The Art of Drawers franchise opportunity centers on designing and installing custom pull-out shelving and storage solutions for existing household spaces. It combines customer consultations, product selection and installation coordination. For buyers comparing franchises for sale, the relevant questions include owner involvement, staff training, storage requirements and the cost of acquiring and completing customer projects.
The business and its history
Art of Drawers Franchise Systems, LLC’s FDD, issued May 7, 2026, states that the franchisor formed in December 2022 and began offering franchises in April 2024. An affiliate operated a Georgia business from 2019 until its sale to a franchisee in 2025. Item 2 identifies Allan Young as Executive Chairman beginning in April 2026, following his earlier role as Chief Executive Officer.
Item 1 describes design and installation of lighting, custom-built pull-out shelving and storage solutions for cabinets, pantries, closets, drawers and other household areas. Related services, including cabinet refacing, may be permitted. The scope is broader than kitchen drawers, but the owner may offer only authorized products and services.
How the operating model works
The business can begin from home, but Item 1 requires storage space, such as shared warehouse space, within 30 days after completing initial training. A home-based start does not eliminate inventory, storage and installation logistics. The owner needs a system for handling consultations, ordering products, coordinating installers and following up with customers.
Software is an operating resource in this business model; paying for software does not create recurring customer revenue. Evaluate demand, project margins and payment timing using evidence for the actual work being sold.
Initial training
Item 11 lists 40 hours of initial classroom training delivered online and in Atlanta, Georgia. Subjects include marketing, business systems, sales, product knowledge, hiring and team building. The Responsible Owner and any required Franchise Manager or representative must complete training satisfactorily before opening.
Initial training is provided without a separate fee when the attendees train together. A person trained later incurs a $2,500 fee. Attendees pay their own lodging, transportation, meals and similar expenses.
Installer and refacing training
Drawer installer training takes place after the business opens and starts marketing and scheduling appointments, but before installation services begin. It lasts three days in or near Atlanta. The owner or Responsible Owner does not pay a drawer-installer training fee; independent contractor installers pay the disclosed $750 fee per person and their expenses.
Refacing requires a separate two-day program before the first refacing job, subject to a possible waiver for previous training. The disclosed fee is $750 per person, plus attendance expenses. Refacing is optional, but the qualification applies if the business offers that service.
Support after opening
Item 11 describes operating standards, advice upon reasonable request, approved-supplier information, continuing access to manuals and additional training. It also describes three days of field support and storage-space setup assistance after the owner obtains that space. Some further visits and programs are optional or carry charges.
Additional training may be required for new managers, replacement owners or remedial needs. National or regional meetings can also involve attendance and travel expenses. Review what is included and what is charged separately instead of assuming all ongoing support is free.
The owner’s role
Item 15 requires a Responsible Owner who spends at least 20 hours per week operating the business. For an entity franchisee, that person must hold at least a 25% equity interest. A franchisor-approved manager may assist with daily operations, and both the Responsible Owner and manager must satisfy training requirements.
Under Item 16, the franchisee determines appropriate staffing and is responsible for hiring, training and supervising employees or contractors. Marketing and online activity are also subject to brand controls. This is an operating business with management responsibilities, not a promise that corporate staff handle every task.
Evaluating costs and the fit
Review the applicable FDD’s investment, continuing fees, required marketing, software, product purchases and working-capital assumptions. Compare those obligations with other home improvement franchises. Project size alone does not establish profit or how quickly an owner can recover an investment.
Use our franchise profitability guide to frame questions about expenses and financial evidence. Speak with current and former owners about sales, installation scheduling and staffing, and explore becoming a franchise partner if you want to compare this opportunity with your goals.