Rona is the place to shop for all your renovating needs as well as garden and décor products galore. We found all materials for the wood veneer panels, pine railings, mirror frame (baseboard), coffee table, including the flexible plywood, and laminate tongue and groove flooring, oak #34145025, Jatoba #09295169.

Good quality paint always makes a great finish whether you are applying a solid color, or a unique paint effect. For Marilyn's living room we used the following: fireplace brick, Aged Merlot P-1955-5, wood wash, Mocha Cafe P630-5, walls, Sweeter Than Wine P378-8, ceiling, Elephant Tusk P1834-4, window frames, Little Bear Cub P2031-5.

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 website.

Jim Connelly and Peter de Sousa of Masterpieces applied the faux finishes for the mirror, fireplace mantel, coffee table and wood paneling.

Colin Hynes made the stretch blue denim slipcovers for the living room couches.

The matting for framing the family photographs.