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Managing Editor, Special Sections

Lisa Sullivan

Lisa Sullivan is a managing editor at Hearst Connecticut Media Group, organizing, editing, and writing for the 22 special sections that are published annually by the company. Special Sections include Home, Holiday in the Country, Golden Years, Kids World, Education, Spring Bridal Guide, Green Lifestyle, Back to School, SummerScapes, and Health & Fitness.

Stories By Lisa Sullivan

Bring the outdoors inside with these simple interior design tips

The summer house Design experts offer warm weather decorating advice by Lisa Sullivan By now, some three months into the coronavirus, you are likely a little tired of your house. The initial novelty of “hunkering” down, whether you live... By Lisa Sullivan

Your CBD Store expands throughout CT

In June, 2018, the first ever Connecticut location for Florida-based Sunflora selling CBD (Cannabidiol) product under the SunMed brand was opened in Milford by Clayton Percy, a New London native and the company’s franchise director for North... By Lisa Sullivan

Bethel’s Hollandia Nurseries offers one-stop home decor holiday shopping

Whether you’re shopping for the home gardener on your holiday gift list, hunting for the perfect Christmas tree, or looking for a nearby holiday-themed outing, family-owned and operated Hollandia Nurseries, with two locations — including a garden... By Lisa Sullivan

Interfaith families can create “Holiday Fusion” with Hanukkah and Christmas decor

You might not know it from my last name, but I’m Jewish. My husband, a Sullivan, is Irish Catholic, and after we got married, we proceeded to celebrate the holidays — including and particularly Hanukkah and Christmas — of both religions. Each... By Lisa Sullivan

Cold comfort

Thomas Edison. Benjamin Franklin. Marie Curie. Alexander Bell. Leonardo Da Vinci. Willis Carrier (who?). You’re probably familiar with the first five inventors on this list, but the sixth is one that may not ring too many bells. In fact, I’d... Lisa Sullivan

The roll of a lifetime

In 1989, two years after I graduated from college, I got a job as an editor for an interior design trade magazine. The focus of the publication was wallpaper, or “wallcoverings,” as it was referred to in those days. Homeowners at the time... Lisa Sullivan

Modern love

I have had a longtime love affair with history, beginning with my history minor in college and culminating with my historic home obsession. I spend a lot of time on Instagram and Pinterest looking at photos of old saltbox-, colonial- and... Lisa Sullivan

She's out of control

Anyone who knows me even slightly can tell you how much I hate technology, particularly when it doesn’t work. Even as I write, I’m on hold with our TV service provider, trying to find out why the replacement remote control I ordered two weeks ago... Lisa Sullivan

Winter entertaining ideas

Winter entertaining need not end once Christmas and New Year’s Day have come and gone. Getting together with friends and family is still possible even if the weather outside is frightful. When Mother Nature takes a chilly turn, those who don’t... Lisa Sullivan

Giving your trees some TLC

Cold weather can take its toll on a property, especially in regions of the world where winters are harsh. Most parts of the landscape are vulnerable to damage from winter storms, but trees may be especially susceptible. By the end of winter, many... Lisa Sullivan

Call of the wild

I feel like our home is a beacon for virtually every variety and species of living creature … we’ve had field mice, birds, bees, ants, fruit flies, moles, voles, squirrels, bunnies, fox, coyote, raccoons, and deer visited upon us over the years.... Lisa Sullivan

Independents’ day

This Saturday, November 24, is designated, “Small Business Saturday.” With that in mind, and with the holiday shopping season upon us, I thought I would take this opportunity to talk about one of my heroes: the small business owner, the... Lisa Sullivan

If walls could talk...

Well before our daughter left for college last month, she was planning, like many incoming freshman — particularly girls, I have learned — her room decor. We had already purchased the requisite comforter, sheets, cozy throw, small rug, husband... Lisa Sullivan

My happy place

At least once or twice a week, I drive past a home on a corner, not far from our house, that I always think of as “happy.” The farmhouse style home features a soft, sky blue exterior, a dark green front door and shutters, white trim, white... Lisa Sullivan

Pick up sticks!

I probably wouldn’t describe our family as “outdoorsy.” While we do spend some time outside — my husband likes to run and take care of our yard and pool, and I love to walk our dog — we don’t camp, hike, bike ride, rock climb, or go white water... Lisa Sullivan

Sitting pretty

The stately Italianate house at 528 Main Street has been a New Canaan landmark for many years. Built for a wealthy merchant in 1848, it was originally part of a 40-acre farm bordered by the Five Mile River in the rear. The home site is near... Lisa Sullivan

August 2018 Home: Fun and games

One rainy summer afternoon, I was driving on I-95 with my daughter when we passed a pop-up carnival on a road close to the highway. I could see the top of the Ferris wheel, the merry-go-round, and a couple of other rides, and almost instantly, I... Lisa Sullivan

New Canaan CARES Kitchen and Home Tour ’18

On Thursday, May 17, New Canaan CARES will be celebrating the 26 th annual Kitchen & Home Tour, as generous homeowners open their doors for this Fairfield County tradition. On display will be seven exquisitely designed, extensively remodeled, and... Lisa Sullivan

BPC wins Housing Innovation award

Local custom home builder BPC Green Builders of Wilton recently received the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 “Housing Innovation Award” in the category of Custom Homes (for Buyers), for the fourth time in five years. The DOE’s Housing... Lisa Sullivan

December 2017 Home Personality: "Homes for the Holidays"

170 Ridge Acres Road, Darien, Conn. $4,075,000 AnnMarie Wheeler Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, 203-856-5900 Our feature home of the month: Enchanting French Chateau with 9 fireplaces features sensational entertaining spaces inside and out.... Lisa Sullivan