Rona is the place to shop for all your renovating tools and materials as well as garden and décor products galore. Lighting, large white candlesticks and candles, black square frames, plants.

Good quality paint always makes a great finish whether you are applying a solid color, or a unique paint effect. All white paint, Wind's Breath P855-4; accent on coffee tables, Red Currant P1952-5; wall highlights, Silver Knight P214-4.

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 website.

Jim Connelly of Masterpieces applied the plaster finish on the brick wall, the trompe l'oeil highlights on the white paneled wall, and the stenciled plaster relief on the ceiling.

The Uniclic Cork Floor, in Merlot.

Blue couch and slipcovers, pillows, flower pots, end tables, rug, TV cabinet.

Slipcover for the chair by Colin Hynes.