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TV and Media Units in Kensington and Chelsea
From one end of Kensington and Chelsea to the other, we can design, make and fit TV and media units. We visit, measure and talk it through before we quote.
Planning TV and media units in Kensington and Chelsea?
TV and media units across Kensington and Chelsea
We make built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Pick your neighbourhood below to see the details for your area. To get started, use the contact form.
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TV and media units in Kensington and Chelsea: how it works
In many period living rooms, the chimney breast and its two alcoves shape the whole wall. The alcoves can take cupboards for equipment and shelves above. Any chimney vent is kept clear. Typical reasons to get in touch are speakers muffled behind doors and set-top boxes stacked on a stand, and the answer is made at our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit, and where the sockets are now.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- We send a written quote with the design, materials and finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop, with routes and ventilation planned in.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the walls and ready for your equipment. A hand-painted finish is done on site, if you chose one.
Quotes in Kensington and Chelsea
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- Built around your room
- Work across the whole of London
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
Starting with a design visit
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a quote in writing.
Around Kensington
Our area takes in the homes around Holland Park School, St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School and Abdus Salam Library, among other places. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east), Scarsdale Tavern (less than half a mile south-east), Church of St Barnabas (less than half a mile west) and Holland Park (within half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in Kensington itself: Kensington Olympia station. Other landmarks nearby include Kensington Arcade (less than half a mile east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include The Long Water and Campden Hill.
Homes across Kensington and Chelsea and their living rooms
Period homes in parts of Kensington and Chelsea bring bowed walls and uneven floors, and TV and media units are scribed to them on site. In newer homes across Kensington and Chelsea, the challenge is more often a plasterboard wall, which needs the right fixings.
The biggest shares of homes in Kensington and Chelsea were built before 1919 (about 66%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 10%), 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. About 66% of homes in Kensington and Chelsea were built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers, with cable routes and ventilation planned in. About 25% of households in Kensington and Chelsea live in flats in converted or shared houses, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. 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.
We work across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, and Kensington and Chelsea is part of that. Wherever you are, the job starts with a design visit.
Kensington: If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like The Tower House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent. If your children go to St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School or a school nearby, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture usually costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. 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. That’s something we plan for in the design.
Before and after fitting day
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They help before and after fitting:
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
- Decide whether the TV will be wall-mounted or stand on the unit
- Think about whether you will upgrade the screen
After setting up, check that the boxes are not getting too warm. Keep vents, gaps and open backs clear of cables and clutter.
Do not let clutter build up against the unit’s vents.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways along with the room itself, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising during the design visit.
Is bespoke worth it?
An off-the-shelf TV stand is cheaper and quick to buy. A stand is also simple to swap when technology moves on, which is a fair point in its favour. A built-in unit is planned for your room and your equipment.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
Why people ask for TV and media units in Kensington and Chelsea
In older living rooms, a TV can look out of place. Building it into the alcoves or around the chimney breast makes it part of the room.
Some of the things we are asked to solve are these:
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Standard units leaving gaps
Questions from Kensington and Chelsea
Can you add sockets behind the TV?
Electrical work is not something we do. Your electrician handles sockets and wiring. We tell you where the unit will sit so the sockets end up in the right place.
Can landlords use you for a rented flat?
Yes. We make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let as well as for householders. We will need access agreed with any tenants.
Will my boxes get too hot inside the unit?
We plan ventilation into the unit for boxes, consoles and amplifiers, using open backs, gaps or vented doors. Each box should have its own space and you can check the maker’s guidance on clearances.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. It depends on your lease, and some need consent for alterations. Your lease is something we cannot advise on.
Do I choose the paint colour?
The choice is yours, and we agree it with you before the furniture is finished. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
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 during the design visit.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It needs a little planning: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.