Pure Design is a fresh new series with a timely hook - it shows viewers how to create stunning, stylish living spaces with an eco-friendly twist. Pure Design is hosted by Samantha Pynn, design editor for Style at Home magazine and featured home decor expert on CityTV's Cityline. Sassy and style-savvy, Samantha believes you can have it all - high design that's easy on the eyes, the budget - and the earth!

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Creating a living space that works for both kids and adults shouldn't mean you have to compromise on grown-up style. By using natural fibres and turning tired items into fabulous new centerpieces, Samantha Pynn transforms a living/dining room from a playroom into a glamourous living space that's sophisticated enough for a busy working mom yet playful enough for her young daughter.

Lee & Stevie's Living/Dining Room

For many first-time homeowners, decorating - especially private spaces like the bedroom - is definitely last on the list. That's certainly the case for Tiffany, an up and coming PR executive.

Tiffany's Bedroom

Alexis and Adam are in lifestyle shock: the arrival their son Hudson has meant that this formerly 'out and about' couple is now decidedly housebound but their 1980s kitchen just isn't happening anymore. It's neither practical nor beautiful so designer Samantha Pynn gives it an eco-friendly and stylish makeover.

Alexis & Adam's Kitchen

Marketing executives Kristen and Dave bought their modest first home a few years ago and undertook the much-needed renovations themselves. They did a great job removing walls and installing a new kitchen but then ran out of steam. Now they need designer Samantha Pynn's expertise to pull their open concept kitchen/dining/living room together and turn it into the beautiful modern space that they had originally envisioned.

Kristen & Dave's Main Floor

Homeowners Helen and Niall are getting nervous - they're a few short months away from the birth of their first child and their never-renovated 1920s home doesn't contain a nursery. Both work full time - so they're relying on designer Samantha Pynn to create a bright and practical room for their new bundle of joy. Sam converts their underutilized spare bedroom into a hip, eco-friendly nursery using bright colours, contemporary baby furniture, colourful accessories and natural materials.

Helen & Niall's Nursery

Claudia and Justin are professional foodies - he's a chef and she's a food stylist. So it's no surprise that their urban loft space has a beautifully designed modern kitchen. Only problem is, the rest of the space doesn't measure up: it's a mishmash of Danish modern with other inherited and found pieces.

Claudia & Justin's Living/Dining Room

Beth is a busy, successful, single executive whose life consists of five-star hotels, gourmet restaurants and VIP airport lounges. But her own house, a midtown Toronto duplex, doesn't measure up. As a result, she feels more at home on the road than in her own house. Designer Samantha Pynn uses silks, metallic wallpaper, glass tabletops and mirrored doors to transform Beth's dowdy living quarters into a glamorous and luxurious space.

Beth's Dining Room

Homeowners Frank and Liliana fell in love with their home's 1930s architectural details but quickly realized their contemporary collection of furniture didn't quite fit. Inspired by the look of English Revival, designer Samantha Pynn plays on the classic period features in this living and dining room, while introducing environmentally friendly furniture and modern pieces to bring the look into the 21st century.

Liliana and Frank's Living/Dining Room

New homeowners Juliette and John attempted to modernize their small kitchen but only managed to upgrade the counter and backsplash. Designer Samantha Pynn steps in to offer a practical eco-friendly solution - make the most of what they already have by using colour to integrate the existing elements. Then add a bit of texture to the walls, a cozy banquette, café tables and the result is a Scandinavian-inspired bistro - without having to start from scratch!

Juliette & John's Kitchen

Longtime homeowners Carolyn and Derek have a wonderfully unconventional style - funky, colourful and a bit playful - but it never reached their home's top floor. The angled walls and large space are a challenge, but designer Samantha Pynn uses natural textures and bold colours to create a fun, eclectic family room. And in the process, she makes the space more energy efficient.

Carolyn & Derek's Attic Loft

Building their dream home was easy for Ania and Walter - but the hard work was deciding how to decorate their vast master bedroom. By dividing then unifying the space, designer Samantha Pynn transforms this bare bones bedroom into a sophisticated boudoir, with a luxurious eco-friendly bed, that's a haven for reading, writing and romance.

Ania & Walter's Master Bedroom

Sixteen-year-old Lindsay has outgrown her childhood bedroom and is ready to leave her hand-me-down furniture and kiddy colours in the past. Lindsay, like every teenager, needs a room for the three S's: sleeping, studying and socializing! Designer Samantha Pynn steps in to create a space that is functional, eco-fabulous and can grow with her -- proving that a youthful look can be achieved without looking childish.

Lindsay's Teenage Bedroom

Professional photographer Virginia loves her cottage-style home in the city - but lately it doesn't love her back. A look that was once charming is now dated and in need of a serious makeover, starting with the worn out floors and ancient kitchen appliances. Designer Samantha Pynn applies eco-friendly kitchen ideas, energy saving appliances and 'up-cycles' existing items in the living room to create a beautiful Modern Country oasis in the city.

Virginia's Kitchen

Olivia's grandmother lived in this house her whole life. When she went into a home about 4 months ago, Olivia couldn't bear to see it sold to a stranger and purchased it. Olivia is thrilled that her fiancé John has happily gone along on this journey with her and would like to please him by fixing up the kitchen and make it comfortable for him to cook in.

Olivia & John

Lauren and Mike call themselves 'the hand-me-down' family. Although they're into re-using and re-purposing pieces, they haven't felt like their family hand-me-downs were ever really 'theirs' and because a lot of stuff has followed them from place to place, everything is mismatched. They now want a grown up living room that reflects who they are and helps them feel like they are in an adult space.

Lauren & Mike

Lori and Jason bought a beautiful old house about 3 years ago and renovated the entire place, except for an awkward old kitchen space that's attached to their son Atticus's room. They had no idea what to do with the space or even where to start. They use it as occasional storage but always keep the door closed because it's such an awful room.

Lori & Jason

Erin and Ryan are an active, eco-conscious and newly engaged couple with little time to think about decorating their living space. They moved into this open-concept condo in December of 2008 before building was complete. Though Erin likes French, frilly, feminine pieces and Ryan prefers furnishings that are sleek, modern and shiny, they rarely disagree about how to decorate and often find a compromise.

Erin & Ryan

Paula, Pete and their 2 children, Ava (9) and Eric (13) moved back to Toronto from Vancouver in August. They bought a house that needed a little work and have made minor adjustments to it to make it feel like home. But there's one space that has them stumped - the master bedroom. They know it has so much potential, but they just can't find a way to make it work.

Paula & Pete

Chetna and Bhups have moved around a lot. They've live in L.A., Britain and Asia. In January 2009, they bought a house and settled in Canada. Because they have been moving around a lot, they haven't had a change to collect heirloom pieces. They want their living/dining space to reflect their personalities and feel like it's been decorated over time - as if they added pieces as they found them.

Chetna & Bhups

Sam's Mom, Colleen Pynn hasn't had the time to re-decorate her home. She has been in this house for 14 years and she's always liked it just the way it is. But over the past few years, she's started to softy ask Sam about re-designing her kitchen. Colleen is one of the "greenest" people we've had on the show so far (so it's no surprise that sustainable design is important to her daughter).

Colleen Pynn

Nadine and Jacques are a young, unmarried couple (they also have a wiener dog named Sasha). They purchased an 1886 row house in Summerhill in 2005 and they love the old character of the house. Jacques grew up in Italy and Nadine in Montreal. They run their business out of their home. They like to entertain and find there isn't enough seating for all of their guests.

Nadine & Jacques

Madeleine is 10. She is a smart, active girl who enjoys playing soccer, beading, reading and playing with her friends. She rejects girly norms, the colour pink and all things frilly. She is an active member of her school's eco club. Her bedroom is the old master bedroom of the house and it needs updating. They haven't touched it since she was 2 years old when her Mom painted some murals on the walls.

Madeline & Leanne

Siham owns her own business, a learning centre for children with learning disabilities. Her husband Maged is a Child and Adolescent psychiatrist (who is currently home and ill). They have a son (24) and a daughter (20) who are both attending medical school abroad. They moved into their house 3 years ago - a stunningly beautiful 1920's house with a lot of character with Lake Ontario as their backyard. Their style is mostly classic, with a tendency towards the old and antique.

Siham & Elicia

able to decorate the kids rooms in time, but they have been too exhausted to deal with the rest of the house. The first two rooms upon entering the house, the dining room and home office, sit almost empty as they struggle to find time and energy to fix it up. Now that the twins are almost a year old, they're ready to call their friends and start entertaining again but they don't have a dining room fit for a fancy dinner.

Michelle & Chad

Beth and Jack have been in their house for 5 years. Jack used to travel a lot for work and was forced to eat out often so now he really enjoys cooking at home for Beth and for his 2 teenage children (they live with them part time). Beth doesn't do the cooking but likes to sit act as sous chef or watch Jack prepare the meal while she sips wine (she LOVES wine). They often have friends over and like many houses, guests congregate in the kitchen so they would love an island to anchor the kitchen.

Beth and Jack

Carm and Jason bought their house from Jason's father. It is the house where Jason grew up in and has lived for 26 years. They have done a lot of renovations on the house since they purchased it. They tore down walls on the first floor and closed off the stairs to create a closet so now it's open-concept. They made changes to the second floor and most recently they put an addition on the back of the house and raised the ceiling height in the basement.

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