A Litchfield County hidden gem is The Rustic Country Barn on route 202 in New Milford. The place…read morehas been open a little over five years now and to be honest, although I drive by it several times a day, I didn't give it much thought. Litchfield County is kind of a Mecca for antique shops and old furniture stores. So on what should have been another glance as I whizzed by (observing the speed limit of course) was rudely interrupted by my wife's suggestion that we stop in and take a look. (hear my sigh) Fine I mumble. As we entire the store I am pleasantly surprised. It's filled with all the kind of furniture I always imagined I would build myself in my own workshop someday. But as my wife will quickly point out, you can't sit on someday. About a minute into the place my wife gives me the look. You know the look I'm talking about guys, the "this is a beautiful thing and you know I'm worth it" look. Once this happens and I come to the realization that were probably not going home empty handed there's only one thing left to do; make sure my input is dooly noted and prepare to limit the damage to our budget. As I'm cruising around the store the first thing that catches my eye is this very cool rustic looking pub table. As I belly up to kick the proverbial tires I can't help but say, "Honey, I could totally build this in my workshop!" Out of the corner of my eye I see my wife staring at the floor and shaking her head. She didn't say it out loud, but deep down I knew she was right. So with dignity still intact I decide to run this pub table through the paces. For those of you that know me, petite is not a word that most people would use to describe me. So when I reluctantly enter a typical big name furniture store filled with imported poorly made junk I always rate the quality based on one thing. What is the shimmy factor? When I sit down, how bad does it shimmy? If you're a big guy like me, you know what I mean. Back at the pub table I begin by kicking the first tire; the old grab the top on both sides and give it a shake followed by a feeble attempt to lift it off the ground. Table feels solid and vertical lift was negligible. Check! Next comes the big one. The old hop up on the stool and check the shimmy factor. Whoa, no shimmy! I even tried my rendition of the bar stool boogie and she held her ground. Impressive! Now for one final test; the old, "I've have 9 beers and it's time to let the table hold me up" test. I lean in and give the pub table everything I've got. Folks, we have a winner! The table didn't give a bit. As I walk through the rest of the store and barn, I find these qualities to hold true everywhere I turn. Bottom line, it's clear to me that the motto of The Rustic Country Barn, "Quality American made furniture that will last for generations" are not hollow words. I highly recommend a visit.

I was torn between 3 or 4 stars for RCB. I discovered them on Facebook and love everything I see. I…read morehave not been to the physical store yet but I have explored their website a few times. I was prompted by a video on their Facebook page for barn stars. I was inspired by the video to get one for my parents barn back in Ohio but after going through all the steps to buy one I was shocked at the shipping cost. It was as much as the barn star! I still want to get one but I'm going to wait until I have time to just buy it at the store. Now I'm not one to give up so I saw another post on FB for these cute drink holders so I went to the website to get a better look and as cute as they were they were like $24 for a little metal drink holder! They do have a lot of beautiful barn wood furniture on the website and I could see a few of these items in my home but clearly I'll need to save up. I'm going to stop in soon and I'll update my review then.

What an amazing store with exceptional merchandise. I didn't have a lot of time to browse so I only…read moretried on a few things. I know when I can't get something out of my mind it means that I should have bought it so when I returned home I went online and ordered these beautiful shoes that I know I will love for a really long time. Where I wanted to spend more time was looking at their textiles, books, food items and home goods. The owners have such an eye for detail and beauty. Can't wait to go back. I usually don't post reviews but it's been a while since I visited (pre-pandemic) and I wanted people to know that their online business is still up and running. Enjoy!

Beautifully renovated store with interesting eclectic wares. But be careful buying "vintage "…read morepieces from website . I have had problems with their peculiar sizing of men's clothes (that don't actually conform to US equivalents ) and more recently with the quality of an item I purchased which , while listed as vintage with imperfections, was actually quite soiled and not well represented on website . Not very satisfactory response from store when I raised this issue . They seemed to think the dirty condition somehow enhanced the item. Caveat emptor !

This place is PACKED with treasures! There is something for everyone. They have a wide variety of…read moresizes. They have shoes, jewelry, handbags (so many handbags!). If I spent an entire day in there I'm sure I would miss stuff! There is now a way to shop online as well. The best part is you are getting great items for great prices while shopping sustainably and supporting a local business!

Less is more so all I have to say is this is THE place you want to visit. The store, the staff, the…read morecommunity, the style. Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

Hired them to make custom drapes for my daughter's bedroom. They are 1-2 inches above the…read morefloor/too short and do not look custom at all! More importantly, when they installed the drapes, one of the trim pieces was frayed at the bottom. It looks like they ran out of trim and tried to make it work. Clearly an incompetent job...designer mismeasured the drape length and the fabrication was botched. An amateur job at best, and I am very disappointed I spent so much money and now have drapes that are too short and frayed. see photos. Avoid this business at all costs.

Appalling service. Two sisters own the establishment. One is the designer. She was never available…read more 2 times she did not show for the appointment and was instead handed off to the other sister, who was very nice but knew nothing about the fabrics or options. Then weeks after our request, the absent designer had her sister show us 5 fabrics, one of which we liked but then it turned out to be out of stock, wasting another week of our time. They may be good but clearly $3-4,000 reupholstery projects are not of interest to them.

Staff are very helpful and readily available . Wide variety of items and worth the hunt!read more

What a very nice antique store! Well organized with a lot of fantastic antiques at very reasonable…read moreprices! This is probably one of the better antique stores that we've found in CT. No junk sold here and I'd highly recommend if you enjoy going antiquing!!

Place was very cutely decorated! It was a lot smaller inside than I expected, and claustrophobic…read more There are only a few tables at the counter, a large round table that looked like 5-6 were sitting at, and 4-5 bar stools seats facing out the front window. There's an upstairs with a coffee table, a bean bag chair and two chairs (and lots of artists wares for sale on the wall). There are a few tables outside, so waiting until it's warm enough or ordering To-Go would be my suggestion. I shared pictures of the beautiful breakfast plates we received. The food was delicious! The sausage I asked for in my Eggs Benny was delicious! They were clearly homemade sausage that had a nice rosemary flavor. My husband's breakfast star was the chef made ham steak slices, and the rosemary sourdough toast. Yes, I recommend the food here! We were rather disappointed by the temperament of the person we assumed is the owner... when asked if they would please lower the music a little, because I'm healing from a traumatic brain injury (and it was blasting commercials and music; it wasn't a pleasant music track or album), said with an attitude "Sorry I can't control where the speakers are", and from that point seemed a lot less friendly. Her attitude didn't ruin the taste of the food, but this was a special outing (my first in 3 years since falling on black ice), near Goodspeed Opera House. This is a touristy area and people that run breakfast/brunch spots are usually friendly and eager to help with small requests. Often interactions with the restaurant staff adds greatly to the experience. Her sour grapes and refusal to help me feel comfortable by lowering it a smidge (I was already wearing noise cancelling ear buds, just so you understand how loud it was and that she didn't turn it down even a tiny bit), made breakfast less nice. We won't be returning ~ there are so many restaurants struggling to survive after Covid, we'd rather spend our time and money there.

This is a truly special shop - remarkable goods - delightful staff - all very helpfulread more

True facts from a very unhappy paying customer. Five pieces of custom furniture designed and…read moreordered by them: 4!! arrived in the wrong size (and they didn't inspect before the pieces were delivered). The fifth has broken several times from normal use. All had to be picked up, brought back and redone by the manufacturer (yes at the decorator's expense, although they did try and make me pay twice but finally did not, and in all cases leaving me with a big hole where the furniture was for weeks on end). Its like they never did any of this before. In my opinion, they lack professionalism.

Sadly, in my opinion, highly highly unprofessional. Everything from botched custom furniture…read more(literally wrong sizes in over 50% of the pieces); to overstaffing (and when its by the hour, you know what that means); improper billing contrary to their own contract; to simply halting work for months on end with no explanation. I cannot urge against their retention highly enough. I also note that it appears they are neither certified by NYS as Certified Interior Decorators nor do they have a Home Improvement License in NYC (where they work). Nor does the company or the individuals turn up as "registered" Interior Designers in Connecticut, where they also work. Avoid. (I'm glad that Yelp calls them a furniture store and not an interior decorator firm).

Great place to find primitive american antiques, crocks, stoneware, painted furniture etc.read more

Washington Supply has your back - literally all the time…read more They have every tool you'd need--gardening, soil, wrenches, electronics and adaptors, plugs, outdoor and indoor lighting, hoses, new keys, tile and grout--the list is endless. When our pipes burst, we went here for replacements. The plumber himself goes there, not only for jobs on our house but for his own. Everyone here demonstrates their knowledge and acts as a complete professional. They're warm, kind, fun, and the store is pet-friendly. We've picked paint for our house from here. They also have an adjoining gardening shop where we got pumps for our basketballs and my bike. They also can get plywood or other building materials because they work with contractors, and they will candidly recommend whether you need to go somewhere else to get a part you need--which has only happened once to me in my experience; they just didn't have it in stock at the time, but they wanted me to fix my machine that day. 10 / 10

Excellent and dependable service in the paint department at reasonable prices by friendly staff. I…read moream never disappointed by the staff.

EXCELLENT - Workshop is my "go to" clothing store. I drive 90 mins from Bedford, NY to get there…read moreeach time and come back with wonderful, unique clothing. Truly great offerings, excellent colors, mix and match options and more. I usually fill an entire dressing room with options, and the ladies that own/or work there will stand at the ready to grab a different size/color option if needed (but never in a pushy way at all). I just came home again with a couple of gorgeous blouses, slacks, jacket, tops, etc. Everything I have ever bought there are great for travel too!! Definitely worth the trip. And there are a number of lovely places to eat right around the corner too!! ENJOY!!!

So I went to this place last weekend and I've been there many times before. Soon as I walked in,…read morethe lady says the sale rack is over there. As I didn't find anything I liked I walked to a different area and she says those items aren't on sale ma'am. I'm like yes I know that. What gives her the right to think I can't afford to buy a product because I had jeans on and a sweatshirt.? Thanks lady now I won't be back and neither will anyone else I know after I tell him about your customer service and your rudeness