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.
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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, Connecticut used to be a perfume store? It’s true. Back in the day it was set right on the trolley line in the city, now that trolley line is on the Boston Post Road.
How did this place… Continue reading
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 says it tells the story of a tree, a living thing. He takes that once living thing, a piece of wood, and brings it back to life in a chair, a bird feeder, planter, doormat, Adirondack furniture or Christmas… Continue reading
The Market @Venetucci Home
Anthony Venetucci has been in the furnishings and design business along the Connecticut shoreline in Westbrook for nearly twenty years. His business is called Venetucci Home. I was introduced to him years ago by my friend Missy who was an interior designer at the time. “Tony” as she learned right away just has an eye for really fun beautiful… Continue reading
Get Your “Green” On At A CT Antique Show
You just never know what you’re going to find when you head out to an antique show on a New England green in the summertime. Case in point, New York World’s Fair glasses from 1964. Love the brown and green one and yes, it went home with me.
These kinds of shows are what makes New England, New England. Town… Continue reading
It’s Chaos In Deep River
There aren’t too many places where you will find a vintage car door hanging on a wall in a gift shop, or white lights placed behind a vintage window on the ceiling, but you’ll find it here at a place called “Chaos” on Main Street in Deep River, Connecticut. This is a tiny, charming boutique filled with all kinds of… Continue reading
Muddy Waters of New London
Candy and Ice Cream The Old Fashioned Way
Connecticut's Weather sKwirl
Summer At The Connecticut ShorePrevious 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...
