How much does a Closets By Design franchise cost?
Opening a Closets By Design franchise takes a total initial investment of $154,000 to $511,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median annual sales of $7,666,809 across 60 outlets.
Closets By Design franchises Closets By Design Businesses and territories. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Closets By Design franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $154,000 to $511,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (including computer) ($37,000 to $254,000), Additional Funds – 1st 3 months ($25,000 to $75,000), and Grand Opening Advertising – 1st 3 months ($30,000 to $45,000). Together they make up about 73% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $20,000, about 13% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Territory Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $18,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Travel/ | $2,500 | $3,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (including computer)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $37,000 | $254,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Grand Opening Advertising – 1st 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $30,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Inventory and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $10,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Deposits for Vehicles2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,000 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Interior/ | $500 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Licenses and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Rent (excluding Security Deposits)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $2,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Retail Shop Build-Outs and Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Business Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Legal/ | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Additional Funds – 1st 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $25,000 | $75,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 | $154,000 | $511,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 |
Source Closets By Design, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Closets By Design franchisees actually report earning
Median Annual Sales
$7,666,809
Closets By Design's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025 fiscal year. Basis: Mature Franchised Businesses.
Sample size: 60 outlets. The FDD also reports average annual sales of $10,175,625. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Financial performance information regarding the 6 non-franchised Closets By Design Businesses owned and operated by the affiliate CBDI is not included in this Item 19 disclosure.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Closets By Design outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Closets By Design, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Closets By Design outlets there are, and how many closed
Closets By Design ended 2025 with 84 franchised outlets and 6 company-owned outlets. In that year 9 franchised outlets opened and 4 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Closets By Design opened 22 franchised outlets and 4 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 18, from 66 to 84 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated and 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 1.8% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 55.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2024 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2023 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
Source Closets By Design, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Closets By Design compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Closets By Design's estimated range is $332,500. It costs more to open than 89% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.8% for Closets By Design. That is lower than 89% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Closets By Design's franchised system grew 27%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 5.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Closets By Design is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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