Art of Drawers Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Art of Drawers franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Art of Drawers discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Single franchisee, 2024: $819,593 gross sales, $2,198 avg revenue/appointment, 346 appointments. 40% appointments exceeded average. Combined data from 1.33 businesses.
What a Art of Drawers franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $132,035 – $159,185 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty + 2% brand fund + $5,000 local ad minimum/month (escalating). $895/mo tech fee. Multi-unit discounts available.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Art of Drawers system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 45 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Brand new system (45 franchises opened in 2024). No historical failures/transfers/terminations yet.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Art of Drawers worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | steeper than 63% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $132,035 | about average (median $119,850) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Art of Drawers
The franchisor's framing: Single franchisee, 2024: $819,593 gross sales, $2,198 avg revenue/appointment, 346 appoint… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Art of Drawers franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Art of Drawers franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $132,035–$159,185, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Art of Drawers franchise owners make?
- Single franchisee, 2024: $819,593 gross sales, $2,198 avg revenue/appointment, 346 appointments. 40% appointments exceeded average. Combined data from 1.33 businesses. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Art of Drawers franchise fees?
- Art of Drawers' FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 7% royalty + 2% brand fund + $5,000 local ad minimum/month (escalating). $895/mo tech fee. Multi-unit discounts available.
- What is the Art of Drawers franchise profit margin?
- Art of Drawers does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Single franchisee, 2024: $819,593 gross sales, $2,198 avg revenue/appointment, 346 appointments. 40% appointments exceeded average. Combined data from 1.33 businesses. Recurring fees alone take about 9% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Art of Drawers franchise failure rate?
- Brand new system (45 franchises opened in 2024). No historical failures/transfers/terminations yet.
- How many Art of Drawers locations are there?
- Art of Drawers' FDD reports 45 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Art of Drawers have complaints or lawsuits?
- Art of Drawers discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Art of Drawers franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Art of Drawers scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34689-202508-04 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Art of Drawers or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.