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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]

References

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  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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