Maximise your decorating business success with these essential tools

Running your own interior decorating business can be extremely rewarding. From helping homeowners create their dream interiors to renovating properties and decorating luxury show homes, there are endless opportunities to use your trade skills and creativity every day. 

Whether you are an established decorating business or a start up ready to get stuck into your first projects, you will want to make sure you have the correct tool kit and maintain it properly. With a boom in property sales over the last year, you will want to capitalise on your earning potential.  

Here is the essential guide to the kit you need to help your decorating business thrive.   

Non-essential tools 

There will be times when you require specialist equipment for a job. If you are just starting out, you may be concerned about investing heavily in tools you won’t use frequently. But setting up with some extra tools can set you apart from your competitors, giving you an advantage in the early days of your business.  

If you spend a lot of time doing renovation work, these tools are the ones that are nice to have, but not exactly something that is essential to complete the job like heat guns which can save you time and hassle. A heat gun can help you strip stubborn wallpaper and old paint in a fraction of the time traditional tools do.  

Protective equipment 

Your health and safety, as well as that of your clients and employees, needs to be your top priority when running a physical business such as decorating. It is likely you will be dealing with chemicals such as paint thinner, adhesives and paints, so make sure you have the right safety equipment.  

Items such as hard-wearing overalls, goggles, gloves and industrial masks are all basic requirements. You will also need to invest in ladders, steps and dust sheets to protect your client’s properties and your safety when working.  

Essential tools 

Essential decorator kits are pretty easy to assemble. You are likely well versed in the tools of your trade, even if you are just starting out on your own. Invest in good paint brushes, rollers, buckets, trays, primers and paint thinners.  

You will also need a small van or truck, kitted out to store all your kit safely and to transport you from job to job. Remember smaller hand-held tools too. Items such as trowels, hammers, screwdrivers, drills and sandpaper are all essential to helping you do a fantastic job.  

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