Walk-in closets in Etobicoke
In Kingsway and Humber Valley houses a walk-in is created rather than fitted — those rooms were not built with one, so the plan starts from the bedroom, not the closet.
How we build them
City of Toronto
Custom closets in Etobicoke
Pre-war houses that were built with almost no closets, and lakeshore towers that were built with exactly one.
Overview
Houses built before closets were standard
The Kingsway, Humber Valley and Old Mill were built from the 1920s to the 1950s, when a bedroom was expected to hold a wardrobe rather than contain one. Primary bedrooms in those houses often have a thirty-inch closet, or none at all, and the honest answer is usually not to enlarge it. It is to build a wardrobe into the room — full height, flush with the wall, trimmed to match what is already there so it reads as part of the house rather than as a unit standing against it.
The lakeshore is the opposite problem. Mimico, New Toronto and the Humber Bay Shores towers have one closet per bedroom, narrow, often on an angled wall, with no room for a door to swing. Bypass and bifold doors do most of the work here, and the planning is about depth: at twenty-two inches a unit reads as part of the wall, at twenty-four it starts to close the room in.
Rexdale, Richview, Markland Wood and Eringate fill in between — post-war bungalows and 1960s side-splits with the same small original closets as the rest of the city's suburbs, and enough ceiling height in the upper levels to double the hanging without touching a wall.
Recent work
Closets and wardrobes we have built in Etobicoke
Six we built in Etobicoke — three walk-ins, two reach-ins opened up around drawer towers, and a wardrobe run to the ceiling behind panelled doors.
Typical briefs
The four jobs we are asked for most in Etobicoke
- A wardrobe where there is no closet
- The signature Etobicoke job. A full-height run built into the bedroom wall, doors and trim matched to the house, and a top box that carries the unit to the ceiling so there is no dust ledge and no gap. From the room it reads as joinery, not as a box.
- Bypass doors in a narrow condo
- Where a swing door would hit the bed. Two or three panels running on a top track, mirrored if the room needs the light, with the interior planned so the half you cannot see at any moment is the half you need least often.
- Matching a 1930s room
- Baseboard, casing and picture rail in these houses are worth working with. We take the profile at the design visit and return the unit with trim that meets the existing run properly rather than dying into it.
- The side-split upper level
- Richview and Markland Wood houses have the height. Hanging goes to two levels, the shelf above goes to the ceiling, and the seasonal things come out of the basement and back into the bedroom where they belong.
Closet types
Closet types we build in Etobicoke
Reach-in closets in Etobicoke
Richview, Markland Wood and the Rexdale bungalows: the standard post-war opening, with four feet of recoverable height sitting above a single rail.
How we build themBuilt-in wardrobes in Etobicoke
The signature Etobicoke job. A full-height wardrobe built into a pre-war bedroom and trimmed to the room's own profile, so it reads as part of the house.
How we build themSliding closet doors in Etobicoke
Humber Bay and Mimico condos with angled walls and nowhere for a door to swing. Bypass panels, and a layout planned around what each panel hides.
How we build themNeighbourhoods
Where we work in Etobicoke
- The Kingsway
- Humber Valley
- Mimico
- New Toronto
- Humber Bay Shores
- Islington-City Centre
- Markland Wood
- Richview
- Rexdale
- Eringate
- Alderwood
- Long Branch
Getting to you
How an Etobicoke project runs
Plaster, and walls that move
Ninety-year-old walls are never flat. Units are scribed to them on install day, and where a wall bows badly the run is broken into sections so the doors still line up across the front.
Lakeshore buildings
Humber Bay and Mimico towers all want a certificate of insurance and a booked service elevator. We file both, and design the unit in pieces that fit the lift.
Narrow driveways
Kingsway and Old Mill driveways are tight and often shared. The crew brings what it needs in one trip and parks where you tell them to.
Questions
Etobicoke questions, answered
A built-in wardrobe along one wall is the usual answer, and in a house of that age it is normally better than framing a new closet: you lose less floor, you gain full height, and it can be trimmed to match the room so it looks original. Your designer will show you both on the drawing.
Yes. We take the baseboard and casing profile at the design visit and finish the unit to meet them. Paint-grade matched to your wall colour is the most common choice in these houses because it disappears into the room.
Not meaningfully, and in a narrow room they are usually the better design regardless of price. The trade is that you can only ever see half the closet at once, so the layout behind them matters more.
Constantly. We handle the certificate of insurance and the elevator booking with the property manager, and plan the unit so every piece fits the service lift.
Other rooms
Other rooms we build in Etobicoke
Master bedrooms & dressing roomsWalk-in closets
Bedrooms, hallways, condosReach-in closets
Rooms with no closet at allBuilt-ins & wardrobes
Built for Canadian wintersGarage storage
Reviews
What our clients say
Rated 5.0 on Google
- Didar ParharAugust 2026Very happy with the work done by the team. Very responsive from the initial call, fair and reasonable quote, and happy with the end result. Highly recommend
- Khachig MinassianAugust 2026Really happy with how our walk-in closet turned out. Closet Form did a great job with the design and installation. They made good use of the space, and everything looks clean, simple, and well organized. The whole process was smooth, and the team was professional and easy to work with. We're very happy with the final result and would definitely recommend Closet Form to anyone looking for a custom closet.
- Hadi AL HaddadJuly 2026Closet form one of the best closet company in GTA they are very professional, very honest, reasonable price, very punctual. I highly recommend them for all your closet needs. Thx guys for taking care about my business
- K. VijayJune 2026I can't recommend this team enough. Marco handled the design and communication quickly and professionally, and then Daniel came in with great attention to detail and made sure everything met my expectations. These two are reliable, easy to work with, and very reasonably priced. I actually insisted on writing this review—it wasn't even requested. I'm beyond happy with the quality of the work and the price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
- Misbaah BhattiJune 2026I just had 6 rooms in my house done by closetform and they did an amazing job! Everyone was super punctual, and professional. They had great communication and I love how everything turned out. They took into consideration any changes I wanted and were very thorough with planning. I would recommend this team.
Next step
Free design visit in Etobicoke.
Thirty to forty-five minutes, laser measurements, a 3D design and an itemized price. No deposit, no obligation.
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