TV Personality

Penny Southam, ARIDO, IDC

On television, Penny’s first TV show  “Design U”, aired on HGTV.  She was one of the ‘design professors’ who put the ‘students’ through their paces. It was similar to “What Not To Wear”. The contestants were nominated by friends and family due to their bad taste in decor. Penny would spend a few days teaching them how to create a beautiful and creative space, which they’d then have to execute on their own and be graded by Penny

Later Penny Southam (Expert Designer) and Paul Rushforth (Real-Estate Agent) co-starred on Gemini Nominated,  “All For Nothing” which aired on the W Network and Oprah Network (OWN) for 3 seasons.

The show was produced by Mountain Road Productions which pitted two sets of homeowners against each other to win a commission-free listing with Paul.  The participants were getting their homes ready for sale.  Penny would create design plans and give design advice to both sets of homeowners as to what to focus on.

They had two weeks to get their house ready for sale while spending the least amount of money possible. They could beg, barter but not steal! At the end of the two weeks, whoever raised the value of their home the most, while spending the least wone Paul’s commission free listing.

 

Penny Southam and Paul Rushforth in All For Nothing

Co-Hosts of Gemini Nominated "All For Nothing"

All for Nothing Nominated for Gemini

Paul Rushforth and Penny Southam at the Gemini Awards

Penny Southam on ET Canada renovating Fort York Food Bank in Toronto

Penny Southam, Ron Foley (contractor) and ET Canada’s Kim D’Eon and Sholeh Fabrii come together to renovate Tornonto’s Fort York Foodbank

Penny Southam on set of All For Nothing

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Penny Southam has appeared in numerous magazine articles and talk shows and was more than happy to lend a hand. She was asked by ET Canada to lead the renovate the Fort York Food Bank in Toronto She also spoke at a number of Home Show Events across Ontario as a celebrity speaker.

We’ve included two articles related to Penny Southam and Paul Rushforth from All For Nothing. Together, Penny and Paul appeared on several talk shows and spoke at several home shows.  They worked with over 200 homeowners and helped them raise the value of their homes

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

DESIGN AWARDS WON

FABULOUS CLIENTS

AWARD WINNING INTERIOR DESIGN

penny@southamdesign.com

613-866-7369