If you’re renovating your Toronto home, the best furniture to rent includes a sofa and seating for a temporary living area, a dining table and chairs to replace your gutted kitchen, a bed and dresser for any displaced bedrooms, and a desk and ergonomic chair if you work from home. We’ve been helping GTA homeowners stay comfortable through renovations since 1959 — our flexible short-term rental terms mean you only pay for what you need, for exactly as long as the job takes, and we handle delivery, setup, and pickup so you’ve got one less thing to worry about.

Why Renting Furniture During a Reno Makes Sense

When a renovation starts, most homeowners face three bad options: live in chaos surrounded by dust and displaced furniture, spend hundreds on temporary IKEA pieces they’ll throw out when the job’s done, or pay for a storage unit and a hotel while the reno drags on. None of those are great. Furniture rental is the fourth option most people don’t think about — and it’s usually the smartest one.

Here’s why it works so well during a renovation:

• No storage headaches — your existing furniture goes into storage at the start; our rental pieces arrive fresh and ready to use
• No wasted spend — temporary IKEA buys depreciate the moment they’re assembled; rental costs nothing extra when the job wraps
• Delivery, setup, and pickup included — our team handles it all; you don’t add furniture logistics to your already-full renovation schedule
• Flexible terms — rent weekly or monthly; extend if the contractor runs over (and they usually do); end the rental when you’re ready, not on a fixed contract date

The renovation itself is stressful enough. Your furniture situation shouldn’t add to it.

The Best Furniture to Rent for a Temporary Living Room

For most Toronto families mid-renovation, the living room becomes the hub — it’s where you eat, relax, watch TV, and decompress after a day of listening to power tools. Getting it right matters more than you’d think.

The core pieces we recommend renting for a temporary living room are a two- or three-seat sofa, a pair of accent chairs, a coffee table, and an area rug. That’s enough to create a real, functioning space — not a camping setup. If you’re working out of the basement or a spare bedroom during the reno, the same combination makes the space feel livable instead of improvised.

We carry a wide range of living room furniture, including pieces from our Gus* Modern collection for clients who don’t want to aesthetically “downgrade” just because they’re between rooms. There’s no reason your temporary setup has to look temporary.

What to Look for in a Temporary Sofa Rental

For renovation use, you want something that holds up to daily use in a non-ideal space — often a smaller room or a basement. A compact two-seater can work in a tighter footprint; a three-seater is better if the family is spending most evenings in one spot. Avoid anything too precious — the renovation environment is dusty, and you want a sofa you can actually use, not one you’re protecting.

Our team can advise on sizing when you call for a quote. If the footprint changes mid-reno and you need a swap, we can accommodate that too.

The Best Furniture to Rent for a Temporary Bedroom

Bathroom renos, floor refinishing, and master suite additions all tend to push people out of their primary bedroom. If you’re sleeping somewhere else in the house — a guest room, the basement, a home office converted for the purpose — you need an actual bed, not an air mattress.

Quality sleep matters during a renovation. Decisions about finishes, timelines, and contractor disagreements require a clear head. A proper bedroom furniture rental — platform bed with mattress, nightstands, and a dresser — makes an improvised room feel like an actual bedroom. It changes how you experience the reno entirely.

Renting a Bed vs. Air Mattress — Why It Matters

An air mattress costs you $80 and six weeks of poor sleep, a sore back, and low-grade irritability that makes every contractor conversation harder than it needs to be. A proper bed rental costs a reasonable monthly fee and means you actually wake up rested. Over a six-week kitchen reno, that math is obvious.

We offer bed frames and quality mattresses as part of our bedroom rental packages. You’re not sleeping on a cot — you’re maintaining your normal sleep environment in a different room.

The Best Dining Setup to Rent When Your Kitchen Is Gutted

Kitchen renovations are the longest and most disruptive renos in any Toronto home. A full kitchen gut-and-redo typically runs six to twelve weeks, and during that time you have no oven, no counter space, and probably no sink. You’re living on takeout, a hot plate, and the microwave you’ve moved to the laundry room.

A proper dining table and chairs make an enormous difference to how livable that period feels. Even if you’re eating takeout every night, sitting at a real dining table in a clean space — rather than on the couch with containers balanced on your lap — resets the emotional register of the renovation entirely.

We can set up a full dining room rental in whatever temporary space you’re using — living room corner, finished basement, main floor open plan. If you’re working with a kitchenette or portable island during the reno, we can add bar stools to round out the setup. It’s one of the simplest rentals we do, and one of the highest-impact ones during a long renovation.

The Best Furniture to Rent for a Temporary Home Office During a Reno

If you work from home — and in Toronto, most professionals do at least part of the week — a renovation is particularly disruptive. Construction noise doesn’t respect your Zoom calls, and if your home office is one of the rooms being renovated, you’ve lost your workspace entirely.

A temporary home office setup doesn’t need to be elaborate. A desk, an ergonomic chair, and a small bookshelf or filing unit are enough to create a functional workspace in a spare bedroom, basement corner, or even a quiet hallway nook. The key is the chair — sitting in a kitchen chair for six weeks of full workdays will do real damage to your back and your productivity.

We carry the Herman Miller Aeron Chair rental, which is the gold standard for ergonomic seating. It’s one of the most popular rentals we do for exactly this scenario — professionals who need to keep working through a renovation without sacrificing their physical comfort. Pair it with a proper desk and you have a legitimate temporary workspace, not a compromise.

How We Make Renovation Rentals Easy

We’ve been doing this since 1959. In that time, we’ve helped thousands of Toronto homeowners, contractors, and property managers furnish temporary spaces during renovations of every scale — quick bathroom flips, full-home tear-downs, condo suite upgrades, and everything in between. We know what works and what doesn’t.

Here’s how our renovation rental process works:

• You call or email for a quote — we talk through which rooms are affected and what you need
• We deliver and set everything up — you don’t touch a single piece of furniture; we place it where you want it
• You live your life through the renovation — the rental furniture does its job; you focus on managing the reno
• When the job wraps, we pick it all up — no truck rental, no assembly-in-reverse, no awkward “how do I return this” moment
• Terms flex as timelines shift — if the reno runs over (and most do), we extend the rental; no fixed end dates that create pressure

We also know that renovation spaces are not ideal spaces. Basements are smaller than living rooms. Spare bedrooms become multi-purpose command centres. We can advise on what will actually fit, what will actually work, and what’s worth renting versus what you can skip. Reach out for a quote and we’ll walk through it with you.

A Quick Guide: What to Rent Based on Your Renovation Type

Not every renovation displaces the same rooms. Here’s a practical breakdown of what to rent based on what’s being done:

• Kitchen reno (6–12 weeks): dining table and chairs, bar stools if using a portable island, coffee table for casual eating
• Bathroom / master ensuite reno (2–4 weeks): usually minimal — possibly a dresser if the master is partially inaccessible
• Floor refinishing (1–2 weeks, whole home): everything has to come off the floors — this is a full rental scenario: sofa, bed, dining table, desk
• Bedroom / home office addition (4–8 weeks): temporary bedroom setup in a spare room; desk and chair if the office is the room being built
• Full-home renovation or addition (3–6+ months): essentially a fully furnished temporary residence — living room, bedroom, dining, home office; we’ve done this many times

Every renovation is different, and the rental footprint should match the disruption. We help you figure out exactly what you need — and nothing you don’t.

FAQ — Your Renovation Furniture Rental Questions Answered

How long can I rent furniture while my home is being renovated?

As long as you need. Our rental terms are weekly or monthly, and we extend as needed. Whether your reno runs three weeks or six months, we match the rental to the timeline — including the inevitable delays.

What furniture do I actually need to rent during a renovation?

It depends on which rooms are affected. A kitchen reno usually means a dining set. A bedroom reno means a bed and dresser in a spare room. A full-home reno typically means the full picture: sofa, dining table, bed, and a desk if you work from home. We’ll walk through it with you on the call.

Can I rent furniture for just a few weeks?

Absolutely. Short-term rentals are one of our specialties — we’ve been doing them since 1959. A two- or three-week rental for a bathroom or floor refinishing job is a completely normal request. You’re not locked into a long-term contract.

Is renting furniture during a reno cheaper than buying from IKEA?

For anything under three or four months, rental is typically cheaper when you factor in the full picture: assembly time, disassembly time, the truck you’d need to haul it away, and the fact that IKEA flat-pack doesn’t hold resale value. We deliver, set up, and pick up. The math usually works out in rental’s favour — and the quality is significantly better.

Do you deliver and pick up the rental furniture?

Yes — always. Delivery, setup, and pickup are all included. You make one call; we handle the logistics from there.

What if my renovation takes longer than expected?

We extend the rental. Call us when the timeline shifts and we adjust without penalty. Renovations run over all the time — we built our rental terms around that reality.

Can I rent furniture for just one room during a renovation?

Yes. Single-room rentals are very common. A kitchen reno might just mean a dining table and four chairs. A bathroom reno might mean nothing at all, or just a small dresser. We scale up or down based on exactly what you need — no minimum order beyond what makes sense for your situation.

Do you serve the GTA, or just Toronto proper?

We serve Toronto and the surrounding GTA — Mississauga, Markham, Vaughan, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Brampton, and beyond. If you’re not sure whether we deliver to your area, give us a call and we’ll confirm.

About the Author: Written by Executive Furniture, Toronto’s trusted furniture rental provider since 1959. Known for speed, service, and style, Executive Furniture helps make homes holiday-ready with flexible solutions that fit any schedule, even the last-minute ones.