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"Elissa Cullman's Connecticut Home Renovation\nSee how the decorator has transformed her country house since it first appeared in AD almost a decade ago\nCedar Lake Lodge, the Connecticut residence that interior designer Elissa Cullman shares with her husband, Edgar, has been featured twice in the pages of Architectural Digest: first in the June 2003 issue and again in June 2012. In that time, the decorator\u2014who heads the New York firm Cullman &amp;amp; Kravis\u2014extensively renovated the house with the help of longtime collaborator Manhattan architect John Murray. To start, the pair replaced 96 windows, enhancing the house's energy efficiency; they also upgraded the heating and air-conditioning systems and expanded the kitchen into an airy double-height space.\nIn the living room, vibrant prints and plaids were replaced with tranquil pastels and earth tones. The Elizabeth Eakins hand-hooked rug remains, and both iterations of the space prominently display pieces from the couple's abundant collection of American folk art. The French doors were added during the 1974 renovation by architect Robert A.M. Stern.\nThe sunroom, where the Cullmans spend much of their time, was winterized by Murray in 2001. The Windsor chairs surrounding the dining table and the wicker seating gave way to tailored designs upholstered in neutral hues. New additions to the room include the finial and chandelier, both antiques. \"The ultimate in being green is using antiques,\" Cullman says.\nCullman gave the dining room a fresh feel by reusing furnishings from other areas of the house and by modifying existing details. The leaf-print curtains and circa-1815 portrait once resided in the living room, and the moldings received a coat of white paint. To give the space a new sense of symmetry, the lunette window was removed from the left of the stone chimney, which is now flanked by a pair of gilt-wood Lions of Judah.\nAn early-20th-century hooked rug was the inspiration for the previous master bedroom decor, which featured tufted seating and a floral pattern on the bed and walls. The current color scheme is a soothing combination of pale blue and tan. An embroidered linen covers the walls, while complementary bedding and a custom-made throw and rug complete the serene design."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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