Old Salt service / Homeowners, architects, and interior designers

    Storage shaped around a routine

    A place for what you actually wear.

    Custom closets and fitted wardrobes planned around the room, the clothing, and the way mornings actually unfold.

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    Ottawa / designed, fabricated, and fitted

    A useful distinction

    A useful closet is not a catalogue of accessories. It is a measured response to what needs to hang, fold, hide, remain visible, and stay within reach.

    01 / Take inventory01 / 03

    Start with what the closet has to hold.

    Long garments, shirts, trousers, shoes, folded pieces, bags, jewellery, laundry, and seasonal storage all ask for different dimensions. We use that inventory to give the room a practical hierarchy.

    • Short and long hanging
    • Folded clothing, shoes, and accessories
    • Daily items and seasonal storage
    02 / Protect the room02 / 03

    Capacity should not come at the cost of movement.

    Closet doors, drawers, corners, windows, switches, vents, and walking clearances need to work together. In a walk-in, the space between cabinets matters as much as the cabinets themselves.

    • Door and drawer clearances
    • Reach, circulation, and sightlines
    • Lighting, mirrors, outlets, and ventilation
    03 / Make it feel fitted03 / 03

    The final centimetres make the difference.

    Floors, ceilings, walls, trim, and old houses are rarely perfectly square. We resolve fillers, scribes, end panels, and transitions so the storage feels deliberate rather than inserted.

    • Site dimensions and existing conditions
    • Materials, hardware, and interior finishes
    • Delivery, installation, and final adjustment

    What the work includes

    Walk-in closets, reach-in closets, fitted wardrobes, dressing rooms, and bedroom storage.

    Hanging heights, drawers, shelves, lighting, mirrors, and clearances resolved around real belongings.

    Shop drawings, fabrication, and fitting carried through by one accountable team.

    Before the first conversation

    Questions, answered.

    Do you design both walk-in and reach-in closets?

    Yes. The right approach depends on the room, available depth, door arrangement, and what the storage needs to hold. We can also design fitted wardrobes where there is no existing closet.

    What should we prepare before the first conversation?

    Room dimensions, photographs, and a rough inventory of hanging, folded, shoe, and accessory storage are useful. Inspiration images can help communicate preferences, but the final plan should respond to your room and routine.

    Bring us the room

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