By 'House Calls' comes to Los Altos area

Home improvement expert Ron Hazelton is coming to the Los Altos area next month in search of homeowners who want to star on an episode of his nationally syndicated television show, “Ron Hazelton’s HouseCalls.” The show airs locally on KGO7.

Hazelton travels across the country in his custom motor home, equipped with a mobile workshop helping families tackle home improvements. The show focuses on realistic do-it-yourself improvement projects that may be done in a single weekend by ordinary people. He is seeking those who would like to work on their home with him and are available for two days of taping for the on-site shoot in July.

Hazelton will consider any one- or two-day project, but is especially interested in fireplace alterations, alternative wallpapering, indoor planters, window replacements, outdoor masonry and gas grill areas, environmental-friendly deck and railing projects, skylight and room make overs or tin ceiling projects.

Lowe’s home improvement store donates most materials for projects featured on the show.

Anyone interested in being featured on the show may submit a request by logging on to www.ronhazelton.com.

Bungalow expert to speak at LA museum

Paul Duchacherer, expert on the California bungalow architecture that peaked during the early 20th century and can be found in Los Altos’ historic Orange and University avenues district, is scheduled to speak 7:30 p.m., July 11, at the Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.

Duchacherer, a San Francisco-based interior designer, is a proponent of historic preservation and author of the landmark book “The Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Home.”

Duchacherer is a graduate of the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design.

Since 1994, he has had his own interior design business.

For more information, call 948-9427.