please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message california closets type subsidiary industry custom storage founded 1978 headquarters berkeley california usa area served north america products custom storage solutions for bedroom closets pantries garage storage media centers and wall beds number of employees 1500 parent firstservice website http www.californiaclosets.com california closets is a custom storage company headquartered in berkeley california and founded in 1978 . 1 its products include custom storage options for all areas of the home including bedroom closets pantries garage storage media centers and wall beds . california closets is a subsidiary of firstservice corporation nasdaq fsrv ; tsx fsv . 2 california closets has over 100 showrooms in the united states including puerto rico canada mexico and the dominican republic . 3 contents 1 history 2 executives 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1978 california closets was founded by 18 year old college student neil balter who turned his idea of maximizing space in his dorm room closet into a small business . the company expanded in the san fernando valley in 1982 and opened its first international franchise in vancouver bc in 1985 . in 1986 the company introduced its core classic line of storage solutions including a european railing system miter cut drawers and melamine . california closets was purchased by williams sonoma in 1990 and in 1993 became the first customized storage solution company to expand product offerings beyond the bedroom closet to include garage home office and kitchen pantry . in 1994 williams sonoma sold california closets and the company was independent until acquired by the franchise company in 1998 . in 1999 california closets introduced the paradiso line a modern european styled line of storage and in 2000 rolled out the suite line of custom storage floor based more furniture like options . 3 additional lines include the virtuoso collection which features long clean lines and open structure inspired by modern european furniture design 4 and the tesoro italian finishes which was inspired by materials discovered at the 2011 milan furniture fair and is imported exclusively for california closets . 5 the virtuoso collection was introduced in 2008 and the tesoro collection followed in 2012 . executives edit current ceo bill barton joined california closets as the senior vice president in 2006 and became president and ceo in 2009 . bill was the co founder president and ceo of tier technologies prior to joining california closets . references edit california closets website about us . california closets website about us . retrieved october 14 2014 . a comeback for the much maligned murphy bed . wall street journal . retrieved october 20 2011 . a b faq . california closets website . retrieved october 14 2014 . discover virtuoso . california closets website . retrieved october 14 2014 . tesoro rich italian finishes inspired by fashion . california closets website . retrieved october 14 2014 . external links edit official website los angeles times article the free library firstservice to acquire california closets . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title california closets & oldid 742017553 categories companies established in 19781978 establishments in californiacompanies based in berkeley californiahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2014all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from october 2014all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing additional references from october 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 04 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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