CUSTOM CLOSETS · TORONTO, ON
Custom Closets in Toronto — Walk-Ins, Reach-Ins and Built-Ins
Dream Spaces designs, builds and installs custom closets in Toronto — walk-ins, reach-ins and built-in wardrobes measured to your room rather than cut down from a stock kit. Most Toronto houses were built before fitted storage existed, so we start from the room you actually have. Built at our Barrie workshop, installed by our own crew, usually in a single day.
Serving Toronto — the old city, Etobicoke, North York, East York, York and Scarborough
OUR WORK
Custom Closet Projects for Toronto Homes
Toronto’s storage problems are mostly inherited. A 1920s semi in Riverdale has one shallow closet per bedroom and nothing by the front door. A 1958 Scarborough bungalow has a 24-inch reach-in with a single rod and a dead corner behind the door. A downtown condo has a den that has to be an office, a guest room and a wardrobe at the same time. The projects below are the fix: closet design planned around what you actually own, then built to measure. The same approach covers built-in wall units, laundry rooms and under-stair space — and we build custom kitchen cabinets in Toronto too.
WHY DREAM SPACES
Why Toronto Homeowners Choose Dream Spaces
One-size-fits-all storage fails in Toronto faster than almost anywhere else, because almost nothing here is a standard box. Rooms in the pre-war houses are out of square and the plaster is never quite where the drawing says it is. The post-war bungalows and side-splits change ceiling height and closet opening from one room to the next. The condos are full of columns, bulkheads and angles that no modular kit is cut for. So we measure the room you have, design to it, and build it at our own Barrie workshop — a team of 20, 206 customers across Ontario, and a Homeowners Lifetime Warranty that runs as long as you own the house.
Free In-Home Design Consultation
We come to you. Our designers assess your space and create a solution around how you actually live.
Custom-Built, Not Modular
Every piece is designed for your room. Canadian-made materials, professional build, and a finish that lasts.
Canadian-Owned and Family-Operated
No franchise overhead. Direct relationships, faster decisions, and a team that takes every project personally.
Lifetime Warranty
For as long as you own your home. Quality backed by a warranty that means something.
What Toronto Houses Do to Closets
Three eras of housing, three different storage failures. Almost every Toronto closet we are asked to fix falls into one of them.
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Built before 1940
The semi and the row house
Riverdale, Leslieville, The Junction, Parkdale, Cabbagetown. One shallow closet per bedroom, sometimes none at all, and nothing by the front door. Plaster walls that are not square and not plumb.
What we do: full-height built-in wardrobes scribed to the wall rather than shimmed away from it, and the under-stair void turned into drawers.
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Built 1950–1970
The bungalow and the side-split
Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, East York. A 24-inch reach-in with one rod and one shelf above it, a dead corner behind the door, and a ceiling height that changes between levels.
What we do: double-hang the short clothes, add a drawer bank instead of a dresser, and make the corner reachable.
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Built 1990–today
The condo
Downtown, North York Centre, Humber Bay. The smallest floor areas in the country, columns and bulkheads in the way, and one room expected to be an office, a guest room and a wardrobe.
What we do: go vertical with full-height towers, size drawer interiors to what is actually staying, and add a wall bed where a den has to do two jobs.
What a Closet Needs to Actually Work
The dimensions below are why a fitted closet holds so much more than the one it replaced — and why a stock kit cut to 24-inch increments wastes so much of a Toronto room.
| Element | Dimension | Why that number |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging depth | 24 in. | A shirt on a hanger is about 22 inches across. Below 24 the doors press on the clothes. |
| Short hang (shirts, folded trousers) | 42 in. | Two rods fit in the height most closets give to one, which roughly doubles the hanging. |
| Long hang (dresses, coats) | 66–72 in. | The only section that needs full height. Sizing it to what you own frees the rest. |
| Walk-in, minimum | 5 ft × 5 ft | Hanging on two sides with enough floor left to turn around in. |
| Walk-in with a walkway | 6 ft 6 in. | Two full-depth runs facing each other and a path between them. |
| Drawer bank | 18–30 in. | Wider than 30 inches and a drawer front starts to sag over the years. |
| Shoe shelving | 12 in. deep | Angled and spaced 7 to 8 inches apart, which takes a size 12 without wasting a row. |
Boxes are three-quarter-inch with metal drawer boxes, and undermount soft-close runners are standard on everything we build — DTC hardware, with Blum available as an upgrade. Fronts and panels are Tafisa, made in Quebec, along with Cleaf, TFL Lifestyle and Finsa.
What Our Closets Actually Cost
Most closet companies publish a bracket. These are the real invoiced prices of finished Dream Spaces projects, so you can see the shape of the range before anyone visits.
| Project | Installed price |
|---|---|
| Window bench | $2,000 |
| Basic built-in | $2,500 |
| Four-section reach-in closet | $4,191 |
| Narrow walk-in closet | $4,800 |
| Mudroom plus reach-in closet | $7,500 |
| Multi-use room | $8,400 |
| Basement walk-in closet | $9,276 |
| Murphy bed, twin | $13,326 |
| Multipurpose walk-in closet | $17,699 |
Real Dream Spaces installations across Ontario — not estimates and not brackets. They are not Toronto jobs, and yours will land somewhere of its own depending on room size, how much of it gets fitted and the finish level. We quote from a measured design.
SERVICES
Custom Storage Solutions in Toronto
Every Toronto home hides its storage somewhere different — under the stairs, over the door, in the six inches beside a chimney breast. Dream Spaces designs custom closets and built-in storage around the room you have rather than the room a catalogue assumes.
HOW IT WORKS
Our Process
Consultation, design, build, installation — your Toronto closet stays with one Dream Spaces team from the first measure to the last adjustment. In condos we work to the building’s rules: service elevator booked, certificate of insurance filed, corridors protected, delivery inside the window the property manager gives us.
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Consultation
We start with a relaxed conversation, either in your home or over a video call. We’ll walk through your space together, talk about what’s working (and what isn’t), and get a clear sense of your routine.
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Custom Design
Next, we design your space around you. You’ll get a rendering of your custom closet or built-in solution, always tailored to your layout, your storage needs, and your style.
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Professional Installation
Our team handles the full installation from start to finish. We show up on time, protect your space, and get to work, working efficiently so most installations are completed in a single day.
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Enjoy Your New Space
We’ll walk through everything together to make sure it’s exactly how you want it.
TRUSTED BY ONTARIO HOMEOWNERS
FAQ
Closet Questions in Toronto, Answered
Do you install custom closets in Toronto?
Yes — across the old city, Etobicoke, North York, East York, York and Scarborough. Every closet is designed and built at our Barrie workshop on Saunders Road and installed by our own crew, not subcontractors. Design consultations happen in your home, or over video if that is easier.
What if my Toronto bedroom has no closet at all?
Common in houses built before about 1940, and it is a build rather than a retrofit. A built-in wardrobe against the end wall needs about 24 inches of depth to hang clothes properly and can run floor to ceiling, which is usually more storage than the closet the room never had. Where there is no wall to give up, the under-stair void and the space above the door are the next two places we look.
Can you fit a walk-in closet into a Toronto semi or row house?
Often, yes — usually by converting the smallest bedroom or borrowing from an oversized one. A walk-in needs roughly 5 feet by 5 feet to hang on two sides with room to turn, and about 6 feet 6 inches across if you want a walkway between two full-depth runs. Below that you have a reach-in with a door you walk through, which is a worse use of the floor. We will tell you which one your room actually is.
How much does a custom closet cost in Toronto?
Room size, how much of it gets fitted and the finish level set the price. Real Dream Spaces projects have run from about $2,500 for a basic built-in and $4,191 for a four-section reach-in, up to $9,276 for a basement walk-in and $17,699 for a multipurpose walk-in. We quote from a measured design rather than a bracket, so the number you get is for your closet — see custom closet design for what moves it.
Do you work in Toronto condos and apartments?
Yes, with the building’s rules built into the schedule: service elevator booked, certificate of insurance filed, corridors protected, and the delivery inside the window the property manager gives us. Condo storage is a vertical problem — full-height towers, drawer interiors sized to what you are actually keeping, and a wall bed where a den has to be a guest room too.
Start Your Custom Closet Project in Toronto
Call 705-315-9169 or book a free design consultation below — a designer comes to your Toronto home, measures the room and shows you what it could hold. There is no showroom trip to schedule; we bring the showroom to you.
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