Elevating Your Decorative Projects: The Hidden Heroes Of A Painter’s Toolkit

Updated Oct 4, 2024 | Posted Mar 19, 2024 | Tool Insight | 0 comments

Painting is no joke. It needs high precision, patience like that of a saint, unwavering determination, a strong sense of art, and so on. In fact, painting provides happiness and satisfaction after each project is finished. There are many types of painting and one of them is decorative painting intended for decorative projects. 

Decorative painting is a separate league of art on its own. It’s recognized and respected highly by the different members of the community: decorative painters and artists themselves, loyal art patrons, and so on. Painting for decorative projects commands a higher level of commitment, precision, discipline, and so on. Besides that, it requires a wider range of tools and equipment that are necessary to ensure high-quality results. 

Though the brushes and rollers take up the spotlight in the painter’s essential toolkit, there are other tools that a painter needs in order to successfully carry out a decorative painting project. Want to find out what they are? Continue reading below to learn more about some of the hidden heroes of decorative painting – useful tools for painters & decorators.

Paint Rags And Sponges 

Do you want to get those interesting textures to your painted surfaces? The trick in order to achieve that is by using paint rags and sponges. When used properly, different paint sponges and rags can be utilized to make various finished paint patterns and textures – making the finish look like it’s been done by a professional painter. They’re very useful if you want to use certain textures and patterns to complement certain themes. For instance, you can use a natural sea sponge to paint on a beachy paint look. 

On the other hand, you can crumple up a rag and dip it in your paint to create a rustic paint finish. To take things further, you can customize paint finishes by experimenting with various types of paint rags and sponges and by layering each atop one another to get a one-of-a-kind final result. 

Painter’s Tape 

To achieve perfectly lined and painted edges, you need to have painter’s tape. It’s a very useful tool to use to achieve clean lines in your decorative painting projects at home. Though some will argue that the regular everyday masking tape will do the trick just fine, picking painter’s tape will ensure a much more precise and beautiful final result. 

Painter’s tape is specifically designed to adhere to surfaces with little to no hassles, prevent paint bleeding, can easily be removed once the paint has dried down, and so on. It’s useful for painting over door frames, windows, and the like – any area in your home where you need to have a flawless painted line. 

Just a pro tip, if you want to achieve crisper and sharper painted lines, you can seal the edges of the painter’s tape with a thin layer of your base paint color prior to applying your intended accent paint hue. 

A Decorator painting a window

Paint Stencils 

Do you want to experiment with more complex paint designs and patterns? Luckily, you don’t have to deal with a lot of hassles by manually painting them on. 

You can thank paint stencils for making the job of getting bespoke, intricate paint patterns a breeze. There are many paint stencils readily available in the market which come in different styles, shapes and patterns, motifs, and so on. You can go to your local home improvement shop, specialty stores, or on the web when buying paint stencils for your decorative projects. 

Paint stencils are a godsend thanks to them being easy to use. You can simply pick a paint stencil pattern that you’re interested in, lay it down on the surface you’re painting on, apply an initial and reinforcement paint coat with a brush, and voila! You’ve got a good-looking final paint result. 

If you want to embrace your creative side, you can partner with various complementing and clashing paint stencil motifs and shapes. Just make sure that the painted surface has already completely dried down before applying a new layer of paint to avoid any mess. 

Detailing Brushes 

For more meticulous at-home paint jobs, think of paint jobs that require a lot of details, a painter can find a reliable ally in detailing brushes. Detailing brushes are on the smaller side. They come in different bristle types and tip sizes that are intended for various painting purposes. For instance, you can use detailer brushes to paint on small flowers to tie up your floral-themed paint job. 

To Conclude 

Painting is a whole lot easier if you have all the tools that you need. The examples above are just some of the lesser-known painting tools that make decorative painting more convenient, enjoyable, and easier.

Updated Oct 4, 2024 | Posted Mar 19, 2024 | 0 comments

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About the Author

Mike Cupit has been in the decorating industry since 2002 and has mostly worked as a Trade Decorator in the domestic sector (peoples’ homes). Self-proclaimed “product geek”, Mike has a passion for paint and decorating tools. Mike now spends most of his time testing paint products and tools, comparing them to similar products on the market, and blogging about the industry in general.

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