Home office furniture · Made in Dorking since 1995
Bespoke Media Units and Bookcases, Made to Measure
Home/Home Office Furniture
Media units, alcove cupboards, shelving and built-in bookcases designed for your living room, study or landing. Made to measure in our own workshop and fitted by our own team, in finishes that match the rest of your home.
Since 1995
Over 30 years of hand-built wardrobes.
Made in Dorking
Every panel cut and edged in our own workshop.
10-Year Door Warranty
On all movement of our sliding doors.
4.9 on Google
Rated by our customers.
Home office furniture
Built-In Storage for the Rooms You Live In
We’re best known for wardrobes, but the same skills that make a bedroom work can transform your living room. Most living rooms have the same problem: a television that never quite looks at home, cables that are hard to hide, and a growing collection of books, games, films and everyday clutter with nowhere to go. Freestanding furniture fills the gap, but it rarely fills the space, and it never quite lines up with the alcoves either side of the chimney breast.
A bespoke media unit or bookcase is built for the wall it sits on. We measure the space, ask what you need to store and display, and design a unit that fits from wall to wall and, if you like, floor to ceiling. Closed cupboards keep clutter out of sight, open shelves show off books and favourite pieces, and the television sits exactly where it should.
Everything is made in our own Dorking workshop from the same high-density Egger board we use for our wardrobes, so your media unit or bookcase can be finished in the same colours and materials as furniture elsewhere in your home. Then our own team fits it, with the same care we’ve brought to bespoke furniture since 1995.
Request a Media Unit or Bookcase
Showroom visits by appointment.
Materials and Finishes
Made From the Same Materials as Our Wardrobes
Our media units and bookcases are made in the same workshop, from the same materials, as the wardrobes we’ve built since 1995.
An almost unlimited choice of colours and finishes, so the unit can match your décor or other fitted furniture.
Doors and drawer fronts in vinyl-wrapped or Egger MFC panels, with a wide choice of styles and handles.
High-density Egger panels with 2mm ABS edging, twice the 1mm many manufacturers use.
Glass and mirror to BS 6206 where used.
Drawers on full-extension runners, with soft-close options.
You can see colours and finishes at our showroom.
Rooms We Work In
Living Rooms, Studies and Beyond
Living rooms
The most common place for a media unit. We design around where the television, speakers and sockets need to be, and where you sit, so the unit works for the room rather than dominating it.
Studies and home offices
A wall of bookcases with a fitted desk turns a spare room into a study. See our home office furniture for desks and office storage made to match.
Landings and hallways
Wide landings and hallways can often take a run of shallow shelving or a bookcase, making use of space that’s otherwise wasted.
Bedrooms
A media area can be built into a wardrobe run, so the television sits neatly within the bedroom furniture. One recent project combined a front frame hinged wardrobe with a five-drawer chest and a TV area, finished in Highland green with bronze handles. See our work.
Loft rooms and awkward spaces
Low walls under a sloping ceiling are well suited to bookcases and low cupboards built to follow the slope, just as we do with made-to-measure wardrobes.
Dining rooms
Alcoves either side of a chimney breast are a natural home for bookcases or display shelving, with cupboards below for glassware, table linen and the things you only bring out for guests.
Planning Your Unit
Planning a Media Unit or Bookcase
A few decisions at the start make a big difference to how well the finished unit works.
Decide what you’ll hide and what you’ll show
Most people want a mix: cupboards or drawers for remotes, chargers, games and paperwork, and open shelves for books, photos and things you love. Telling us roughly how much of each helps us get the balance right.
Plan around the television and cables
Know the size of your television, whether it will stand or be wall-mounted, and what equipment needs a home nearby. We’ll plan the unit around your sockets and aerial point so cables stay out of sight. [CHECK WITH CLIENT: do they offer cable management features such as cable holes or rear access?]
Measure your books
If you have lots of tall books or records, let us know at the survey. We’ll set some shelves to suit them rather than spacing everything evenly.
Think about the whole room
Tall units make a room feel smart and built in, while lower units keep it open and light. Matching the finish to your skirting, doors or other furniture helps the unit look as though it has always been there.
What We Can Build
Media Units, Shelving and Bookcases
Every piece is designed from scratch, so what we make depends on your room and how you use it. Popular choices include:
Media units and TV walls
A media unit built across a whole wall, with a space for the television, cupboards for consoles and set-top boxes, and shelving either side. It gives the room a finished, built-in look, and keeps the television area tidy.
Alcove cupboards and shelving
The alcoves either side of a chimney breast are the classic spot for built-in storage: cupboards below for things you’d rather hide, with open shelves above for books and display. We measure each alcove separately, because they’re rarely the same width, and make a matching pair.
Built-in bookcases
Floor-to-ceiling bookcases for a living room, study, hallway or landing, with shelves spaced to suit your books, from paperbacks to large art and reference books.
Sideboards and low units
Sideboards and low cabinets for living and dining rooms, made to the length of the wall or the space beneath a window.
Shelving units
Freestanding or fitted shelving units for any room, from a single run of shelves to a full storage wall.
Home offices
A fitted desk with bookcases and cupboards built around it, sized to an alcove or a whole wall, so a spare room or a quiet corner works as a proper office. See our home office furniture.
Our process
How We Build Your Home Office
[Photo: fitting a home office desk]
1
Get in touch
Call, email or book a showroom visit to see finishes and talk through your ideas.
2
Home survey
We measure the wall or alcoves and talk through what you need to store and display.
3
Design
You see your unit as hand-drawn plans or CGI images, and we refine it until you're happy.
4
Made to order
Every panel cut and edged to your measurements in our Dorking workshop.
5
Installation
Our own team fits the unit and checks everything with you before signing off.
Why choose us
Why Choose Sliding Wardrobe Warehouse
Specialists since 1995
An independent, family-oriented company that has been making wardrobes in Surrey for over 30 years.
Our own workshop
We design, make and fit everything ourselves, so quality never leaves our hands.
Over 150 years of combined experience
Across our manufacturing and installation team.
Built to last
2mm ABS edging on every panel and a 10-year warranty on all sliding door movement.
Trusted installers
Trained in-house and CSCS-carded.
Fully insured
Federation of Small Businesses members with £5m public, employers’ and product liability cover.
Reviews
Rated 4.9 on Google by Our Customers
Areas we cover
Media Units and Bookcases Across Surrey and Sussex
We make and fit media units and bookcases for homes throughout Surrey and Sussex, including:
FAQs
Media Unit and Bookcase FAQs
[Photo: finish samples in our showroom]
Can’t see your question? Call us on 01306 741488 or ask during your showroom visit.
Do you only make wardrobes?
No. Wardrobes are our speciality, but we also make media units, shelving, sideboards and other furniture for the rest of the house, in the same materials and finishes.
Can you build cupboards and shelves into my alcoves?
Yes. We measure each alcove separately, because they’re rarely identical, and make a matching pair of cupboards and shelving that fit both precisely.
Can a media unit hide the cables?
We plan every media unit around your television, equipment and sockets so cables can be kept out of sight as far as possible. We’ll talk through the options at the survey.
Can my bookcase go up to the ceiling?
Yes. A floor-to-ceiling bookcase gives you the most storage and a neat, built-in finish. Higher shelves are ideal for books and items you reach for less often.
Can you match my media unit to my other furniture?
Yes. We can finish your media unit or bookcase in the same colours and materials as our wardrobes and other furniture, or choose a finish to suit your living room.
Do you install media units and bookcases?
Yes. Our own team installs everything we make.
How much does a bespoke media unit cost?
Every unit is priced individually, depending on its size, finishes and the mix of cupboards, drawers and shelves. After measuring the space we give you a detailed, no-obligation quote.
Plan Your Media Unit or Bookcase
See finishes at our showroom, with free parking, or ask us to visit and measure the space.
- 01306 741488
- [email protected]
- Unit 4, Glebelands Centre, Vincent Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3HW (by appointment)
- Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm · Friday 9am to 3pm · Saturday 9am to 2pm