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Home Design Styles
A look at trends in lighting and flooring in 2026
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Style Means Business
Sylistic choices build brands for local businesses
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Handle With Flair
Fashion, form and function are a winning combo for modern handbags
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On the Cover
A look at the cover models who helped us merge style with business
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Home Design Styles
A look at trends in lighting and flooring in 2026 Article by Vintage Kovel | Photography by FV Lifestyle Our homes are art that we live in. As with all forms of art, trends and patterns of popularity follow shifting design sensibilities, developments in technology, and more. Flooring options evolve with the times to create the best living experience, from styles and materials for carpet to new hard floor varieties. Similarly, the way a home is lit is critical. Light determines how we...
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Style Means Business
Sylistic choices build brands for local businesses Article by Erica Drzewiecki | Photography by FV Lifestyle Introducing a local business to the world is intentional. From the website to a seven-piece Italian leather sectional to powder blue taffeta drapes or an accent wall the color of macaroni and cheese. All that matters, but style is about much more than a website or wall color. It marks identity. “Style helps communicate our values before we ever meet a client,” says Realtor and Broker ...
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Handle With Flair
Fashion, form and function are a winning combo for modern handbags Article by Ed Main | Photography by FV Lifestyle Even men can appreciate a quality accessory that is well crafted, fashionable and functional. In pursuing a story on handbags (or purses or pocketbooks), I visited Brighton in the Shops in Farmington Valley to gain some insight. Lucia Barstow , the store's assistant manager, welcomed me and heard about my quest to find a local retailer who could be counted on to help fill the...
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On the Cover
A look at the cover models who helped us merge style with business Article by Ed Main | Photography by PK Photography Two locals turned a dentist office into a catwalk as the merging of style and business was forged. (See Style Means Business story) West Simsbury native Maggie Peterson has turned heads as the reigning Miss Connecticut Teen USA, but her success didnt start there. As a rising senior at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Maggie has a 4.0 GPA and serves as Student Body...
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