Welcome to Bittersweet

​Take a trip to the country, and make a stop at Bittersweet... It's a step into the past and is filled to the brim with decorating ideas and gifts.

Housed in one of Stafford, Connecticut's, original country stores, Bittersweet is a shoppe for all seasons offering antiques, collectibles, gifts, home accessories, and primitive furniture.  Lots of new furniture arrives weekly.

Feel free to browse our web site, but take a drive and let Bittersweet be your destination.  Look for the rusty star on the building.  

Home Decorating

Bittersweet offers the primitive/ country shopper the best in home decorating. I personally select and display merchandise that my customers can recreate in their own homes. The shoppe is well stocked with curtains, rugs, coverlets, handcrafted reproduction furniture, lamps, shades and so much more, all at affordable prices.​ ​

Seasonal Merchandise

As the seasons change, so does Bittersweet!  The winter months will be behind us soon and we can all look forward to warmer weather.  I have been busy planning, ordering, and thinking about all the wonderful new things for Spring, Easter, Mother's Day as well as all the new primitive/country home accessories. ​​

American Made

American made products are still an important part of Bittersweet. That was our mission 30 years ago when we started as a “mothers' hour consignment shop”. We are still very proud to offer the works of local artisans who work very hard to keep American made a household word. Some of the artists include basket makers, woodworkers, folk artists who paint on recycled woods and canvas, soap makers, candle makers, tinners, weavers and more​​.​
63 West Main Street
Stafford Springs, CT  06076
(860)-684-5157 | Email

Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
​Sunday 12pm - 4pm (Seasonal)