Rona is the place to shop for all your renovation and garden needs. Seen here: building materials, plants and flower pots, black frames.

Good quality paint always makes a great finish. For the basement: ceiling, Malpeque P2615-4; baseboards, Footbridge P2233-4; doors and frames, Bluff Point P648-1. For the Playhouse: exterior walls, Greenhouse Glass P1251-2; shutters, Walk in the Rain P1776-1; platform, Sultry Sapphire P1749-2; gingerbread trim, Currant Scene P391-2. Interior walls: Paris Red P280-3; floor, Gardenia P2222-1.

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 Studio created the finish on the plywood wall planks, and the patina on the aluminum mantel.

The faux flagstone concrete floor was laid by Dan Speth. Contact the company to locate a rep near you.

Update the look in every room of your home with affordable furniture and accessories from IKEA. For Nancy and Penny's basement we found: wicker chest, cushions, carpets, dining room table and chairs, table lamps and metal lamp base, wicker chairs and book shelf.

Wood buckets, two square tables with green patina, mini wood chest.

Buffet, black chairs, green bench, turquoise rocking chair and old wood bench.