Matthew Finlason

Born in Jamaica and raised in Canada, Matthew's father introduced him to the family construction business at a young age. Through this experience, Matthew learned the ins-and-outs of property development, literally, from the ground up. Matthew soon discovered that, like his decorator mother, he had a talent for designing and dressing finished 'show-suites' to attract buyers.

When his family returned to Jamaica and later relocated to the Cayman Islands, Matthew remained in Toronto, to work as a landscape designer while pursuing his university education. Then at age 18, he began spending his summers away from university in the Caribbean to develop residential and commercial property with his family. Today, from his base in Vancouver, he continues to act as a designer and consultant for family real estate projects in the Caribbean, Toronto and Vancouver.

In Vancouver, Matthew is known as a prolific designer, renovator, property developer and stager, working with Dekora, Canada's leading home staging company and with ArtiZEN Renovations.

Matthew has also gained valuable art-department experience both in front of and behind the camera over the years. Most recently, he worked as a production designer for Cam Labine's upcoming feature film Control ALT Delete. In 2007, he formed "The Concept Room," an artistic collective designed to develop and execute ideas for film and television, production design, interior design, art direction and home staging.

Matthew's most recent TV credit, the new HGTV series The Stagers, showcases his staging prowess.