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TV and Media Units in Camden
TV and media units for homes across Camden, from the largest neighbourhoods to the smallest streets, made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
Planning TV and media units in Camden?
TV and media units in every part of Camden
Every piece is designed after a visit to your home. Every neighbourhood has its own page, listed below. To get started, use the contact form.
Larger neighbourhoods
TV and media units in Camden: how it works
We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood in our workshop. The finish is spray painted in the workshop or hand painted, in the colour you prefer. We fit across Camden and the rest of London. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and people most often get in touch about empty alcoves beside the TV and nowhere good for speakers.
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is normally only filling and touching up to do in the room; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote.
- You describe the TV wall and your equipment.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables, with ventilation for boxes and amplifiers.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a quote in writing. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- Once you are happy, the unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring it to your home and fit it in place, with the cable routes left clear.
What goes into your quote
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Ask for a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, along with rough sizes. To share them, message us from the contact page, and we will arrange a design visit.
Landmarks near St Pancras
In St Pancras, that includes homes near Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, Lumen United Reformed Church and Pilsudski Institute of London, among other places. Nearby too are Lincoln's Inn Fields (0.7 miles south), St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School (within half a mile south), City Academy (under half a mile south-east) and Calthorpe Arms Public House (within half a mile south-east). St Pancras’s nearest station is London Kings Cross station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Foundling Museum (less than half a mile west) and Montfichet's Tower (1.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
Homes across Camden and their living rooms
Homes across Camden, St Pancras, Hampstead and West End included, have living rooms of every shape. The design for TV and media units includes cable routes and ventilation where there’s a TV, with any new sockets left to your electrician. The carcasses are moisture-resistant MDF or birch plywood.
About 49% of the homes in Camden went up before 1919, and about 16% between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. About 49% of homes in Camden were built before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 28% of households in Camden, according to Census 2021. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the way in often goes up shared stairs. A lease can require consent for alterations, so it is worth checking yours first.
The ULEZ has covered every London borough since August 2023, and TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules, so access to homes in Camden is planned ahead of time.
St Pancras: For families living near St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. Close to Lincoln's Inn Fields? TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
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.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
What we do not do
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
- Structural changes to the wall
- Plastering or decorating around the unit
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways along with the room itself, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.
What affects the cost of TV and media units
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- How many doors and drawers there are
- How big the furniture is
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. We’ll talk through what you need inside at the design visit.
What to send when you contact us
These details help when you get in touch:
- Any ideas or images you have saved
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Your postcode and the borough
Rough sizes are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To arrange it, message us from the contact page with a few details about the room. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
The problems TV and media units solve
Open-plan living is another reason. Built-in furniture makes that wall look planned and holds books and everyday things as well.
Some of the things we are asked to solve include:
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
Common questions about TV and media units
How do you get large furniture into a flat?
Getting it in is planned at the design visit. The stairs, landings, any lift and the doorways are measured, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
How do I get started?
Just use our contact form. It is useful to send rough sizes and a few photos, and we’ll arrange a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Will you travel outside London?
No. Our work is in London only: every London borough and the City of London.
Can you build a TV unit for a wall-mounted TV?
If the TV is wall-mounted, we design the unit around the bracket position, with a route for the cables. The wall needs to be sound for the bracket so we check the wall at the design visit.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and afterwards we send a quote in writing.