In one form or another Barbo Furniture has been in existence since 1934. Two Norwegian brothers, George and Kearny Barbo, learned the trade and started the business. It was closed for WWII. After the war ended they reopened the business. In the early 1950's Kearney died and George closed the store, not wanting to run it without his brother.
But George stayed in the furniture business, refinishing, restoring and making custom furniture from his home shop. In 1978 after "retiring" from his job doing touch up and repair for a local furniture store, the business was reorganized when George's son Chris began working more in the wood shop with his dad.
In the early 1980's Chris was working full time in the business and late in that decade his wife Holly began working there too. In 1999 the third incarnation of Barbo Furniture opened in downtown Bellingham, WA. Since then we've transitioned again.
But George stayed in the furniture business, refinishing, restoring and making custom furniture from his home shop. In 1978 after "retiring" from his job doing touch up and repair for a local furniture store, the business was reorganized when George's son Chris began working more in the wood shop with his dad.
In the early 1980's Chris was working full time in the business and late in that decade his wife Holly began working there too. In 1999 the third incarnation of Barbo Furniture opened in downtown Bellingham, WA. Since then we've transitioned again.
Services
We took our oak dining table to Barbo Furniture to have it refinished. In the process, we also purchased four new dining table chairs from them, which had to be stained and finished to match the table, and the cushioned seats upholstered. They did an excellent job, and we are very pleased with the results.
There is an interest in "Green/Sustainable" furniture. Unfortunately there is a lot of misleading information about what is Green and Sustainable. What is your furniture made out of? There are theories that if the materials that your furniture is made from are "Green" byproducts or recycled products that this is good.
