Furniture rental in Canada really started in the 1950’s when war veterans were returning home. Canadian immigration was being encouraged, urban expansion was being built and furniture was needed to fill these new two and three bedroom bungalows. To make furniture acquisition more affordable, Rent-To-Own became a finance alternative for those who had no credit. It was a concept of renting furniture for a period of one year or more with the eventuality that it could be bought for a small residential amount. That’s what was happening in the United States, and quite insightfully, my father Arthur Miller saw that as an opportunity and attempted to apply that model in Toronto, Canada. It certainly took a number of years to reach a break-even point, but it did and many customers were very grateful it had.

Mark Miller, HOME STAGING

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