Art of Drawers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $135K – $167K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Art of Drawers is a home services franchise that designs and installs custom pull-out shelving and storage to retrofit existing cabinets and closets. Franchisees run local operations, managing in-home design consultations and installation.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Art of Drawers franchise requires a total initial investment of $135K – $167K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2024. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $135K – $167K
- 52nd pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Projection
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 36
- 37th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $135K – $167K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSITEM 19 BASIS: avg_gross_sales (~$306,040) is a weighted average derived from Table 7 quintile averages for the 16 reporting units open the entire 2025 calendar year (annual whole-unit Gross Sales); item19_top/bottom_quartile_sales hold Table 7 top/bottom QUINTILE averages ($615,706 / $156,421), not true quartiles; individual highest/lowest single-unit figures and median were not disclosed. Note: a 'reporting unit' = one franchisee (1–6 territories), counted as a single unit.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 58/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +20 franchised outlets in the latest year (20 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- FLAGAuditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Art of Drawers Franchise Systems, LLC
- Parent company
- Art of Drawers, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Jake Farell
- Incorporated in
- Georgia
- HQ
- 1395 South Marietta Pkwy SE Bldg. 900, Suite 904, Marietta, Georgia 30067
- Auditor
- Divine, Blalock, Martin & Sellari, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $4.6M
- vs $3.6M prior year
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2026
- Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jake Farell
- Headquarters
- Georgia
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 12
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 10% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60K | $60K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $4K | $12K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $71K | $94K |
| Total initial investment | $135K | $167K |
Source: Art of Drawers 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $135K – $167K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $4K – $12K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $895 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $18K – $18K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Art of Drawers is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Art of Drawers unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
ITEM 19 BASIS: avg_gross_sales (~$306,040) is a weighted average derived from Table 7 quintile averages for the 16 reporting units open the entire 2025 calendar year (annual whole-unit Gross Sales); item19_top/bottom_quartile_sales hold Table 7 top/bottom QUINTILE averages ($615,706 / $156,421), not true quartiles; individual highest/lowest single-unit figures and median were not disclosed. Note: a 'reporting unit' = one franchisee (1–6 territories), counted as a single unit.
Not a revenue figure
- Item 19 type
- Quintile breakdowns of multiple operating metrics; whole-unit Gross Sales in Tables 7-8
- Sample size
- 16
- vs category median 32
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 5 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Home Services median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports a non-revenue operating metric rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services medians
How Art of Drawers Compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 36
- Opened
- 20
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 1
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 20 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
25 current owners across 20 states.
- CO 2
- FL 2
- IL 2
- NC 2
- TX 2
- AL 1
- CT 1
- GA 1
- MI 1
- MN 1
- MO 1
- NE 1
- +8 more states
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 4 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 4
- Loan volume
- $952K
- Median loan
- $240K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 4 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (4)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
The auditor flagged going-concern doubt (Item 21) — the single biggest risk here.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Art of Drawers presents elevated risk due to franchisor going concern issues, missing profitability data, stagnant unit growth, and a cost structure that favors franchisor over franchisee financial sustainability.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Divine, Blalock, Martin & Sellari, LLCⓘ Going-concern language present, but this is an early-stage franchisor with limited operating history — common for new systems and not necessarily a sign of distress.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Franchisor total revenue $4,603,455 for FY ended 12/31/2025 is disclosed in Item 8 ("42% of our total revenue of $4,603,455"), NOT from the audited statements. Item 21/Exhibit B audited statements (as of 12/31/2025, 2024, 2023) are image-based and did not render as text in this extract, so balance-sheet figures (net worth, assets, liabilities, net income) and the CPA firm name could not be read. GOING CONCERN / DISTRESS BASIS: cover/state Risk Factor #4 'Financial Condition' states the franchisor's financial statements (see Item 21) 'call into question the franchisor's financial ability to provide services and support to you' — the state-mandated financial-condition trigger; combined with early-stage status (Georgia LLC formed 12/12/2022, franchising since 4/2024, ~36 reporting units), going_concern_note and financial_distress are flagged true. Auditor's exact opinion language could not be directly verified from the image-based Exhibit B; recommend PDF re-check. ITEM 19 BASIS: avg_gross_sales (~$306,040) is a weighted average derived from Table 7 quintile averages for the 16 reporting units open the entire 2025 calendar year (annual whole-unit Gross Sales); item19_top/bottom_quartile_sales hold Table 7 top/bottom QUINTILE averages ($615,706 / $156,421), not true quartiles; individual highest/lowest single-unit figures and median were not disclosed. Note: a 'reporting unit' = one franchisee (1–6 territories), counted as a single unit.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — impossible to validate actual profitability claims; $819,593 avg revenue could mask significant losses
- 02MINORUnit count stagnant at 45 with unknown growth trajectory — suggests mature/declining system with no expansion momentum
- 03MINOR7% royalty on gross sales (not net) — franchisee pays regardless of profitability; combined with $60k upfront fee creates high fixed-cost burden
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 375,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Principal city closest to franchisor's principal place of business (currently Atlanta, Georgia) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Atlanta, Georgia (online and in-person)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee operates from home/storage facility; no defined office criteria at this time
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Canvas
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Canvas
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
25 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Art of Drawers franchise?
The total investment to open a Art of Drawers franchise ranges from $135K – $167K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Art of Drawers franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Art of Drawers FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Art of Drawers?
Art of Drawers is franchised by Art of Drawers Franchise Systems, LLC. Its parent company is Art of Drawers, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Art of Drawers FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Art of Drawers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Art of Drawers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Art of Drawers (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Art of Drawers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Art of Drawers has 36 total units in the United States, including 36 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 20 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Art of Drawers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Art of Drawers as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 58 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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