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Bespoke media walls & cabinetry

Bespoke media walls,drawn, hand-builtand fitted by us.

Hand-made media walls, fireplace schemes, motorised TV reveals and dedicated cinema rooms. Designed in our Birmingham studio, built in our workshop, fitted by the team that made it.

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From £6k · fitted media wall
Complimentary consultation
Bespoke media wall with integrated TV, hand-painted cabinetry and ambient lighting
20+ yrs
designing & making
Birmingham
workshop & showroom
10-yr
cabinetry guarantee
( 01: What we make )

Bespoke media walls, four ways.

Every Posh Design media wall is drawn, joined, finished and installed by us, with AV partners calibrating on site. Commission a single wall or a dedicated cinema room. Both welcome.

: 01

The Media Wall

TV · storage · hidden cables · hand-painted

A full-height bespoke wall that holds the TV, soundbar, consoles, books and none of the mess. Drawn around the room, hand-built in the workshop.

  • Concealed cable management
  • Ventilated AV cupboard
  • Optional floating hearth + log drawer
  • Integrated ambient lighting
Typical range
£6k–£18k
Best for
A living-room elevation, done properly.
Discuss this
: 02

Fireplace + Media

Bio-ethanol · electric · flued gas

TV and fire on the same elevation, drawn properly so the flue, the heat-rise and the sightlines all behave.

  • Bio-ethanol, electric or flued gas
  • Heat-shielded TV mount
  • Stone hearth from our sample hall
  • Architect coordination on flues
Typical range
£12k–£28k
Best for
Period homes, double-aspect rooms, hearth-led elevations.
Discuss this
: 03

The Reveal Wall

Motorised · pivoting · silent

Sliding panels, lift-and-pivot art frames or drop-down mounts. The TV is there when you want it, gone when you do not.

  • Silent linear actuators
  • Samsung Frame / art-TV layouts
  • Scene integration with your lighting
  • Manual override, battery-backed
Typical range
£18k–£36k
Best for
Drawing rooms, snugs, formal interiors where the TV cannot dominate.
Discuss this
: 04

Cinema Room

Dedicated room · projection · tiered seating

A dedicated room when you want one. The same bespoke joinery and finishing as our media walls, coordinated with AV specialists.

  • Acoustic treatment behind fabric
  • 4K laser projection options
  • Tiered seating with premium recliners
  • Hidden, ventilated equipment rack
Typical range
£30k–£60k
Best for
A basement, garden room, or annex you can dedicate entirely.
Discuss this
◆ A single wall, or the full elevation. We work either way.See recent work →

( 02: Start your media wall brief )

Four questions. One short phone call.

Tap through four prompts and we'll have a working brief before you finish your tea. A senior media-wall designer rings within one working day. No deposit, no follow-up sales calls.

Question 1 of 4

What's the project?

( 02: Selected work · Recent media walls )

Made in Birmingham.Fitted across the Midlands.

A short read of recent commissions: floating cabinets, fluted elevations, slatted dividers, a dedicated cinema room. Drag the strip, take the arrows, or just stare.

Media walls portfolio · West Midlands
  • Bespoke floating media cabinet in smoked oak with integrated soundbar channel and LED cove lighting, Solihull
    Floating cabinet

    Smoked oak, LED cove.

    Made in our workshop
  • Detail of hand-painted fluted oak panels framing a wall-mounted TV with concealed cable routing
    Fluted oak

    Hand-painted, drawing room.

    Made in our workshop
  • Slatted oak room divider housing a media wall on one side and library shelving on the other, Edgbaston
    Slatted divider

    Two-sided oak joinery.

    Made in our workshop
  • Full-elevation media wall aligned to garden-door reveals with open shelving and painted cabinetry, Moseley
    Full elevation

    Wall-to-wall, garden-aligned.

    Made in our workshop
  • Media wall with open shelving over a closed plinth, integrated LED ambient lighting on dimmer scenes
    Open shelving

    LED-lit, dimmer scenes.

    Made in our workshop
  • Dedicated home cinema room with curved 4K screen, acoustic-fabric walls and tiered leather recliner seating, Sutton Coldfield
    Cinema room

    Curved screen, tiered seating.

    Made in our workshop
  • Long run of fluted oak cabinetry with a TV recessed into a hand-painted reveal, drawing room
    Long fluted run

    Recessed screen, painted reveal.

    Made in our workshop
Floating cabinet.
01/07 on file
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( 03: Anatomy of a media wall )

What sits behind the cabinet door.

A bespoke media wall is six engineered systems in one elevation. Most installs you have lived with hide the first three and forget the last three. We draw all six in week one.

Cross-section drawing of a bespoke media wallElevation drawing showing six labelled parts: display elevation, ventilated AV cupboard, cable management spine, soundbar or LCR channel, cove lighting recess, and hearth or plinth.COVESOUNDBAR / LCRSCREENEYE LINECABLE SPINEAV CUPBOARDOPEN SHELVINGPLINTH / SUB010203040506
Drawing · not to scalePosh Design studio
  1. Display elevation

    Screen position set from the seated eye line of the actual sofa, not a generic centre line. Mounted on heat-shielded brackets with isolated fixings.

  2. Ventilated AV cupboard

    Passive convection grilles top and bottom, active fans where the equipment rack runs hot. Dust-sealed, hinged for service access from the front.

  3. Cable management spine

    A vertical conduit running the height of the wall. Power kept apart from signal, fibre or 4K-HDMI specified where runs exceed five metres.

  4. Soundbar / LCR channel

    Either a routed shadow-gap for a soundbar or in-wall LCR speakers behind acoustic fabric. Decided in week one, never bolted on.

  5. Cove lighting recess

    A continuous LED cove washing the wall behind the screen. Bias light at film time, ambient glow at every other.

  6. Hearth / plinth

    A floating hearth in stone, a log drawer, or a recessed plinth concealing the subwoofer chamber. Specified to the room, not the catalogue.

( 04: Why Posh Design )

Bespoke cabinetry, built around your TV.

We sit between master joiners and serious AV integration. A Posh Design media wall is planned around acoustics, heat load and cable runs before the cabinet door is ever drawn.

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Cabinetry first

A media wall is bespoke cabinetry that happens to hold a TV. Drawn from scratch in CAD, cut in our Birmingham workshop, hand-painted or veneered to order, then fitted into the room it was drawn for.

In practice

Hand-built in solid-frame carcasses, not flat-pack carcasses dressed in veneer.

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Joinery + AV, one hand

Most media walls fail because two trades blame each other on a Friday night. We coordinate both. One schedule, one snag list, one studio to call when something needs attention three years in.

In practice

Joinery lead and AV partner walk the brief together in week one.

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Heat, sound, signal

Screens make heat. Subwoofers move air. HDMI runs over five metres are not just wires. We plan ventilation, isolation and shielded cable routes before the cabinet door is ever drawn.

In practice

Active or passive cooling specified per project; no melting brackets, no failed HDR.

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Made and fitted by us

Designed, built, finished and installed by the same team. No subcontracted fit, no flat-pack carcasses behind the veneer, no surprise gaps at the skirting on handover morning.

In practice

The cabinet-maker who drew it is on site the day it is installed.

◆ One studio. One snag list. One number to call.Book a consultation →
( 05: Before you commission )

Six things to weigh before the consultation.

We have heard every brief on a Saturday morning. The ones that turn into the best finished rooms always start with the same questions answered honestly. These are them.

  1. 01
    /06

    Sightlines, before screen size

    Eye line · viewing distance · seat layout

    The right screen is set by the seated eye line and the throw from the furthest seat, not the wall it goes on. We measure the room before we agree the brief, because a 95" on the wrong centre line is a worse outcome than a 75" on the right one.

  2. 02
    /06

    Fire type drives the build

    Bio-ethanol · electric · flued gas

    Bio-ethanol needs no flue and adds 1.5–3kW of heat. Electric is heat-neutral and flexible. Flued gas needs combustion-air, a Class-1 or balanced flue, and architect coordination, usually only viable on external walls.

  3. 03
    /06

    Heat shielding is not optional

    Heat zone · convection plume · mantel break

    A real fire on the same elevation as a £4,000 screen needs measured heat-rise modelling, a shielded mantel zone, and a screen position outside the convection plume. We refuse builds where the brief insists on a TV directly over an open hearth.

  4. 04
    /06

    Lighting belongs in the brief

    Bias light · cove · scene control

    Cove lighting behind the screen reduces eye strain by ~30% at film time. Scene-integrated dimming on the same circuits as the rest of the room. Specified at week one; retrofitted later it always shows.

  5. 05
    /06

    Acoustic treatment, or be honest about its absence

    In-wall LCR · soundbar · acoustic fabric

    A bare plaster wall + hard floor + glass coffee table = a slap-back chamber. Either the cabinetry includes acoustic panelling behind fabric, or the speakers are specified to compensate. Pick one in week one.

  6. 06
    /06

    Plan AV before you plan the joinery

    HDMI runs · equipment rack · sub chamber

    HDMI runs degrade past five metres on copper, equipment racks need ventilation, in-wall speakers want sealed chambers, and a hidden subwoofer needs a port that vents into the room, not into the void. None of this is improvised on install day.

( 06: How we build a media wall )

Designed, drawn, built and fitted by us.

Full lead time is typically 2–3 months. Media walls move faster than whole kitchens: a single elevation, fewer trades, one room, and the workshop is attached to the studio so handovers happen on weeks, not seasons. You will have the milestones before you sign.

: 01
Week 0

Consultation

90 minutes at your home or our Birmingham showroom. Sightline study, AV audit, honest budget conversation.

: 02
Week 1–3

Design

Plans, elevations, finish boards, lighting scheme. One reveal meeting, one defended concept.

: 03
Week 3–9

Build

Joinery and finishing in our Birmingham workshop, attached to the studio. AV rack built, tested and labelled off-site.

: 04
Week 9+

Install & handover

Our fitters with AV partners on site. Calibrated on handover morning. Aftercare visits at 6 and 12 months.

( 07: Materials & finishes )

A starting palette, never the full menu.

The most-specified tones across recent commissions. Bring a fabric, a paint chip, or a Pinterest board, and we'll match it from the sample hall at the showroom.

Hand-painted

5 swatches

Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library, or matched to your scheme.

  • Stone I
    Warm off-white
  • Stone IV
    Mushroom
  • Lichen
    Muted sage
  • Bordeaux
    Deep plum
  • Inkwell
    Off-black

Veneers

4 swatches

Crown-cut or quarter-sawn from European mills, hand-finished in oil or lacquer.

  • Oak
    Pale, open grain
  • Smoked oak
    Fumed, mid-tone
  • Walnut
    Rich, ribboned
  • Ebonised
    Stained near-black

Stone & solid surface

4 swatches

For hearths, plinths, mantel breaks. Sourced from our slab supplier.

  • Carrara
    White, soft vein
  • Calacatta gold
    White, gold vein
  • Travertine
    Honey, banded
  • Slate
    Charcoal, riven

Metal detailing

4 swatches

Inlays, handle pulls, shadow gaps, hairline rules.

  • Brushed brass
    Warm gold
  • Antique brass
    Aged amber
  • Polished nickel
    Cool silver
  • Blackened steel
    Matte graphite

Every commission is matched against physical samples at the Birmingham showroom. We hand-paint test panels for any colour outside the palette and have them on site within a week.

( 08: Investment )

How much does a Posh Design media wall cost?
Real ranges, not teaser prices.

We publish real investment bands because we respect your time (and ours). Every project is individually quoted, most media commissions land in the ranges below.

: 01

The Media Wall

from £6k
+ VAT · Fitted media wall + integrated storage
Hand-made fitted media wall (painted or veneered)
Ventilated AV cupboard + cable management
Soundbar integration, cove lighting
Full design, project management & install
10-year cabinetry guarantee
Entry point · a living room, done properly
Start a The Media Wall brief
◆ Most Commissioned
: 02

Fire + Reveal

£12k to £30k
+ VAT · Motorised TV · fireplace · in-wall Atmos
Fluted or panelled full-wall cabinetry
Bio-ethanol / electric / flued gas fire scheme
Motorised reveal (panels, pivot or drop)
In-wall Atmos layout · hidden subwoofer
Lighting scene integration
Where most of our media commissions land
Start a Fire + Reveal brief
: 03

Home Cinema Room

£30k to £60k
+ VAT · Dedicated room · projection · tiered seating
Fabric-acoustic wall & ceiling treatment
4K laser projection + cinematic aspect screen
Atmos layout, tiered seating, optional star ceiling
Dedicated AV integration on the build
Concierge aftercare + calibration visits
For dedicated cinema-room commissions
Start a Home Cinema Room brief
( 09: Bespoke vs the alternatives )

What you actually get, spec for spec.

We get asked this every week. So here it is in one table: bespoke cabinetry versus the three options you have probably also looked at. No marketing weasel words.

Built to the room

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Drawn around your walls, ceilings, skirtings.
Modular flat-pack
Cabinet widths in fixed modules; scribed in where possible.
Free-standing TV unit
Stock dimensions, gaps at every edge.
Wall-mounted only
No cabinetry; just a screen and brackets.

Cable management

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Vertical conduit, power isolated from signal.
Modular flat-pack
Surface trunking or rear cut-outs.
Free-standing TV unit
Bundle behind the unit, dust-trap.
Wall-mounted only
Visible unless chased into the wall.

Ventilation for AV kit

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Engineered passive + active cooling.
Modular flat-pack
None or token grilles.
Free-standing TV unit
None. Equipment runs hot in a sealed box.
Wall-mounted only
N/A (kit lives elsewhere).

Fireplace integration

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Flue, heat-rise and screen position planned together.
Modular flat-pack
Limited; most flat-pack ranges exclude fire.
Free-standing TV unit
Not possible.
Wall-mounted only
Not without major works.

Motorised reveal / hidden TV

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Silent actuators, art-mode panels, lift-and-pivot.
Modular flat-pack
Not offered.
Free-standing TV unit
Not possible.
Wall-mounted only
Not possible.

Finish quality

Bespoke (Posh Design)
Hand-painted or hand-finished veneer to order.
Modular flat-pack
Spray-finished MDF in catalogue colours.
Free-standing TV unit
Foil-wrap or laminate.
Wall-mounted only
N/A.

Lead time

Bespoke (Posh Design)
2–3 months end to end.
Modular flat-pack
4–8 weeks; install separately.
Free-standing TV unit
In stock.
Wall-mounted only
Same week.

Guarantee

Bespoke (Posh Design)
10 years on cabinetry, mechanisms, hinges.
Modular flat-pack
1–2 years, typically.
Free-standing TV unit
12 months.
Wall-mounted only
N/A. Bracket only.

Typical investment

Bespoke (Posh Design)
From £6k. Most commissions £12k–£28k.
Modular flat-pack
£1.5k–£4k plus install.
Free-standing TV unit
£300–£2k.
Wall-mounted only
£80–£400 bracket + install.
◆ We will say so if a flat-pack or wall-mount is the right answer for you.Talk it through with a designer →
( 10 : Clients on the record )

5.0 · from 51 verified reviews.

From verified client reviews
  • ★★★★★
    No need for paragraphs of writing, the workmanship speaks for itself. Work with Posh Design if you want to make people speechless.
    Sunny Makh5-star review
  • ★★★★★
    Really lovely people with great attention to detail and skill, they really care about how the job turns out. Mine is a small kitchen in a little flat and they put the effort in to make it feel like more.
    Bethany McNaughton BrownKitchen
  • ★★★★★
    It was a pleasure working with Posh Design to design our bedroom and dressing room. That positive experience continued with their building and fitting of the pieces for the rooms.
    Kay EscottBedroom & dressing room
  • ★★★★★
    Roozbeh, Amir and their team did an exceptional job with the media wall installation. They took great initiative to understand and deliver exactly what I envisioned.
    Harshini NarendranMedia wall
  • ★★★★★
    These guys were recommended by our builder and, honestly, what a good decision. The quality and finish of their products are great, and any issues were rapidly rectified. Add to that the friendly, warm service from the team, you can’t lose.
    Scott HarrisKitchen
  • ★★★★★
    A great experience with Posh Design. I used them recently for my living-room renovation, and previously to design and fit my kitchen. They provide outstanding end-to-end customer service and have genuine enthusiasm for what they do.
    Gus SamraLiving room & kitchen
  • ★★★★★
    Great experience with Rooz and the team at Posh Design. Our new kitchen looks beautiful, with a high-quality finish. From start to finish they gave the impression they cared about the job.
    Alex LathamKitchen
  • ★★★★★
    Posh Design are simply incredible. Their bespoke designs and their attention to detail are top level. Can’t recommend them enough.
    Parmjit Singh5-star review
  • ★★★★★
    From the very first consultation to the final touches, Rooz has been nothing short of phenomenal. All of his team that worked on my project has been truly outstanding.
    Sanam Deedar5-star review
Posh Design Birmingham showroom interior with working displays
Birmingham · By appointment
( 11: Visit the showroom )

See a media wall in person.

Working displays from our own workshop. Open drawers, compare finishes under real lighting, then talk timelines with a senior designer.

Address
Unit 5B, Waterside Business Park, 1651 Pershore Rd
Birmingham B30 3DR
Hours
Mon–Sat
By appointment
( 12: FAQs )

Straight answers, before you call.

Or just book a consultation →
How much does a Posh Design media wall cost?

Our bespoke media walls start from £6,000 for a fitted TV wall with integrated storage, cable management and ambient lighting. Fireplace-plus-media schemes typically land between £12,000 and £30,000. Reveal walls with motorised mechanisms and in-wall Atmos sit at the top of that band. Full home cinema rooms run £30,000 to £60,000 depending on acoustic treatment and seating. Every project is individually quoted after a design consultation, and the spread reflects the bespoke nature of the work.

How long does a bespoke media wall take to design and build?

Design takes roughly 2–3 weeks. Build runs 4–6 weeks in our Birmingham workshop, then a short install window on site. Full lead time is typically 2–3 months. Cinema rooms add a little time for acoustic treatment but still land inside a few months because the workshop is attached to the studio and we never wait on a subcontractor’s diary. You will have the milestones before you sign.

Is it bespoke cabinetry or off-the-shelf?

Bespoke. Every wall is drawn from scratch in CAD, cut in our Birmingham workshop and hand-finished in-house. No flat-pack carcasses behind the veneer, no module-and-fill, no dead space we hope you will not notice.

Can you integrate a real fireplace with the TV?

Yes. It is one of our most-requested combinations. We handle bio-ethanol (no flue required), electric (for sensitive fabric walls), and flued gas where we coordinate with your architect on combustion air and flue routing. The screen sits outside the direct heat path.

Can you hide the TV completely when it is off?

Yes. We build sliding panels, lift-and-pivot art frames, and ceiling-drop solutions, motor-driven, quiet, with manual override where required. We also design permanent art-mode elevations where the screen only appears at film time.

Do you handle the AV, speakers and wiring?

Yes. We project-manage the full AV stack with accredited integrators: in-wall speakers behind acoustic fabric, subwoofers in engineered chambers, structured HDMI runs, scene integration, and a hidden equipment rack.

Can you work with our architect or interior designer?

Yes. We regularly work alongside a separate architect or interior designer. Our technical team coordinates electrical first-fix, structure, flues, MVHR and cable pathways directly.

What guarantee do you offer?

10 years on cabinetry, finishes, soft-close runners, linear actuators and hinges. We visit at 6 months and 12 months as standard. If anything needs attention in year nine, we answer the phone.

What about the flue if I want a real gas fire?

Flued gas needs a Class-1 (or balanced) flue, a hearth, combustion-air provision and Gas-Safe sign-off. We coordinate with your architect, building control and a Gas-Safe installer from week one. On internal walls without an existing chimney, a flued gas option is usually ruled out, and we will tell you that at the consultation rather than five months in.

How does the TV survive the heat from a fire on the same wall?

The screen is positioned outside the convection plume of the fire, with a mantel break (a horizontal projection) interrupting the heat-rise. Brackets are heat-isolated and we model the worst-case heat-zone temperatures during design. Bio-ethanol and electric fires are heat-shielded by design; flued gas needs the most attention.

Can you do Dolby Atmos and in-wall speakers?

Yes. We design for 5.1.2, 5.1.4 and 7.1.4 Atmos layouts. LCR (left, centre, right) speakers sit behind acoustic fabric in the cabinetry, height channels are concealed in the cove or ceiling, and subwoofers vent through engineered chambers in the plinth or hearth. AV is calibrated on handover morning by a specialist.

Will it work with a Samsung Frame or other art-mode TV?

Yes. It is one of our most-asked specifications. The Frame sits flush against the cabinetry with a hairline shadow gap, the One Connect Box lives in the AV cupboard, and the matte bezel and art-mode mat are matched to the surrounding finish so the screen reads as a framed canvas when off.

Do I need planning permission?

For interior joinery on most homes, no. A flued gas fire on an external wall in a conservation area or on a listed building usually does. We are not your planning consultant, but we have specified media walls into Grade II listed Birmingham townhouses and will tell you in week one if your build needs prior approval.

How big should the TV be?

A starting rule: screen diagonal ≈ viewing distance ÷ 1.5 for 4K content (e.g. 3m to the seat ≈ 75–85"). We measure it on the consultation. Going significantly larger looks impressive in the showroom and gives you a headache at home; we have talked clients down from 100" sets and up from 55" sets in the same week.

Do you work outside Birmingham?

Yes. Most of our commissions are in the West Midlands, with selected projects in London and up to Manchester when the fit is right. The workshop is in Birmingham so installs further afield carry a small mobilisation cost; we walk you through that openly at quote stage.

( 13: Book your media wall consultation )

90 minutes.
One honest conversation.
Zero hard-sell.

  • Complimentary
    No charge, no obligation. 90 minutes with a senior designer.
  • Sightline + AV audit
    We study viewing angles, daylight, existing kit and cable routes, so the brief is grounded.
  • Recent work in your bracket
    We show you projects built at the budget you are considering.
  • Selective diary
    Limited consultation slots each week so every answer is a proper one.

Where's home?

We work across the UK. Projects start with where you are.