California Closets Founder

Balter started the business after putting shelves in a friend s closet.

California closets founder.

Plus get our founder s best organizing advice. Starting in 1988 rob dunn was keeping the wheels turning at california closets serving as cfo and vp operations at the famous closet company s corporate offices in california. California closets was founded in 1978 by neil balter. A closet especially in north american usage is an enclosed space with a door used for storage particularly that of clothes fitted closet are built into the walls of the house so that they take up no apparent space in the room.

After the company s sale to williams sonoma in 1991 rob rejoined neil balter california closets founder to create organizers direct bringing the same high quality. 1978 california closets is founded by an 18 year old college student who turned his innovative idea of maximizing space in his dorm room closet into a successful small business in southern california. In just under a decade neil expanded the company to include more than 100 franchises across five continents with annual sales in excess of 66 million. The company redesigns closets with new racks shelves drawers and baskets of various sizes and shapes.

See how we transformed a former workout room into the ultimate do it all room for work crafting and guests for brit co founder brit mori. The parts are assembled at a factory and installed in a few hours. California closets along with organizing expert marie kondo believes that the process of tidying and organizing your home is life changing. Closets are often built under stairs thereby using awkward space that would otherwise go unused.

Company profile page for california closet co inc including stock price company news press releases executives board members and contact information. At the young age of 17 neil balter founded california closets and with it established a new industry custom home organization. You can now create a martha approved closet in your own home get an exclusive first look at martha stewart s new california closet collaboration. In 1990 just before his 30th birthday neil negotiated the multi million dollar sale of the company to williams sonoma inc.