The cockatiels live in Kings stainless steel cages. Out of the thousands of dollars worth of cages that I have used over the years (Hagen, an off brand powder coated, Prevue, Cages by Design and Visionary Cages), I love these the best and have kept them the longest. I did retrofit the slide out trays so that they rest right under the grate rather than the lower area they are meant to slide into. I don't use the seed catchers, I find them too bulky. I also removed the large cup rings from the swinging doors and buffed the stainless smooth where they were detached. I like my smaller 5cc cups that are attached with stainless wing nuts.
The perches are a mix of ribbonwood, Sandy Perches, Eucalyptus and the single wide dowel rod that came with them. Each cage has an Ott light in a bell shaped fixture that sits on the cage top. Toys are natural made from parts found at Birdsafe Store.
There is a 5x8 bamboo "rug" underneath for easy cleaning. The rug is really a bamboo wood mat, not one made of bamboo fibers. The best that I have used are the Anji Mountain rugs. You can also find them on Overstock.com for a low enough price to take the abuse of flying food and poop. The ones that I have seen in chain stores are not as well made from what I have seen. All you need to do is scrape it off with an old kitchen knife and vacuum. If you are using the bamboo on top of a pile carpet, you must put down something solid like a thin board, to stabilize it or the bamboo slats can break when weight is applied (I made this mistake with my Anji rug a few years ago).
The quilting fabric is an In the Beginning pattern called Adelaide. It hangs on a 5/8" curtain rod held to the wall with smaller cafe rod hangers. This way, it stays close to the wall like a tapestry without the expense of a specialized rod and hangers. It is backed with a full sized sheet and can be taken down and thrown in the wash.
The canaries to the right are kept in a Kings powder coated cage (bottom) and Prevue basic small cage (top). I have one more of the Kings cages out of the photo off to the right with my young American Singer male in it.
