Room space optimizations in Toronto?

Jason Garfield
by Jason Garfield
I have bought in many household stuff and my bedroom has become crowded for ever. I plan to dispose the useless things and make more space for my bedroom. I plan to discuss the situation with an interior designer. That’s when I came to know about custom built wall units. I found their website quite impressive but don’t know much about them. Do you know good are their services? are they really pricey?
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  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Oct 12, 2015
    Instead of hiring some one why not try researching the organization units from Closet Maid.
  • Z Z on Oct 12, 2015
    I would suggest checking out your local IKEA stores for their awesome closet systems. They are reasonable and well thought out for space planning. Here's a link you might want to check out. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/bedroom_storage/
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    • Z Z on Oct 19, 2015
      Hester, we have to drive three hours to the nearest IKEA. It's a shame they will only build them in extremely populated areas.
  • Darla Darla on Oct 13, 2015
    It's not hard to make "built-ins" from cabinets or dressers and plywood that you have cut at the store. You can probably get used cabinets or dressers from Freecycle or ReStore for low cost or even free.
  • B. Enne B. Enne on Oct 13, 2015
    Check this Canadian Ikea planning page: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/rooms_ideas/splashplanners.html Ikea staff are really helpful when it comes to storage issues. They really optimize vertical space, and the systems don't need to look like closet units. You can spend as little or as much as you want, and add to them bit by bit. Since most of the Ikea stores in Canada are in the GTA, you should have no problem finding one close to you. I had a closet designer come in, and the price was ridiculously high for laminate, that was thinner than what Ikea had. They also told me that 1 foot of leftover space I had was useless. At Ikea, they had numerous suggestions for the those 12 inches. They gave me many scenarios from which to choose, and it was so much cheaper in the long run. You can even use kitchen upper cabinets as storage benches, and use drawers for bed bases. Good luck!
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    • Z Z on Oct 13, 2015
      @B. Enne, that would be disappointing. Especially the price difference.
  • Hester Ferrezuelo Hester Ferrezuelo on Oct 19, 2015
    Besides all the other advice always remember, less is more.