In Toronto the closet is usually the only storage there is. We design reach-ins and built-in wardrobes that use every inch of height — priced online before anyone comes to your unit.
Toronto is the hardest storage problem we work on, and it comes in two distinct forms. The first is the condo: a unit with no basement, no garage and no spare room, where one bedroom reach-in has to carry a whole household's clothing, luggage, linens and off-season coats. The floor area is fixed and nobody is adding to it, which makes the vertical space above the single hanging rod the only real opportunity — and in most units that is two to three feet doing nothing.
The second is the century home. Victorian and Edwardian houses across the Annex, Leslieville, Riverdale, the Danforth and the west end were built before built-in closets were standard, because people owned wardrobes instead. Many of those bedrooms still have either no closet or a shallow afterthought carved out of a corner. The ceilings, though, are high — often nine feet or more — and the walls are long. That combination is exactly what a built-in wardrobe is for.
Both situations reward the same discipline: build to the actual measurement, and go all the way up. A system cut to your opening rather than assembled from standard cabinet widths loses nothing to filler panels, which matters far more in a 46-inch condo closet than in a suburban walk-in. And carrying storage to the ceiling turns the least usable part of a small Toronto home into the part that holds everything you only need twice a year.
Almost every project here comes down to one of these, and which one you have determines whether the answer is inside the closet or on the wall beside it.
No basement, no garage, no spare room. A single reach-in carries everything, so full-height design and drawer capacity matter more here than anywhere else we work.
Victorian and Edwardian houses were built when a wardrobe was furniture. A built-in wardrobe against a flat wall is often the only way to add real hanging storage.
In a 46-inch condo opening, three inches lost to filler panels is a real fraction of the storage. Building to the measured width rather than a stock size recovers it.
Most condo boards require a booked service elevator and set work hours. Cutting the system to size before arriving turns installation into a quiet assembly.
Red Rose serves every part of Toronto. These notes describe the housing stock in each area — what the closets are usually like, and what tends to be worth changing.
Dense condo stock with compact bedroom reach-ins, where the space above the single hanging rod is the only real opportunity.
High-rise units with minimal built-in storage and no basement or garage, so the bedroom closet carries the whole household.
Century homes with high ceilings, long walls and bedrooms that were built without closets at all.
Victorian and Edwardian semis where original closets, if they exist, are shallow corners rather than usable storage.
Older east-end houses with generous room heights and shallow, non-standard closet openings that need individual measuring.
A mix of condo towers and older low-rise apartments and houses, so openings vary widely from one building to the next.
The core Toronto project. Built to your exact opening — up to 130 inches wide and up to 10 feet tall — so nothing disappears into filler panels or an unreachable top shelf. Double hanging on one side, drawers below, and shelving carried all the way to the ceiling.
The answer for century homes and bedrooms with no closet at all. A built-in wardrobe adds a full run of hanging, shelving and drawers against a flat wall, built around radiators, baseboards and picture rails. Sliding and bi-fold doors keep the floor clear where a swing door would collide with the bed.
Less common downtown but standard in the larger houses and newer townhomes. Where there is a walk-in, it is usually one rail on two walls — we rebuild it as an L-shaped or U-shaped system using the full height, with hanging split by garment length.
Front hall and entry storage, laundry closets, alcoves and under-stair spaces. In a small Toronto home these are the awkward gaps that stock cabinetry never fits and that make the biggest difference once they are used properly.
We have not published a photographed project gallery for Toronto 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 Toronto 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 Toronto 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 Toronto 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 — condo units are a large part of the work we do here. Most buildings require a booked service elevator and set work hours, so once your design is approved we agree on an installation date that fits your building's rules. Everything is cut to size before we arrive, so what happens in the unit is assembly rather than a day of sawing.
Small closets gain the most proportionally, which is the opposite of what people expect. A standard condo reach-in with one rod and one shelf wastes the top two to three feet entirely, and anything folded above eye level is effectively out of reach. Splitting the same opening into double hanging, drawers below and shelving to the ceiling changes how much of it you can genuinely use.
This is common in Toronto's century homes, and the answer is a built-in wardrobe — a full-height unit with hanging, shelving and drawers built against a flat wall and finished to suit the room. It adds real storage without moving walls or reframing, and it can be designed around radiators, baseboards, picture rails and out-of-square walls rather than fighting them.
Reach-in systems start at $650 for openings up to 49 inches, which covers a lot of condo bedroom closets, and $750 across the 50 to 96 inch range. L-shaped walk-ins start at $1,250. Drawers cost $125 each and a taller build adds in proportion to the height. All figures are before 13% HST, and you can build your exact closet in the online designer to see the full breakdown first.
Yes, and it is the reason to build custom rather than buy a kit. Older Toronto houses have settled framing, plaster over lath and walls that are not square, so a system sized in standard increments gaps at one end and binds at the other. We measure the real opening, including where it is wider at the top than the bottom, and build to that.
The whole city, including Etobicoke, Scarborough, North York and the downtown core. Red Rose serves Ontario, and pricing is based on your closet rather than your postal code — though for a condo it is worth mentioning your building when you get in touch so we can plan around the elevator booking.
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