Los Angeles Home Gets Hollywood Treatment From This Old House®

Los Angeles Home Gets Hollywood Treatment From This Old House®

--Emmy® Award-Winning PBS Series Showcases Spanish Colonial Revival on First-Ever Los Angeles Renovation--

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Tune in as the Emmy® Award-winning television series This Old House kicks off its first-ever Los Angeles renovation on PBS. With the help of local tradespeople, the expert crew gives a 1933 Spanish Colonial Revival located in the neighborhood of Silver Lake a "Hollywood-style makeover." In order to accommodate a growing family, homeowners Kurt Albrecht and Mary Blee know they need to expand their home. The This Old House experts are working with Los Angeles-based contractor Steve Pallrand and his design-build firm Home Front on a modest 750-sq.ft. addition, which includes a new second floor, larger kitchen, new family room, two additional baths and two more bedrooms. Throughout the renovation, the series will focus on preserving and replicating the quaint period details that make the property unique, such as the clay roof tiles, arched doorways, tray ceilings, plaster ornamentation, inlaid floors and art deco light fixtures.

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These Los Angeles project episodes will also feature side stories highlighting the distinctive lifestyle, world-class building projects and talented local craftspeople in the city and surrounding areas.

Tune in to see the start of what promises to be a red carpet-worthy renovation. The This Old House Los Angeles project premieres nationally on PBS beginning Thursday, January 27, 2011 (check www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule or your local listings)

Media Contacts
Tara Rafieymehr Pettinato
617-300-5328
tara_rafieymehr@wgbh.org

This Old House Ventures
Karen Affinito
212-522-3740
karen_affinito@timeinc.com

Photography Contact
Jessica Hartzell
617-300-5361
jessica_hartzell@wgbh.org

WGBH Station Relations Contact
Kevin McDermott
617-300-5389
kevin_mcdermott@wgbh.org

This Old House is produced by This Old House Productions, Inc., for This Old House Ventures, Inc., and is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Vice President of Television Operations is Michael Burton. Senior producer and director is David Vos and senior series producer is Deborah Hood. Series creator is Russell Morash. Funding is provided by GMC, The Home Depot, Lumber Liquidators and State Farm Insurance Companies. This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine and an information-driven Web site. This Old House Ventures, Inc., is a business of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner.

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CONTACT: Media Contacts, Tara Rafieymehr Pettinato, +1-617-300-5328, tara_rafieymehr@wgbh.org; or This Old House Ventures, Karen Affinito, +1-212-522-3740, karen_affinito@timeinc.com; or Photography Contact, Jessica Hartzell, +1-617-300-5361, jessica_hartzell@wgbh.org; or WGBH Station Relations Contact, Kevin McDermott, +1-617-300-5389, kevin_mcdermott@wgbh.org

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