Samantha Pynn

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Samantha Pynn is a Canadian interior designer, best known as a host of programming for HGTV Canada. [1]

She was a regular contributor on home design to the daytime talk show CityLine in the 2000s, before debuting on HGTV as the host of Pure Design in 2008. [2] She subsequently hosted Summer Home [3] and Open House Overhaul, [4] and was featured as one of the participating designers in the "all-star" HGTV shows Home to Win and Family Home Overhaul , before replacing Sabrina Smelko as the cohost of Save My Reno with Sebastian Clovis in 2020. [5]

In 2015, she launched her own home decor collection with the La Maison Simons department store. [6]

Pynn and Clovis received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host in a Lifestyle Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Dianne Daniel, "Save my Reno: Do-able home touches from HGTV's 'Seb and Sam'". Ottawa Citizen , March 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lauren La Rose, "Reduce, reuse, recycle - reinvented". Prince Albert Daily Herald , November 8, 2008.
  3. ↑ John Crook, "Time to take a fresh look at your 'Summer Home'". Prince George Citizen , April 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ Dianne Daniel, "Opening minds to open houses that sell ; Designer Samantha Pynn tells it like it is on HGTV's Open House Overhaul". Toronto Sun , April 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Melissa Hank, "Save My Reno stars explain how to update home decor on a budget". canada.com, 10 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Karen Turner, "Canadian designer Samantha Pynn launches home collection at Simons". Ottawa Citizen , September 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.


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