Toronto Kitchen Contractor

Toronto kitchen contractors who can both accommodate the design & build of your new kitchen along with the necessary renovation services and experience to build out your kitchen properly to avoid any costly change orders that may come up along the way is the best consideration a home owner can make when deciding on how to proceed to renovate their kitchen and/or home.

Toronto Custom Concepts often sees our kitchen clients try and go a cheaper approach on selecting a kitchen contractor only to find out the hard way that cheap sometimes is MORE costly in the end than taking into account all factors from the beginning.

Toronto Kitchen Contractors

Think of this when you are evaluating kitchen contractors...make sure you ask very specific questions about previous projects where they have encounter some issues and challenges and ask how they addressed them.  Ask about situations around working with existing mechanicals such as plumbing, electrical or structural issues and how they addressed those issues.   Many kitchen contractors low-ball an estimate just to get a job but they have alternative intentions by 'change-ordering' their clients down the road, so ensure you ask about their change-order process.   Also ask if your kitchen contractor offers a fixed bid estimate opition with a percentage allocated for overage to limit your cost exposure and risk.   If a kitchen contractor can not properly estimate a job within 10% then that puts you at much more risk for project challenges (all things considered aside from unforeseen issues that come up out of the contractor's control).

Toronto Custom Concepts works with you by clearly communicating to you various design considerations and potential issues that may arise in advance to set the right expectations.   We will even help to provide you with a list of considerations to ask any kitchen contractor to make sure your kitchen renovation project will be a success!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

As we wrap up another great year at Toronto Custom Concepts, we wanted to wish all of our family, friends, employees, partners, vendors, designers, trades and customers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Toronto Staircase Companies

TCC partners with the top Toronto staircase companies when it comes to entire home renovation projects that require new staircases to be installed in where we have removed the old staircase.  We have completed many renovation projects in which we have both opened up a main floor for a new staircase and we have also closed up a main floor opening with the installation of a new staircase.  

We can either do the new staircase installation ourselves or we also partner with a select group of partners who specialize in staircase wrought iron fabrication for pure custom one-off designs.  

Toronto Staircases

Toronto Staircase Companies

Here are some pictures of a staircase renovation project that we completed for our client as part of an entire home renovation project.   Hope you enjoy these pictures of our Toronto staircases!

Toronto Staircase Renovation

Backsplash Tiles

We are super pumped about getting these stunning new backsplash tiles.   They are a marble mosaic backsplash laid out in a vivid diamond pattern.   Since we love these ones so much, we bought some for ourselves :)

We will be installing these in our Oakville showroom.
Come by and take a look!

Oakville Backsplash Tiles

Toronto Wall Removal

This Toronto wall removal project included an entire first floor of a 2 storey having all of its interior walls being removed.    As you can imagine, many of the internal walls were load bearing, so we had to work with our engineer on the new drawings and the City for the permits/inspections.   The net result of opening up the entire 1st floor outside of upgrading the staircase, was to incorporate 3 massive I-Beams, multiple LVLs and some steel posts in which we were able to nicely conceal.

For more information about Toronto CC load bearing wall removal projects, please make sure you click here for more information about it on our website.

Toronto Wall Removal

Oakville Custom Furniture

Our Oakville custom furniture collection has seen this beautiful addition added to it.   This custom one-of-a-kind live edge walnut hutch has perfectly mitred corners.    The live edge profile runs down both sides of the furniture unit in a stunning waterfall design that allow continuity from all angles of the piece.    The wood is offset with white glass pull-out drawers and cabinet doors.   The glass shelves are frameless for a very contemporary look.   Talk to us about your next custom furniture project or just stop by our Oakville showroom to discuss your custom furniture idea.

Oakville Custom Furniture

Oakville Bathroom Showrooms

Oakville bathroom showrooms often are very similiar in nature...For example, many bathroom showrooms will show you only examples of bathroom products like vanities, sinks, countertops, faucets, showers and freestanding tubs to name a few, but only some companies can discuss both bathroom products AND more importantly discuss how those products will work together and be installed correctly and appear aesthetically pleasing in your bathroom.  

Many home-owners spend quite a bit of money at a showroom only to be disappointed by the final result since the showroom only sells bathroom product but they do NOT do the actual renovation work.   Yes they can refer you to a pool of contractors, but we have often gone in after an inexperienced contractor has done a poor job properly renovating a bathroom independent of the price tag paid for quality bathroom fixtures and cabinetry.  

If you are looking to invest in a bathroom renovation project and you want to ensure that the quality of the bathroom products you have selected look amazing in your home, then come by our Oakville bathroom showroom on Speers Road and consult with one of our renovation experts.  

Oakville Bathroom Showroom

Ask us about the top 5 bathroom renovation mistakes that we have seen other contractors trip on over the years, to better understand how we approach every single successful bathroom renovation that we have completed in Oakville and across the GTA.  We have a wide selection of samples to see at our showroom, so give us a call or just drop in....

You can also check out our 60 bathroom renovations in 60 secs video on Youtube by clicking here to see some examples of our bathroom renovation work!

Custom Wood Mantels Toronto

Custom wood mantels by Toronto Custom Concepts can provide your home a contemporary touch to a fireplaces via these unique mantels and shelves.   Below is a picture that showcases one of our custom projects with these custom shelves.  As you can see the traditional front of the fireplace is enclaved with natural stone pieces in a random pattern.   The addition of the 4 custom wood mantels and shelves provide a nice contrast to the random stone pattern.   Also the dark stain of the wood shelves also offsets the lighter tone of the stones.   The added element of embedded LED lighting provides a beautiful accent lighting effect to the stone, especially in the evening where the fireplace is the focal point in the room when the LEDs are turned on.   Hope you like these custom wood mantels !

Custom Wood Mantels Toronto

Toronto Spice Racks

Kitchen spice racks installed by Toronto Custom Concepts can enhance the total organizational space available in your kitchen by tucking away your spice racks out of sight, but having them conveniently available when needed since they are located immediately besides your stove/oven.

These spice racks are very convenient and they come with adjustable sliders to secure your spices from falling over when opening your spice drawer.  These spice racks also come in various heights and they have a front cabinetry panel to match the rest of your kitchen cabinets.

Here are two examples of recent kitchen spice racks that Toronto Custom Concepts has designed and installed for some of our clients.

Toronto Kitchen Spice Rack

Toronto Spice Racks

Oakville Bathroom Renovators

Our Oakville bathroom renovators team for Toronto Custom Concepts can come up with the perfect layout for your bathroom renovation.   Our team of designers and renovators can help design a functional space and help you to select top quality finishes that work with your budget.   

You have a wide selection of vanities, cabinetry styles, finishes, colours to pick from, along with a huge selection of stone countertops to pick from such as quartz, granite, quartzite, marble, soapstone just to name a few.   You can pick from the top names in the countertop business like Cambria and Caesarstone to match up to your design tastes and preferences.   Below is another example of a recent bathroom we completed with a lovely white vanity and stunning quartz countertops.   Think of TCC when you are looking for a knowledgable Oakville bathroom renovator with experience

Oakville Bathroom Renovator

Toronto Load Bearing Wall Removal

This TorontoCC load bearing wall removal project west of Toronto is a great project where our client wanted to renovate their entire 2 storey home and take a traditional 30 year old home and then convert the main floor to a more contemporary open concept home lay out.   As you can see in this phase of the load bearing wall removal project, we built up a series of temporary walls to support the load of the second floor.   We brought in our engineering company that we partner to size up what was required to support the load.  Once they crunched all of the numbers and gave us the specs, we had 3 custom I-Beams cut to size and then installed to able to safely remove the interior walls of the home and to meet all of the appropriate city codes and inspections.  

Toronto Load Bearing Wall Removal

Stay tuned for future updates on the project once we have removed all of the remaining walls as we will do another update on the how the actual interior renovation project is coming along shortly.

Oakville Bathroom Shower Renovation

We finished this bathroom shower renovation in Oakville last month and we were very pleased with the final product.    As you can see this corner glass shower has an angled seated bench cut out of black quartz.   The back left wall leverages our wavy tile pattern and on the right side are traditional white porcelain tiles.   The shower fixtures include a lovely rain-head shower faucet with wall mounted shower fixtures.  

Oakville Bathroom Shower Renovation

The shower floor tiles are a vivid purple marble to give the shower some splash of colour.   We used black marble jams to surround the shower and to run up the side half wall. We also designed the glass shower door on a 45 degree angle to run parallel to the edge of the shower seat...Hope you like it

Toronto Fridge Panels

Fridge panels by Toronto Custom Concepts add an elegant and stylish impact to your kitchen renovation project.   When properly planned out they provide gorgeous continuity of your cabinetry through-out both your kitchen and appliances.

Toronto Dishwasher Panels

Fridge panels not only complement your surrounding kitchen cabinetry but they are also less problematic with the appearance of minor knicks and scratches versus traditional stainless steel fridges that are considered tarnished if they get a tiny scratch which usually stands out like a sore thumb and also have a high repair cost to fix.  These appliance panels work with a variety of different appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, wine fridges to name a few.

Toronto Fridge Panels

Toronto Custom Concepts has a wide variety of fridge panels to choose from.   So if your preference is to have a kitchen style that is more traditional, contemporary, modern or rustic, we can showcase a wide range of product styles, colours and finishes to choose from to work with the compatible appliances in which you are thinking about purchasing.

Let us know if you want to see our work showcasing our designs and installations of fridge panels in the greater Toronto area!

Kitchen Drawers Inserts

These Toronto Custom Concepts kitchen drawer inserts provide a great deal of design and functionality to your kitchen upgrade project...The matching wood inserts fit perfectly into your TCC kitchen drawers and they offer ample spacing for your kitchen utensils such as cutlery compartments for your knives, forks and spoons.   There is another insert with a dedicated compartment for your specialized and oversized knives that fit right into a wood block that will store your knives safely while helping to free up valuable countertop space.

Toronto Kitchen Drawer Inserts

Toronto Kitchen Cutlery Inserts

Kitchen Drawer Inserts

Toronto Millwork Fireplace

Our Toronto Custom Concepts team did a great job on the millwork for our client's home renovation project. This fireplace project showcases a more contemporary look around the fireplace flanked on both sides with our upgraded millwork.  We boxed out both side sections and added some baseboard trim at the bottom to match the baseboard profile in the room.   We also installed the millwork along the top section of the fireplace for our client's future artwork.   We also upgraded the marble surround and the matching marble hearth to give it a brand new fresh look.

Toronto Millwork Fireplace

Burlington Pergola Renovation

This Burlington pergola renovation was designed and built by Toronto Custom Concepts.   It provides a great covered area for those sunny days, and it also has flexible shutters that can angle out the exact amount of sunlight that you want to come in when you are outdoor entertaining.

The flooring is a hardwood looking paver to get that indoor look outside.   The floor is outlaid in a herringbone pattern.

Hope you like this backyard retreat!

Burlington Pergola Renovation

Toronto Barn Board Doors

Toronto barn door design varies from the traditional style and design to the more contemporary... This recent project completed by Toronto Custom Concepts includes a bit of both.   We took a contemporary office design and gave it a touch of a rustic feel with the addition of this rustic barn board sliding door.   The heavy gauge sliding hardware allowed us to suspend a large barn board door with a two inch thick wood border.   The barn board was an original from a 100+ year old barn north of Shelburne Ontario.   Let us know you opinion on this contrast of two design styles coming together as one!

Toronto Barn Board Doors

Burlington Laundry Room Reno

This Burlington laundry room reno was part of an entire home renovation which include our client's entire main floor renovation including new flooring, staircase, kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room.   The laundry room is a great design that is both functional and well laid out.   Firstly, our clients wanted a seated area that their two children could be seated to put on & take off shoes and boots easily while sitting down.   The right side of the mud room included a stacked washer and dryer with built-in cabinetry around and above the washer and dryer to make the most efficient use of the laundry room space.   Let us know what you think!

Burlington Laundry Room Reno

Burlington Kitchen Condo Reno

This Burlington kitchen condo renovation on the corner of Lakeshore and Elizabeth in the downtown core was a terrific renovation for a fantastic client.   The scope of the project was an entire 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom renovation which include a new Torlys flooring thruout, a new white shaker with kitchen with Caesarstone quartz countertops and breakfast island, along with marble backsplash, and lovely stainless steel appliances.

Here is the product line-up for this renovation:

Kitchen Quartz:  Caesarstone Classico Atlantic  Salt # 6270

Laminate:  Torlys Marquee Grenada (Island Collection EE-I-6653)

Hope you like the renovation as much as we did completing it!

Burlington Kitchen Condo

Toronto Custom Kitchen Benches

These custom built benches are a perfect addition for our client's kitchen eating area.  The new cabinets are the same style and colour as their new kitchen cabinetry to have a consistent look and feel across the kitchen.

Toronto Bench Seating 

 The bench seating area has built-in slide drawers for additional storage for the kids toys or for other kitchen supplies.   You can also see on this second picture that we reworked the HVAC vent to reroute the vent thru the series of holes and out thru the cabinetry... Hope you like it.

Herringbone Backsplash

This recent kitchen renovation project included this sharp porcelain tile backsplash laid out in a herringbone pattern.   The tiles provides great contrast to the white kitchen cabinetry and the quartz countertops.

Herringbone Backsplash by TorontoCC

Kitchen Renovation Project

This kitchen renovation project just wrapped up in Burlington this week, and our clients were pleased with the end results.    The project called for opening up the wall between the kitchen and the family room.   Once the wall was removed, we built out a great kitchen with white shaker style cabinetry and with Caeserstone quartz countertops.  Hope you like the end result.

Burlington Kitchen Companies

Toronto Bathroom Contractor

When evaluating Toronto bathroom contractors one should always consider a variety of factors.  

Toronto Bathroom Contractor

1) Is the bathroom contractor experienced....It is amazing how many times we have been called in after cheaper initial 'contractor' was hired then fired.    Many of these kinds of contractors exist out there....unfortunately there are probably more of those types of contractors out there than the good ones...  
Just Google the words 'renovation horror stories','crooked contractors', 'contractor scams' and see the pages and pages of nightmare renovators that come up.

2)  Is the contractor licensed, insured, and does he have WSIB for his workers/sub-contractors.

3) Is the contractor willing to give you a detailed estimate of the scope of work that he is contractually obligated to provide to you.   Many contractors give napkin based or swiss-cheese estimates with a lot of holes in it with respect to detailed scoped.  The risk is on the consumer to ask and have the contractor document what is in project scope.

4)  References....Testimonials....Pictures/Videos...Customer Site Walk-thrus.... Ensure that the contractor you are considering really did the work he claims they did.   As you interview your potential future renovator, double check their work by asking the street address of their customers for any of the pictures they provided to you.   If they forgot their client names and addresses, that would be a BIG RED FLAG

5)  Does the contractor offer reasonable payment terms based on project deliverables being completed.   If they want a large chunk of money upfront then I would re-consider.

Give us a call if you would like to discuss any of these considerations....

Mens Bathroom Idea by TorontoCC

This contemporary mens bathroom idea was a renovation completed by TorontoCC.

This custom vanity has a one piece glass countertop with integrated sink basin.
The faucet is from GRAFF, and it is one of their Ametis series reflected via its smooth wave design.

Toronto Bathroom Idea

The bathroom is finished off with a square illuminated wall mirror offsetting the rich stripped wallpaper.  The floors are stunning marble mosaics with a hexagon pattern and black marble surround running the borders of the room.  Hope you like our design!

Mens Bathroom Idea Toronto

Wall Unit Renovation by Toronto Custom Concepts

This TCC wall unit renovation for one of our repeat clients in the Lakeshore area of Etobicoke was another great project whereby we did a remodel of their existing fireplace on their main floor to provide a new stone facade and also to provide additional storage via new built-in wall units on each side of the fireplace and TV.

Toronto Wall Unit Renovation

The lower wall unit cabinets were built with a white shaker door style highlighted with a black mesh insert for hiding away electronic components and the TV receiver.

The stone refacing highlights natural orange and beige undertones and it matches well with the espresso coloured sliding ladder that runs laterally beside the wall unit.

The shades of grey in the stonework are brought out by the black TV.

Hope you like this renovation by Toronto Custom Concepts....

New Cabinet Styles at TorontoCC

We are showcasing some of our new cabinet styles available in our TorontoCC Oakville showroom.

Here is a sneak peak of some of our newest offerings.

Toronto Cabinet Door Maker

We have cabinet doors available that are made from maple, cherrywood, poplar, painted mdf to name a few.  Our selections come in a variety of styles, colours, materials and finishes.   The sky is the limit.

Toronto Man Cave Basement

This basement renovation by TorontoCC was focused on building out a man cave games room area. This project included the rec room with flat screen TV, signed sports memorabilia and pool table.

Toronto Man Cave

So we built out the man cave basement with a design layout that would accommodate a large open area for a pool/snooker table.   A couple of important elements need to be considered when it comes to building out a pool table area.   One is the size of the table...pool tables vary in size and some snooker tables are very large.   For this particular client they selected a 4 x 8 table which is a standard size.   Now one must also consider a 4 foot open area surrounding the pool table on all sides to account for the necessary room for shooting with the pool cue.   Smaller cues are available for tight areas, but pool pros prefer the full sized cues.   Next, one must consider ample seating around a pool table as the majority of the players are watching one player shoot.    Often higher barstool are great for watching pool....especially the ones with built-in cue and drink holders :)

Toronto Bathroom Renovation Project

We completed this bathroom renovation project last month.   This is a very spacious bathroom and we did a full remodel including vanity, glass shower, freestanding bathtub, trimwork, painting and flooring.

Toronto Bathroom Contractor

We like this particular picture as it showcases a custom vanity with centre tower and with double sink with white quartz countertop.

Toronto Live Edge Tables

These new live edge tables at our Toronto Custom Concepts at our Oakville location are a BIG hit with our clients.  Knowing that the look of these custom wood tables greatly appeal to some folks while others are looking for a more contemporary style.   Other thing is for sure, everyone comments on the tables.    Over 90% percent of our clients can't resist but to comment about our live edge tables.

Toronto Live Edge Table

We have heard every type of question about the tables from:   What type of tree is that.....Did you cut that tree yourself... How old was the tree....How is it put together since I dont see any screw-heads/caps...



Come visit us at our Oakville location and we can tell you all about the amazing stories that surround all of our custom live edge tables!

Toronto Custom Wardrobes

Toronto Custom Wardrobe

This custom wardrobe designed by Toronto Custom Concepts was built for one our of repeat customers who lives in the Toronto beaches area.  

She wanted a custom wardrobe for one of her guest bedrooms.   The design is classic double adjoining wardrobe with white shaker cabinetry that opens up on one side adjustable shelving and on the other section it is open to a long hanging compartment and then seven slanted shoes shelves on the right side with separate shoe fences...Hope you like it!

Toronto Wardrobe Cabinetry

Closet Renovation

This closet renovation was more for fun than anything... We built out my closet and then stuffed it back up with all my clothes....Check out these empty and full pictures... I really need to get another closet or start to purge some more clothes!!!

Toronto Closet Design

Toronto Mens Closet

As an aside, we just wanted to point out one storage topic of interest...

The picture on the left showcases one of our design configurations for leveraging the wasted space typically associated with closet corners (fyi...we have 4 different designs to make better use of a closet corner).  In the photo on the right, I have taken advantage of my corner hidden storage space by adding 2 suitcase luggages on the corner hidden shelves (one is located on the top shelf and the other one on the bottom shelf).  This design is perfect for those folks who travel often but don't want to see their suitcases when they are not on the road travelling...Clean and simple storage by TCC.

Click here for some more TCC closet pictures...

Structural Wall Removal Before and After Pics

This renovation was a Toronto bungalow home renovation which required the removal of an interior load bearing wall to accommodate an open concept floor layout between the kitchen and the family room.

The renovation included obtaining the necessary building permits based on the engineer drawings. Then after properly securing and supporting the home and addressing all necessary city code inspections, we then installed 28 foot LVL beams across the centre of the home.  Once completed, the additional open space provided plenty of room for our clients new custom kitchen island that they added into the scope of this renovation.

Below are the before, during and after pictures of the structural renovation and new kitchen island with LED accent lighting running across the centre of their home.

Click here for our client's testimonial of Toronto Custom Concept's work on this project.

Toronto load bearing wall removal

Fireplace Wallunit Before & After

This family room remodeling project by Toronto Custom Concepts includes a full demo, redesign and rebuild of a new floor to ceiling stone fireplace, along with a new custom built wallunit with TV entertainment system, new hardwood flooring, and a Juliet balcony on the upper floor with wrought iron pickets.   The new design also included rewiring new electrical to embed LED pot lights through out our clients home.

Toronto TV Fireplace Wallunit

Shower Tiles Toronto

The recent shower renovation by Toronto Custom Concepts included this stunning floor tile selection. This marble leaf tile has a wonderful pattern to it and we were able to install it so that the floor tiles ran up the accent back wall with the same pattern for a continuity design effect.  This would offset the white side shower that has porcelain tiles.   Hope you like the design.

Shower Tiles Toronto

Toronto Kitchen & Backspash Reno

This recently completed TCC kitchen project came out absolutely stunning.   We incorporated white shaker cabinetry with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and a beautiful backsplash.  If you look carefully, you will see that the backsplash tiles are outlaid in a random pattern with each of the tiles being a unique size and colour.  

Toronto Kitchen Cabinets

Also some of the tiles have different thickness, so this really provides a nice texture to the kitchen with this backsplash selection.  Check out this close-up picture.

Toronto Kitchen Backsplash

Powder Room Bathroom Renovation

This recent powder room bathroom renovation was completed with a lovely tile selection.   The floor tiles are a dark porcelain outlaid in a honeycomb pattern.   We incorporated custom woodworking in this bathroom which included pinboard wainscoting and chair-rail.  The linear woodwork along with the baseboard complemented this square pedestal sink and toilet which also have a similar base finishing to both of them to match our trimwork.

Powder Room Toronto

Toronto Wall Unit

This Toronto wall unit was part of our recent renovation in Etobicoke.   The custom built wall unit is located in our client's finished basement, and it features a recessed middle section with lower cabinet drawers and open shelving above the TV.   The wall unit is flanked on both side by deep lower cabinet drawers and four open shelves above on each side.   The wall unit is finished with classic black pull handles.  Fantastic looking built-in wall unit and another happy Toronto Custom Concepts client!

Toronto Wall Unit

 

Toronto Kitchen Companies

It would be nice to see us on the list of the best Toronto kitchen companies... We know at TCC that our attention to detail is one of the best out there in the business.  Our clients expectations are high, but our expectations are just as high.   When we associate our name with any job you can rest assured that Dave and team have done all our their inspections for quality and perfection.   Our kitchens are no exceptions to the rule.

Toronto Kitchen Companies

Come by our showroom today to check out some ideas of what your future kitchen could look like with Toronto Custom Concepts.

Another Freestanding Tub Reno

Toronto Custom Concepts completed this freestanding tub renovation last month.   The standalone tub is a beautiful Victoria & Albert bath tub with a nice Staffordshire faucet.   Installing a freestanding tub is sometimes easier said than done.   We have successfully installed dozens of these freestanding tubs in tight corners and areas.   Their contemporary look offer an amazing centrepiece to any bathroom renovation.    Ask us about our experience in installing freestanding tubs.

Toronto Freestanding Bathtub Installers

Marble Floor Tiles

We really love these marble floor tiles that we laid out in a mosaic pattern for this bathroom floor.   This polished six sided hexagon tile is called Concerto Mezzo marble.  As you can also see the outer border of this bathroom is a 6 x 24 polished marble called Nero Marquina. We have received numerous complements on the look of these tiles.

Toronto Bathroom Flooring