5 decorating tools for the eco-conscious decorator

Want to do your bit for the planet while painting? Stay eco-friendly with our eco-friendly decorating tools from our newly launched range of LickPro Tools. Including brushes, trays, rollers, and more - you know, all that essential gear that makes painting possible.

All the products listed below are made entirely from sustainably sourced materials such as bamboo and sugarcane and are either compostable, biodegradable, reusable or recyclable. They are tools you'll be proud to work with. Plus, they're all super durable–because what's more sustainable than products that last?

Read on for the full low-down:

Eco-friendly decorating tools: paint brushes 

Meet our brand new bamboo brushes, manufactured using sustainably farmed bamboo. Why bamboo? Well, it grows a couple of feet every day, and you never cut it at the root - which means no deforestation. To top it off, it keeps our air clean by producing up to 35% more oxygen than its alternatives.

It’s not all just bamboo though. The recycled natural bristles are designed for durability and precise painting, and all the metal used is recycled too.

Eco-friendly decorating tools: paint rollers

We've perfected every element of the humble roller, designed to make decorating easier. These eco-friendly rollers have ergonomic handles for your comfort, recycled sleeves to streamline loading up, and quality frames for an effortlessly even finish everywhere.

Eco-friendly decorating tools: biodegradable dust sheet

You can’t paint without making a little mess along the way. Protect your floors, furniture and fave things with our 100% recycled plastic, biodegradable dust sheet. Not only is it resistant to spills and splodges, this sheet is also oxo-biodegradable. This means that it can be recycled, and if it isn’t recycled, it will biodegrade in landfill much faster than biodegradable sheets. These sheets only need oxygen to degrade, and will disappear to a safe microscopic level, even safe for marine environments. Good for your wallet, great for the environment.

Eco-friendly decorating tools: painters masking tape

Yep, you can even get masking tape that’s better for the environment. Our masking tape can be disposed of in your at-home recycling bin. For the cleanest, crispest edges, this tape will help you paint inside the lines. It won't damage your walls – just be sure to peel off when the paint is slightly wet to the touch for a perfect finish. Perfect for protecting those skirting boards from splatters. Learn how to use masking tape when decorating.

Eco-friendly decorating tools: sugarcane pulp paint trays

From farm to front room, our sugarcane paint tray has actually been nominated for an award or two. It’s made from organic sugarcane, a by-product of the food industry, and sourced from a collective in Thailand where they train local farmers to cultivate crops sustainably, creating seed banks for future generations.

Bonus: the tray is biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable, so you don’t even have to bother with washing it when you're finished. Add paint, use and dry, add more paint, use and dry, add more paint. And it'll stay just as strong after every use until you finally dispose of it, knowing the tray will decompose in no time at all.

But what about your paint and wallpaper? 

Good question. When you buy paint and wallpaper from Lick, we give a little back to try and minimise any environmental damage:

• For every tin of Lick paint we sell, we’ll remove 18g of plastic from the ocean (the equivalent of 2 plastic bottles), thanks to our friends at 4ocean. 
• For every roll of wallpaper sold, we’re partnering with the incredible OneTreePlanted to plant a tree.

Not sure what to do with that leftover paint? Read our guide on how to dispose of paint sustainably or even better, all the eco-friendly and creative things you can do with leftover paint! For more on our sustainability efforts, visit our all-new Sustainability hub.