I'm Ann Nyberg, and I live for the "find." I'm constantly uncovering remarkable people and places in Connecticut. My passion is sharing these stories with you.
About Ann
For The Love Of Furniture
David Kosky of Benchmark Restoration in Westbrook, Connecticut is passionate about furniture especially the kind that most folks would say is beyond repair, that’s when Kosky goes to work.
Kosky learned the refurbishing and upholstery business from his late Dad Walt who passed about a year old, now he and his Mom, Kerry are carrying on with the business. There’s… Continue reading
“Over The Moon” Vintage
Lisa Franco of Cheshire, Connecticut loves yesteryear, okay so she has me at “hello.”
I worked with Lisa a few years back at News 8. Now she is making a business out of her passion for antiques. She finds a lot of her goodies while driving to and fro from her place at the beach. This sounds like a nice… Continue reading
Repurposed, Reused, Delicious!
What is it about yesteryear that is just so cool? I think when a piece of furniture, jewelry, a lamp whatever has a past, there’s something romantic about that, at least for me. Many would say that an old piece of furniture is junk and toss it to the curb. Not me, and not Robin Rountree of BonVivant Studio… Continue reading
The Bourse: A Lucious Upstairs Loft
Network Connecticut is about the “real” people that make up our state and their accomplishments big and small, that’s what makes up the fabric of the state. If we don’t band together and find out about each other, times will be even tougher. This is my contribution to push us forward. This is a no politics free zone.
So that… Continue reading
Antiquing Anyone?
If you love yesteryear, I dare you not to spend at least two hours inside the Collinsville Antiques Company in New Hartford, Connecticut. We’re talking 22,000 square feet of linens and jewelry and furniture, oh my! Like Dorothy from Kansas walking down the yellow brick road, there is more and more and more to explore. One-hundred-and-twenty-five antique dealers have collected… Continue reading
The Blue Oar On The Banks Of The Connecticut River
Candy and Ice Cream The Old Fashioned Way
So Much to Say About Katharine Hepburn in a Documentary #2
Baby Me This!Previous Finds
From Perfume To Furniture
I just eat this history stuff up in Connecticut. Did you know that the long time Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture in West Haven,...
Anna’s Creations Will “Floor” You!
This is just a great idea, period. Anna Amore of Amore Floor Covering and Design Center and Photographer and media...
The Victorian Lady and The Bubble Master
These two have the whole world in their hands, well actually in this case it's a bubble. Meet Casey and Kandie Carle of East...
Rich Is The “Wood Wiz”
Rich Ramagli of Madison, Connecticut loves to work with raw wood, in particular wood with "rich" grains like oak, because he...
AJ Jansen Is A Country Rebel Rose
At six years old AJ Jansen, growing up in Torrington, Connecticut, got on stage at school and started singing and there has...
