Bare Wood Fine Wood Furniture - Groton, Connecticut

Susan Evarts

I was looking for a chair for my daughter to paint for a charity event. I had never been in the store and was very happy that I stopped by that day. There were lots of beautiful pieces of furniture to choose from! I was greeted warmly by Kevin, asking how he could best help me. I explained what I needed and he jumped right in to show me some possibilities. He really put himself out there to help me find exactly what would be the best option for the occasion. Third time was a charm! He not only found the best option and even carried it to my car. I love to support local businesses and my experience at Barewood in Groton reinforced my decision in doing that. Thank you, Kevin!

Sue Bright

We bought two pieces for our living room and they are beautiful! They had exactly what we were looking for available in store so the process was quick and easy. We'll definitely be back!

Robin Mckinstry

We have gotten most of our wooden furniture from them and it is fantastic merchandise and great quality. The owner is a wonderful, honest gentleman. We will definitely go back for anything else we might want. ?

Adam Francese

Thanks Kevin! We couldn't be happier with the look and quality of our new kitchen table & chairs, the craftsmanship and the finish are unmatched. Excellent service and selection.

Alex Schulz

Very high quality furniture and great customer service. Solid wood pieces can be delivered stained or "bare". We're very happy with our dining room hutch.

Kari Hite-Vallone

We purchased a custom barn wood dining table and hutch from Barewood in November 2019, and we had a very positive experience. We had purchased a house and were looking for the perfect pieces to fit/furnish the space. Kevin walked through the floor model tables, chairs and hutches with us, and provided all the catalogs to look closer at all our options. After a week, we decided on a custom table, chairs and hutch (see photo below). The estimated time for fabrication was about 10-12 weeks because all the pieces were custom made in OH and shipped to CT. We did check in with Kevin at the 12 week mark (early Feb 2020) and the table was en-route to CT. Within the same week, the pieces were delivered and assembled, and we LOVE all of them! We have received so many compliments from family and friends on our dining set.

Mary P

Quality wood furniture but it’s a long wait to receive your order, and communication is terrible. Periodic updates on production status are the least that can be expected by customers. (The customer has to reach out and chase the status.). I don’t think I would go back.

Gretchen Grinsteinner

Amendment 4/15/23: We received 3 out of 4 of our stools, and as I assumed in the original review, they are lovely. They are the perfect height and match our kitchen island perfectly! We picked them up when our family came to town, and they are everything we had been missing with other visits. I truly wish our experience up to this point wasn't as unfavorable as it was, but the owner, Kevin, was very apologetic and seemed truly concerned with trying to make us (his customers) happy. We are still waiting for the 4th stool due to a manufacturing oversight, but I am hopeful that any further delays will be professionally communicated in a timely manner.

I will also add that these stools are clearly high quality and very comfortable! We are very happy to have them. I would just advise future customers to ask clearly for accurate timelines and not assumptions. The furniture is worth the wait if there are reasonable delays, but being proactive will probably help with any communication issues. Kevin thoughtfully gave us a discount for future purchases because of our troubles with this order and only requested half of our remaining balance until the last stool is finished. I would love to give this business more stars, but I feel my review is an accurate and honest review of my personal experience up to this point. I hope this review helps future customers understand that there might be unexpected extra delays for custom furniture, but the product is wonderful, just be proactive!

Original review: I can not write a product review because I still have not received my order as of this post dated 4/7/23, 10 months after the date of purchase. This is a review of customer service and business integrity. It will be long, but it is important to get all the details to write a proper review. Here are the facts: My husband and I purchased four unstained scoop seat stools from this business on 6/3/22. We were told they were in stock and that we could bring them home that day. After a long discussion with Kevin about the stain products they offered so we could stain them ourselves. We ultimately decided to get them professionally stained because we saw them as an investment of furniture that would last. His timeline for staining was roughly 2-3 months. We agreed.

Several months later, near the 3 month mark, I called to check on the status. I was told the stools I ordered were still being manufactured. I called Kevin back to remind him that our stools were in stock when we ordered them. He said he would check on that and call me back, which he never did. Fast forward a handful of more calls and many months. On 2/16/23, Kevin was happy to report that they would be finished in 2 weeks as they were already being worked on. Here it is 4/7/23 and we still do not have our furniture.

I am sure the product will be lovely, but I feel purposely misled, tricked, and ill-informed on accurate timelines based on current production. I wish our deposit was refundable. I am incredibly disappointed in the business integrity and poor customer service that I have received. I would only recommend this business if you plan on buying a product off the floor and bringing it home that day.