Online bedroom furniture store

Homeowners, renters and families furnishing a bedroom, plus people moving or redecorating.

You earn the margin between wholesale and retail price on each item, plus delivery fees and add-ons like mattresses or assembly services you arrange with partners.

• Online selling and basic website setup
• Customer service
• Organizing orders and suppliers
• Product photography and descriptions

• Collect and remit GST/HST or provincial sales tax correctly, and check when you need to register with the Canada Revenue Agency
• Delivery of large, heavy items is costly and damage claims are common, so check carrier insurance and returns policy
• Check furniture safety rules, such as those for cribs, children's furniture and flammability labelling, with Health Canada
• Relying on a drop-ship supplier means stock and delivery times are outside your control
• Check your municipality for any home-based business licence requirements

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $8,000, depending on whether you drop-ship or hold some stock, and how much you spend on your website and photography. Monthly revenue is estimated at around $500 to $5,000.

Check when you need to register with the Canada Revenue Agency to collect and remit GST/HST or provincial sales tax. Also check Health Canada rules on children's furniture, cribs and flammability labelling, and your municipality's home-based business licence requirements.

The estimate is a minimum of around 8 hours a week, depending on order volume and customer questions. Delivery of large, heavy items is costly and damage claims are common, so check carrier insurance and your returns policy.