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817 D. South Cashua Dr. • Florence Next to World of Color
843-667-3626
Phillip Lassen & Gene Brunson Gene Brunson and I had a need for closet organization in our own homes. Since there were no closet designers in Florence, we had to call a company in Columbia. First, it was very hard to persuade them to come to Florence. When they never showed up, we thought we could do it ourselves. We talked to Biggs Love with Biggs Casework, Inc., who had done cabinet work for both Gene and me. Biggs already had a concept ready to go. Gene and I took the idea and ran with it. Carolina Closets & More was established in March of 2007. We are a locally-owned business, not a franchise. We have one installer, Aaron. Our wives,Teresa and Kevin, help out in the office when we are out on a job. Also, my oldest son, Drayton, helps out a good bit. All of our product is made in Florence. As the premier company in the home and commercial storage and organizational business, we can design and manufacture storage systems for closets, pantries and garages. We also do home offices, work stations and entertainment centers. Carolina Closets can work with any type of closet. We have installed the standard bi-fold-type closet to the very large walk-in. If we cannot improve what you have, we will tell you so up front. The most popular requests we receive are for master bedroom closets. Most have the wire shelves, which have fallen down many times and don’t meet the needs of the customer. We remove the shelves, patch the walls and install our system. This is done after we have had two or three meetings with the customer so we have a good understanding of exactly what they want and they understand the options that are available. It is an easy process for them. Most of our clients come to us because they want to make their
lives a little easier. People are in their closets every day trying to find something to wear. It makes busy lives easier when you can find what you’re looking for. They also want to increase their available space without having to do a major remodeling job. We come in the morning and are finished that afternoon. It doesn’t take a week like it would with a trim carpenter and a painter. In comparison to a retail-type closet option, Carolina Closets offers savings in both time and money. We spend the time with our clients to understand their storage needs. We have exclusive access to accessories that you cannot find in the stores or that a carpenter/builder doesn’t know about. Gene and I have invested a great deal of time and energy to gain an in-depth knowledge of this industry and how it all fits together. We have designed over 230 closets and that experience is invaluable. We ask the questions that most people have never thought about. It truly leads to a custom storage system. Plus, we install it all. Planning and design capabilities make Carolina Closets unique. We can take ideas and bring them to reality. Then, we install them and make sure they work. Carolina Closets & More is located at 817-D South Cashua Drive in Florence (in the same shopping center as World of Color Design Center and Porter Paints). Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. We are happy to arrange special appointments on Saturdays and Sundays. Our phone number is 843-6673626.