles south), Hendon (3 miles south-west), Edgware (4 miles west) and Southgate (2 miles east).
Landmarks near Woodside Park
We fit furniture in homes around Malt & Hops pub, St Michael's Catholic Grammar School and Woodhouse College and the streets around them. The closest station to Woodside Park is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Grand Arcade (within half a mile south-east) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (close by, under half a mile south). Not far away are Woodridge Nature Reserve and Darland's Lake.
Neighbourhoods near Woodside Park
What else we make in Woodside Park
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Mention it when you contact us.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it.
Tips worth knowing
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Choose a colour that suits the room
- Consider adding shelving around the seat
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Think about what you will store under the seat
If you’re having a cushion made, we’ll give you the exact size of the seat. Let the paint cure before the cushion goes on, so the fabric does not stick or mark the finish.
Keep the radiator grille clear so the heat can reach the room. Keeping it clear helps the radiator work as it should. Things stored near a radiator stay warm, so choose what goes there with that in mind.
How fitting day works
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room and take up the floor coverings. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. How long 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. Parking varies a lot across London, from permit zones to private bays, so let us know what’s near you during the design visit. For a flat, building rules on lifts and working hours are worth checking.
- You contact us with a few 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arranging a design visit
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly during the design visit. To get started, send us a few details through our contact form. You receive a written quote after the visit.