About Calico Designs and Renovations

How we work

Three things set our projects apart, and they are the same on every job, from a powder room to a whole house.

1. See it in 3D before work starts. Ask for a full rendering of your project and approve the design before anything is built.
2. Your kitchen stays usable. We don’t demolish at contract signing. Your old kitchen stays in place through design and sign-off, then demolition and installation happen back to back. You are without a working kitchen for only 2 days.
3. Designed to your budget. We work within your budget, as long as it is realistic, and design from your mood board and inspiration photos.

The sales process is simple: a phone conversation, then a site visit, then a budget discussion and a design. The full sequence is on our renovation process page.

Who we work for

Most of our residential clients are homeowners in Oakville and similar GTA communities with a dated kitchen or bathroom. Their biggest worry is usually being without a working kitchen for weeks, and their first question is what it will cost. We built the way we work around those two concerns: the old kitchen stays usable until the design is signed off, and our price tiers are published on every service page.

We also take on commercial projects: offices, retail units, and restaurants.

Services

• Kitchen renovation: A new kitchen designed in 3D first, with your old kitchen left usable until the design is signed off.
• Bathroom renovation: Ensuites, main bathrooms, and powder rooms rebuilt properly, from waterproofing to the last tile.
• Full home renovation: Several rooms or the whole house, planned and built as one project with one design.
• Basement renovation: Unfinished or dated basements turned into dry, warm, properly permitted living space.
• Legal basement apartment: A self-contained, permitted second unit built to the Building Code, for rental income or family.
• Home additions: Rear, side, and second-storey additions, from engineering and permits to the finished rooms.
• Condo renovation: Kitchens, bathrooms, and full-suite renovations planned around your building's rules.
• Commercial renovation: Offices, shops, and restaurants fitted out or renovated, scheduled around your opening date.
• 3D renderings and design-build: A full 3D rendering of your project that you approve before the first hammer is lifted.

Flooring installation and painting are also available.

The team

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Licences and trades

Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and engineering and structural engineering are all handled by our own team. We do not pass these trades to outside companies, so one company is responsible for the whole project. Our crews hold working-at-heights certification.

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Insurance, WSIB, and bond

• $5 million liability insurance
• WSIB coverage
• $11 million bond

Ask us for the current certificates at your consultation.

Warranty

Our work carries a warranty of up to 8 years. The length differs from project to project, so the warranty that applies to yours is written into your contract before you sign it.

Reviews and awards

Past clients rate us 4.9 out of 5 on HomeStars, from 37 reviews as of November 2026. One reviewer mentions seeing their kitchen in virtual reality before construction began.

Recognition: HomeStars Best of 2024 and 2025, TrustedPros Best of 2025, and Best of Houzz 2026.

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Find us elsewhere

• HomeStars profile
• Facebook page
• Linktree

Who writes our guides

Calico Designs and Renovations has renovated kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and commercial spaces across the Greater Toronto Area for 8 years.

Read the renovation guides, starting with how to choose a renovation contractor.