A Mortician's "Victorian Naturalist" Los Angeles Home — House Tour

A Mortician's "Victorian Naturalist" Los Angeles Home — House Tour
By Marisa Vitale

Name: Caitlin Doughty
Location: Mid City — Los Angeles, California
Size: 1.000 square feet
Years lived in: 8 years, renting

Death is often portrayed unrealistically in television and movies. It's a major "scary" element to Halloween (in costume and decor). And death is no longer something that happens in the home, as it did for generations before us. As a mortician, author and owner of her own funeral home, Caitlin Doughty is dedicating her life to creating a more open conversation about death and dying, in a culture that has a huge discomfort with both. She speaks around the world on the history of death culture, rituals and the funeral industry, and her home is both a reflection of her passions and a celebration of the things she's dedicated her life to.

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November 1, 2018 at 01:00AM
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