10 OF THE BEST: Painting tools

You can buy the most expensive paint, but if you don’t have high-quality tools for the task, it’s likely that the results won’t be as good as you hoped. Marcus Jarvis, in-house painter and decorator at Harris, agrees, saying, ‘whatever you spend on paint, you won’t get great results unless you use quality decorating equipment’. However, with the abundance of tools and terminology out there, it can be difficult to sort the trash from the treasure, so we’ve put together a round-up of must have pieces for your paint supply