Our Story

The reason for our obsession with shelving.

Who is The Shelf King? …and why do we care so much about shelving, organization, easy access, and maximizing storage space?

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Hi! We are Chez and Whitney Sarnella, and The Shelf King is our family-owned and operated business, providing home storage solutions local to Austin, Texas. Our parents Ed and Lorelei started the business, formerly known as Custom Living of Austin, back in 2012.

As we took over operations, the purpose for us changed completely, as we now have one parent with MS and another with Parkinson’s. Seeing firsthand our parents struggling to function in their kitchen only further inspired us to help our clients gain easy access and better utilization of their storage spaces.

We wanted to design home storage solutions that eliminate those everyday frustrations we’ve seen our parents face, such as the inability to reach what’s in the back of the cabinet or unused shelf space because they can’t get down on the floor. Everyone deserves to function in their own home.

From one family to another, we just want to help make your life easier. Let us help with your home storage and organization and improve your home experience.

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Chez Sarnella
Owner | Operator

Whitney Sarnella
Owner | Designer

Why work with us?

Better Pricing

We offer a comparable product at a much better price point than the other companies.

No Subcontractors

You’ll have the peace of mind of working only with our family, from job start to finish.

Highest Quality

We’re constantly striving to improve our products and services, so you will always receive our very best.

Increased Value

It’s our goal to help homeowners understand how home storage solutions can add value to your home.

See what our clients have to say!

Great people, product, quality, communication, follow through and value for your money. Job done first time, each time! Referred to friends and they also utilized them and are all very happy about the referral from us.
Call them after you get other quotes, then decide!

Tim L.

Chez built and installed all of the kitchen drawer glideouts in our new build and installed all of our door handles and drawer pulls. From the first contact, they were responsive and informative. They came out, measured, gave an estimate including timeline and stuck to it. The work was done beautifully…you can’t get well made glide outs like this at a box store! They are just perfect…sturdy, good looking and smoothe! Worth every penny. Chez was respectful in our hime and cleaned up before he left. I couldn’t ask for more. I would recommend this company with no doubt they would so a wonderful job.

Phyllis L

Earlier this fall Shelf King installed my custom glide outs for my kitchen. I called the other folks first and was floored at the cost and time to implement. I searched for another vendor and thank goodness I found Shelf King. The work is excellent quality- my kitchen is now amazing and is much easier to navigate. They are going to be my first call when I am ready for the dream closet.

Larissa T

The Shelf King is very professional. He came out for a quote quickly and kept in contact with us on when the installation would be. We love our garbage can pull out and the other 4 pull out shelves he installed. The quality and care can’t be matched anywhere. Please support this family business you won’t be disappointed!

Melissa A

We just moved to the Lakeway, TX area and feel so fortunate that we have found The Shelf King service. We were very happy with the communication, the quality of the pull out shelves, and the overall professionalism. The installation was very quick and smooth. We installed the pull out shelves in all of our lower kitchen cabinets and master suit. I highly recommend this service to anyone!

Julia P

We are THRILLED with our new sliding shelves in our pantry and cupboards. The work performed was excellent and well worth the money we spent. The prices are SO reasonable and within budget. We feel like we have a new house. Do yourself a favor and look into Shelf King services and products. You’ll be very glad you did!!

Kathy J

I needed mid-level roll-out shelves and vertical tray storage for lower kitchen cabinets. I read theirs and competitors’ reviews and contacted them. Quick response, stayed in contact w/me during Feb. ice storm, installation efficient. S. K. shelves are quality wood & workmanship, have taller sides and are much sturdier than “construction grade” in bottom of cabinets. Fair pricing, EXCELLENT product. No negatives; I HIGHLY recommend them!

Honey K

We hired the shelf king to install gliders in our kitchen cabinets and pantry and they did a fantastic job. We received our quote promptly, they were reasonably priced, great quality, and our gliders were built and installed within a month of our call. Highly recommend this family operated business!

Ivana G

I am thrilled with our new pull-out pantry shelves. The process was so easy. He came out to measure and see what was needed and was back a few weeks later to install the shelves. The installation only took like 20 minutes and the shelves work perfectly. I will absolutely use this service again to do our other kitchen cabinets!

Emily T

I am over the moon with our new custom fabricated pull-out shelves and drawers for our lower cabinets and above our wall oven to house all those sheet pans and such, and pull-out trash cabinet drawer, and full-sized under sink drawer for all of the cleaning products! The Shelf King aka Chez and his wonderful wife, Whitney are superb in their customer service and their very personable interactions with you. Support small businesses for sure👍🏽😎👏🏽!!! Thank you Shelf King-Happy clients from San Antonio, we will most definitely be calling you to work with us on a kitchen pantry design!!!

Angela G

I am so happy I found this company and their delightful owners! Age created a necessary evel that needed correction–how to get to all the storage areas on the back shelf of my large, lower, kitchen cabinets. We installed double shelves the width of each cabinet and practically doubled our storage capacity. The beauty of these shelves is the ease with which I can access all my kitchen tools. This is a great company with great owners. I highly recommend them!

Ann H.

I just want to thank you for doing such a wonderful job on my pantry! I have so much more space and can fit even more than I thought!

Darlene R.

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