Award-Winning Custom Storage Design

Well-designed storage spaces built around how you live.

Custom storage solutions for closets, pantries, laundry, garages, and offices thoughtfully designed to bring beauty, function, and ease into your everyday routines.

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A walk-in closet with wooden cabinetry, glass-fronted cabinets, a white marble island, and a chandelier overhead.
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Logo with the text 'Distinctive Design 20 Toledo Ohio 13' around a stylized D/D symbol in the center.
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Everything you love in your home has a home.

The spaces you use every day should make life feel easier and less complicated. Whether you’re creating a boutique-style closet, a more efficient pantry, or a garage that finally works for your lifestyle, the right storage solution can completely transform the way you experience your home.

Distinctive Design creates custom storage solutions that bring beauty, functionality, and intention to the spaces you rely on most. Every project is thoughtfully designed around your style preferences and the way you naturally live.

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Proudly serving homeowners, interior designers, and builders throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan since 2013.

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Close-up of textured brown leather surface with a reptile skin pattern.
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Services

Every project is tailored to your space, your goals, and your budget. Keeping in mind exceptional design and premium materials, together we will create spaces in your home that will support your every day.

Closets

Pantries

Boutique • Walk-In • Traditional. Designed around your wardrobe, your routine, and your personal style.

The heart of the home. Thoughtful storage that brings simplicity and ease to everyday living.

Laundry rooms

Garages

Making everyday routines feel easier. Creating a space that feels functional, organized, and efficient.

Premium garage storage transforms underutilized spaces into organized extensions of the home.

Home & work Offices

Mudrooms

Making functional spaces beautiful. Designed to manage the realities of busy households while maintaining style and character.

A productive space starts with a clear mind. Custom storage solutions that support focus and flow without sacrificing aesthetics.

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Our Process

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Free Consultation

Every project begins with an in-home consultation. We’ll learn about your goals, your space, and how you’d like it to function while exploring possibilities together.

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Design & Planning

Within approximately one week, we’ll present a customized design concept, material recommendations, timeline, and pricing options so you can confidently move forward.

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Build & Installation

Once approved, we coordinate fabrication, materials, and installation to bring your vision to life with care and attention to detail.

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Our work

Every project represents a unique family, lifestyle, and vision. Explore our collection of closets, pantries, garages, offices, and custom spaces thoughtfully designed throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. To get started, book a consultation.

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Imagine what your space could become.

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Laundry room with white cabinets, black countertop, black faucet, and a white washing machine and dryer.
Pantry with white shelves holding woven baskets and snacks, with a white cabinet below containing wine bottles, glasses, and a plant, on a black and white checkered floor.
A walk-in closet with built-in cabinets, shelves, and drawers filled with clothing, accessories, and shoes, with a chandelier overhead.
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Closet with organized shelves and drawers, displaying hats, bags, clothes, and decorative items.
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Empty wooden closet with multiple shelves and glass doors, adjacent to a dresser and an open doorway leading to a room with a window and plants.
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White hallway storage unit with hooks for coats, a bench with baskets underneath, tall cabinets, and decorative art on the wall, with a potted plant on the side.
Walk-in closet with organized shelves for shoes, clothing, and accessories, including baskets and boxes.
Kitchen counter with glassware, a bowl of lemons, and decorative items, with cabinetry and a wine rack in the background.
Empty closet with hanging clothes on the right, handbags, shoes, and storage baskets on the left shelves.
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Meet the women behind Distinctive Design.

Taylor Rachko

Founding Partner & Lead Designer • Toledo Homebuilder Association (HBA) Board Member & Registered Storage Designer, ACSP Certification

Kate Bernyk

Partner & Lead Designer • Director of Education, Association of Closet & Storage Professionals (ACSP), Registered Storage Designer, ACSP Certification, Registered Installer, ACSP Certification

Mallory Otero

Designer • Communications Board Member, Association of Closet & Storage Professionals (ACSP), Registered Storage Designer, ACSP Certification

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Taylor (Middle), Kate (Left), Mallory (Right)

Awards & Recognition

Awards

2023, 40 Under 40

2023 The Greater Toledo Choice Awards • Best Functional Space

2023 The Greater Toledo Choice Awards • Best Showroom Design Center

2023 The Greater Toledo Choice Awards • Best Logo Design

2023 Woodworking Network Designer Spotlight

2025 Woodworking Network Top Shelf Award • Honorable Mention

2026 Woodworking Network Top Shelf Award

Features

2023 M Living • Changing Spaces

2025 Isaiah House • Gift Giving Room

2025 Closet & Organized Storage Cover

2025 Woodpreneur Podcast

2026 Surface & Panel Magazine Cover

2026 Closet Insider Contribution

Trustworthy Designers for your Premium Storage Solutions in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

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View through doorway into room with window and wooden cabinetry, wallpaper with birds and flowers, and marble flooring.
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Let’s create a space that feels designed for you.

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