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California Closets of the Texas Hill Country makes it their goal to set a high standard of customer service and attention to detail that is unsurpassed by anyone. Serving Austin, San Antonio, the surrounding hill country, and through the Texas-Mexico border, they guarantee their products and workmanship for as long as anyone owns their home. 

"Our systems will always meet and adapt to your changing storage needs, which works well for anyone hoping to add value to their home. Also, unlike most of our competitors, we offer a more substantial product in look and use that is a 100% true custom design and fit to specific spaces," said Tarra Conte, business coordinator, California Closets.

Additionally, they are a one-stop shop with an all-inclusive price: they design, they fabricate, they install and they guarantee. Competitors usually offer do-it-yourself products that you pick up in the store and install yourself or charge an additional fee for out-sourced contractors to install the system for you. When you work with California Closets, you’ll work with a California Closets designer and a California Closets installer; everyone on their team is highly trained in our services and products, exclusively.

Just a few key components that cause their products to stand out amongst the rest:

- They hang entire systems from a rail and use adjustable brackets to accommodate uneven floors and irregularities in wall surfaces.

- Extra large shelf connecters utilize more of the shelf to ensure a strong hold.

- Their drawers are equipped with 100 pound full-extension, silent, under-mounted drawer glides that are not visible when you pull the drawer open.

- Their exclusive boxes are constructed of birch, uniformly finished on both sides. The lighter weight of the wood minimizes wear and tear out the drawer hardware.  -

- All of their doors are mounted on soft-close hinges, a standard for them that is an upgrade elsewhere.

- Toe kicks are fixed under the bottom shelf keep it secure between partitions with no visible hardware, while others screw these in from the top of the bottom shelf.

A few of their projects:

Photo by Allison Cartwright, Twist Tours

Master Closet Remodel – Comfort, TX

This master closet was designed in our exclusive, Italian-inspired Milano Grey Lago color. Features include angled shoe shelves with fences, slide out hampers, bar pull hardware, banded square doors, and ample hanging space. 

 Photo credit: Allison Cartwright, Twist Tours

W Residence – Austin, TX

In conjunction with building all of the master closet storage systems for the W Residence condo project in downtown Austin, we designed, locally fabricated and installed custom storage systems for the auxiliary closets, pantry, den, and office which included this wall bed / desk combo. This particular system includes the wall bed in an Umbrian Oak finish from our exclusive Lago collection and is accented with a beautiful Italian glass. It is a fantastic space that is both stunning, highly functional, and very versatile. It has already sold!

Photo credit: Rick Garza, Bright & Early Productions

Vidorra Condominums Master Closet – San Antonio, TX

We recently completed closets, library, home office, and a pantry in a showcase unit at the Vidorra Condominiums in downtown San Antonio. This Roman Walnut master closet features clear glass door inserts, banded square door and drawer fronts, ample shelving and hanging storage, slated shoe shelves and fences, slide-out chrome baskets, and slide-out hampers. 

Photo credit: Rick Garza, Bright & Early Productions

Vidorra Condominiums Library – San Antonio, TX

We recently completed closets, library, home office, and a pantry in a showcase unit at the Vidorra Condominiums in downtown San Antonio. This cognac library unit features clear glass door inserts, raised panel door fronts, ample shelving, crown molding, and oil-rubbed bronze knobs. 

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