Straight Top Paint Brush - Bamboo Handle Lick Pro Tools
A single flat brush, with a choice of sizes, so you can pick the one that actually suits the job.
This is the brush you reach for when you want control, clean strokes, and a finish that looks like you took your time. Useful for woodwork, doors, shelves, furniture, trims, touch-ups, awkward corners, and all the bits where a roller is too big.
The 1" brush is for the tiny stuff. Little touch-ups, narrow trim, fiddly corners, small bits of woodwork, and those annoying spots where a bigger brush just feels clumsy.
The 1.5" brush gives you a bit more coverage, but still feels neat and easy to control. Good for skirting boards, shelves, door frames, furniture edges, and smaller areas where you want a clean finish without overloading the brush.
The 2" brush is the everyday one. If you only bought one size, this is probably the most useful. Good for doors, trims, furniture, wall edges, and general decorating jobs around the house.
The 3" brush is for bigger sections. Wider boards, rougher surfaces, textured areas, larger patches, and jobs where you want to get the paint on faster without losing control.
I like these because they feel like proper decorating brushes, not a token eco version that makes the job harder. The bristles hold a good amount of paint and lay it off smoothly, so you are not constantly dipping back into the tin or fighting brush marks.
The handle is made from bamboo from a sustainably managed forest, and the ferrule is made using recycled steel. The brush is also certified carbon neutral. So you get the nice bit twice. A better finish on the wall, and a better choice than another plastic-heavy brush.
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I think good tools make painting feel much easier. You get cleaner edges, smoother coverage, less mess, and that nice feeling that you are doing the job properly. These are the other bits in the range that work well together, depending on what you are painting.
For walls, ceilings, and bigger flat areas, the 9" mid pile roller sleeve is the one I would use first. Pair it with the roller, sleeves and tray set if you want the main setup in one go.
For smaller sections, awkward corners, panelling, furniture, shelves, and narrow bits of wall, the 4" mid pile roller sleeves are really handy. They help you get a roller finish in places where a big roller feels too clumsy.
The 2.5L paint kettle is one of those things that seems simple, but makes the job feel calmer. I use a kettle when I do not want to carry a full tin around. Pour a sensible amount in, cut in, touch up, move around the room, then put any leftover paint back in the tin.
For brushwork, the 3 brush set is a good everyday set. The 5 brush set gives you more options if you are doing a bigger job or want a few sizes to hand.
If you already know what you need, you can pick a single flat brush for general painting, or an angle sash brush for cutting in around edges, frames, ceilings, and skirting boards. The 3 piece flat brush set is also a nice simple option if you want a few useful flat brush sizes together.
The nice bit is that these are proper decorating tools, not just “eco” versions that make the job harder. Bamboo handles, recycled metal, recycled plastic cores, sugarcane pulp trays, and tools that still help you get a finish you can feel proud of.
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