Rona is the place to shop for all your renovating needs and is just the spot for stocking up on garden accessories and plants as well. The armoires, hollow-core doors and legs (for the mod coffee tables), perforated metal sheets, the cacti and all the lighting were from Rona.

Good quality paint makes a professional finish. Count on great results with Para. In Nadia and Angelo's basement, the walls are Natural Wool P2604-4, the ceiling is Milky Way P2601-4, the floor is Made in the Shade P2029-2, the armoires are Raffia P2608-1, and the cube shelving Early Morning Gray P1571-4.

Masterpieces specializes in faux finishes and decorative painting of all kinds. They now offer classes in specialty finishes for walls and floors, furniture, tapestries and art objects. Look for details on their web site.
The plaster fireplace and faux slate bench finish were produced by Jim Connelly of Masterpieces.