In The News:
- Forty Under 40 (Ottawa Business Journal)
- Cozy and Comfortable Elegance ( Home by Design Magazine - June-July 2004)
- Sourcebook - Bathrooms (Ottawa City Interiors Magazine - 2005 Edition)
- The Citizen Weekly - Comforts of home: Ottawa designers donate time and talent to transform a tired AIDS hospice into a cosy, bright refuge
Design Articles:
Penny Southam has written many design articles in her career. She had a regular column in the Ottawa Citizen, and has been a contributing writer in magazines such as Style At Home and Ottawa Interiors. She has also had many articles written about her designs, below are some of the articles written about and by Penny.
From Magazines:
- From The Ground Up (Style at Home Magazine)
- Elegance by design (Interiors Magazine)
- The Art of Necessity (Interiors Magazine)
From The Ottawa Citizen:
- Organize information before decorating
- Make up your floor plan to shop at Home Show
- Functional home office keeps you happy at work
- You won't enjoy work in a messy workshop
- Family room becoming centre of activities .
- Make every inch count when planning kitchen
- A backyard of your dreams begins with imagination
- Dish up some spice for bland kitchen decor
- Tile with Style
- Glass blocks have esthetic, practical uses
- Fibreboard flooring system creates a unique, decorative home design
- It's perfectly OK to lie down on job when shopping for new mattress
- Comfortable mattress provides better sleep
- Sofa beds succeed in shift to 24-hour comfort
- Ventilation gets pollutants out of the house
- TLC and good cleaners keep surfaces sparkling
- Ask plenty of questions before choosing carpet
- Window shopping: It helps to take pains with advance research
- Shedding the right light on buying a new lamp
- Cheap renovations cost more in the long run
- Ceiling fans are cheaper than air conditioners and can make summer a breeze
- Put your stamp on decorating kitchens to bedrooms
- Buy collectibles to suit your taste and style
- Patience, previewing pay off at auctions
