FLAT BRUSHES, FROM £5.95, ANNIE SLOAN

If it’s tools for painting furniture rather than walls and ceilings that you’re after, then a flat brush from Annie Sloan is a worthy purchase.

• Small brush: 3 x 23cm; large brush: 6 x 26cm

• Advanced synthetic fibres will give a smooth finish on your projects

• Designed to hold a large amount of paint

• Applies paint evenly

• Minimal brush marks