Etobicoke runs from lakeshore condo towers to some of Toronto's largest detached lots. We build for both — compact reach-ins that use every inch, and full walk-in systems.
Etobicoke covers more ground than people expect, and the storage work splits sharply along the way. The Humber Bay Shores and Mimico waterfront is condo territory — tall buildings, compact units, and the familiar problem of one bedroom closet carrying an entire household because there is no basement, garage or spare room to fall back on. In those units the only real opportunity is vertical, and the two to three feet above the hanging rod is the whole game.
Inland, the picture inverts. The Kingsway, Princess Gardens, Markland Wood and the streets around Islington have substantial postwar detached homes on wide lots. The rooms are generous, but the houses were built in the 1950s and 1960s, when closets were designed for far less clothing than a modern household owns. Openings are often shallow, sometimes narrow, and rarely a standard modern depth — so a system that assumes 24 inches will not sit properly.
Then there is the south Etobicoke belt — Alderwood, Long Branch, New Toronto — where smaller postwar houses and bungalows have closets that were minimal to begin with. Those projects frequently end up as built-in wardrobes on an adjacent wall rather than a retrofit, because there is more usable storage to be had from a flat wall than from a shallow original closet.
The right project depends heavily on which part of Etobicoke you are in, so it is worth establishing that before anything else.
No basement or garage means the bedroom closet is the household's entire storage. Full-height design and drawer capacity matter more here than floor area ever will.
1950s and 1960s detached homes have closets sized for a fraction of what a household owns today, and often too shallow for a hanger to sit square.
Kingsway-area bedrooms are large but their original closets are not. A built-in wardrobe on an adjacent wall frequently adds more than reworking the original opening.
Condo boards typically require a booked service elevator and set work hours, which shapes scheduling rather than the design itself.
Red Rose serves every part of Etobicoke. These notes describe the housing stock in each area — what the closets are usually like, and what tends to be worth changing.
Recent condo towers with compact bedroom reach-ins, where the unused height above the rod is the only real storage opportunity.
A mix of waterfront condo buildings and older houses, so closet openings vary considerably from one property to the next.
Substantial postwar detached homes with generous bedrooms and original closets sized for a much smaller wardrobe.
Established detached homes on wide lots, with shallow original closets that rarely match a modern standard depth.
1960s and 1970s family homes where the original closet fit-out has usually never been touched since the build.
Smaller postwar houses and bungalows with minimal original closets, where a built-in wardrobe often adds more than a retrofit.
The workhorse across both halves of Etobicoke. Built to your exact opening up to 130 inches wide and 10 feet tall, so a compact Humber Bay condo closet loses nothing to filler panels and a shallow Alderwood closet is built to its real depth rather than an assumed one.
More common in the Kingsway and Markland Wood houses and in newer townhomes. Where one exists it is usually a rail on two walls — we rebuild it as an L-shaped or U-shaped system with double hanging, long hanging and drawer banks, carried to the ceiling.
Frequently the better answer in postwar south Etobicoke homes. A built-in wardrobe adds a full run of hanging and drawers against a flat wall, and sliding or bi-fold doors keep the floor clear in a condo bedroom where a swing door costs usable space.
Front entries, laundry closets, alcoves and entertainment walls. In a condo this is often where coats, shoes and seasonal items finally get somewhere to live instead of competing for the bedroom closet.
We have not published a photographed project gallery for Etobicoke specifically. Rather than show stock photography or work from somewhere else and imply it was built here, we would rather point you at the real thing: photographed projects from real Ontario homes are on our portfolio and Instagram, and 100 customers across our Ontario service area have reviewed the work on Google.
If you would like to see examples closest to your own home type — a condo reach-in, a townhome primary closet, a full walk-in — ask when you get in touch and we will send relevant photos directly.
Pick your closet type, enter your wall dimensions, choose height and base style, then place the modules you want. It takes a few minutes and nothing is booked.
Your price updates live as you build, itemised by base system, drawers, height and base upgrades, and HST. No waiting for a callback to find out the number.
We review the design with you and confirm the real measurements in your Etobicoke home before anything is cut, so the system fits the opening you actually have.
Your system is cut and built to those measurements in Ontario — sized to your walls rather than assembled from standard cabinet widths.
Our team removes the old shelving, patches the wall, and installs the new system. A single closet is typically a one-day install.
A 3D closet designer that prices your build as you go. You see the layout and the number before you talk to a salesperson, because there isn't one.
Every system is cut to the actual opening in your Etobicoke home — up to 130 inches wide and 10 feet tall — so nothing is lost to filler panels.
We manufacture on our own equipment rather than importing a catalogue product, which is why non-standard widths, depths and ceiling heights are routine rather than surcharges.
Karan and Mehak oversee every project from the first call to the final install. The people who quote your closet are the people who deliver it.
Every Red Rose system carries a 2-year warranty, and because the parts are made here, a replacement is cut on the same equipment as the original.
100 reviews on Google at 5.0 stars, from homeowners across our Ontario service area.
Google does not publish a location for reviewers, so these are reviews from across our Ontario service area rather than Etobicoke specifically.
All I can say is wow. Had a quote on a Friday late night and installed by the next Wednesday. Karan is outstanding — his attention to detail, his professionalism, and the quality of work is second to none. Highly recommend.
Super impressed with Karan and his team! Did quite a bit of research looking for the right company with the right price. Red Rose checked all the boxes. The closet looks absolutely stunning and was done quickly. Would 100% recommend.
Red Rose Custom Closets did a superb job designing and installing my custom closet — it's perfect! I needed to maximize a small space and Karan delivered exactly what I envisioned. Professional, prompt, and the quality is outstanding.
Karan from Red Rose Custom Closets was phenomenal to work with! We had 3 closets made and they are all so beautifully done. His attention to detail, quality of materials, and professionalism are unmatched. We couldn't be happier!
Yes, regularly. Most buildings require a booked service elevator and keep work to set hours, so once your design is approved we agree on a date that fits your building's rules. Everything is cut to size before we arrive, which makes the install a quiet assembly rather than a day of cutting inside your unit.
Yes — shallow closets are exactly where building to measurement matters, because standard-width cabinetry does not fit them cleanly. We build to your measured depth rather than assuming a modern standard. Where the depth genuinely is not there, we will often suggest moving part of the storage to a built-in wardrobe on an adjacent wall instead of forcing everything into the original opening.
Reach-in systems start at $650 for openings up to 49 inches and $750 across the 50 to 96 inch range. L-shaped walk-ins begin at $1,250. Every drawer is $125, and building past the standard 7 feet costs proportionally more. All figures are before 13% HST. Pricing follows the closet's measurements, so a Kingsway walk-in and a Mimico reach-in are priced on size rather than area.
Considerably more, because most of what it currently wastes is height. A single rod and shelf leaves the top two to three feet unusable and puts anything folded above eye level out of reach. Double hanging on one side, a drawer bank below and shelving carried to the ceiling changes what the same opening holds day to day.
Etobicoke is part of the City of Toronto and we work throughout it. Nothing about the project runs differently, and the price comes from the closet itself rather than the neighbourhood.
Build your closet in the online designer and see the full price breakdown — reach-ins from $650 and walk-ins from $1,250, before 13% HST. No appointment needed to get a number.
Prefer to talk? Call Karan at (416) 258-1065