A driving mechanism for furniture is disclosed. The furniture includes a first furniture part and a second furniture part movable relative to the first furniture part. The driving mechanism includes a driving device, a locking device and a swing member. The driving device includes an elastic member. The locking device includes a locking part and a guiding member, the guiding member is for generating a force toward the locking part. The swing member is movably connected to the second furniture part. When the swing member is operatively engaged between the locking part and the guiding member, the elastic member of the driving device accumulates a driving force; and when the swing member is operatively disengaged from the locking part and the guiding member, the driving force is released to drive the second furniture part to move from a retrieve position to an open position relative to the first furniture part.