This Old House® Features Scandinavian Modern Redesign and Accessible In-Law Cottage Remodel

CONCORD, Mass., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emmy^® Award-winning PBS home improvement series This Old House^® will feature a 19^th-century Victorian-era home in the city of Cambridge, Mass., and a woodland cottage circa 1935 in rural Essex, Mass., as its latest renovation projects for the upcoming 33^rd national season premiering this October 4. The locations represent a city-and-country theme and provide fresh angles that are remarkably different and even contrasting. The Cambridge Project will showcase a renovation for a young family in a bustling urban setting, while the Essex Project is a quiet country cottage that will be transformed into a universally accessible living space for aging parents.

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"We have two major remodels this season, each conceived by a homeowner with a very clear vision," says host Kevin O'Connor. "Viewers will find aspects to love about both the stylish family home in Cambridge and the accessible in-law cottage in Essex."

The This Old House Cambridge Project, featuring 15 brand-new episodes, premieres nationally on PBS on October 4, 2012 (check www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule or your local listings). The Essex Project, featuring 11 episodes, premieres January 2013. Viewers can watch full new This Old House episodes Sundays at 7 p.m. after each show premieres at www.thisoldhouse.com/watchTOH.

Live, 24/7 progress of the Cambridge and Essex projects is available on thisoldhouse.com/webcams. Viewers can become fans of This Old House on Facebook or follow the show on Twitter.

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 series producer is Deborah Hood.  Series creator is Russell Morash. 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.

WGBH Boston is America's preeminent public broadcasting producer—PBS's leading source of content for television and the Web (prime-time, children's, and lifestyle programs) and a major supplier of programs heard nationally on public radio and online. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.

SOURCE WGBH-TV