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SOMETIMES outdoor areas need a lick of paint after years of being subjected to our winters, and sunny days are the best time for it.

Maybe your shed has seen better days, or some old wooden chairs could do with a refresh.

There are a few different alternatives on the market and things can get a bit confusing, so let me talk you though your options once you’ve de-cobwebbed, cleaned down and prepared whatever it is you are revitalising.

Bigger paint brands such as Valspar at B&Q have specific outdoor paints and often launch on-trend

SOME gardens and houses have large areas of red brick which isn’t always exactly the look homeowners want.

On indoor walls maybe pick out individual bricks or those close together in white using a waterbased emulsion.

You can see that here in my redesign of The

Splendid Sausage Co restaurant in Manchester.

An 18mm round brush is perfect for this task.

You could even use a metallic paint for this, single bricks look wicked in copper or brass to compliment the red of the brick.

Try Craig & Rose for good quality, colours seasonally. Think about which colours to choose as you do not want to be repainting every year.

I have used an outdoor woodstain from a company called Protek and rate it highly both for both ease of use and longevity. No need to undercoat and two coats gives cracking coverage.

They have done an amazing rainbow Wendy house on their Instagram, do check it out.

I mentioned Frenchic previously, they do a product called Al Fresco which is super easy for easy to use metallics. Outside, if you’ve a full wall to paint, think about doing the reverse and leaving individual bricks unpainted.

When painting garden walls, always thoroughly brush and clean beginners. Self priming and self sealing it’s suitable for wood, laminate, UPVC, composites and metal. You could pretty much paint anything. All can be ordered online too, so there are no excuses. down to remove grit and dust, stabilise the bricks using a special solution if they are very damaged and porous, and use a proprietary masonry paint, not regular emulsion which will wear off very quickly.

IF you have a renovation under way and lots of areas to paint, it might be worth investing in a paint sprayer. There are loads on the market now and, honestly, I wish I had bought one at the start of our renovation. They are easy to clean as long as you use waterbased paint and could save literally hours of work on hard-to-reach areas of textured items like a shed or fence panels. Just mask the areas you want to keep paint off.