Los Angeles Home Gets Hollywood Treatment From This Old House®

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)

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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