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Motif deliveries - now shipping worldwide 3 times a week

Motif despatches are now taking place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays weekely, unless otherwise notified. Please note: there will be no despatches between the 9th and 16th of January 2009, although orders can be made online as usual during this period. UK orders arrive 1- 2 working days after despatch, Europe 3 - 7 days and USA and rest of world 7 - 10 business days after despatch. Individual confirmation of despatch date is emailed to customers Mon-Fri - this is not an automated reply, as we prefer to email customers personally to confirm exact despatch dates and any other relevant information specific to your order. Please note: Orders received before 12pm UK time on day of despatch will go out that day, orders received after that time will go out in the next despatch.

Decorating Equipment

Introducing a useful range of equipment and accessories for stencilling and stencil cutting, as well as artist's paint brushes, specialist brushes for creating paint effects and gilding materials. Also on offer useful decorator's brushes, decorating & painting tapes and basic decorating equipment. Scroll down to see the entire Toolbox Index.

For your information:

Postage rates  -the minimum rate for postage on all UK small orders is now £1.50 for the smallest weight category in the UK.
Stockists - all designs and paints are unique to Motif and currently the Motif product range is only available through this website - you can order through the shopping cart or over the phone on +44 (0) 208 340 0259.  We ship to all worldwide destinations.
All prices throughout this website are in £ UK pounds sterling, but you can pay in either UK Pounds, US Dollars or Euros on the payment page - links to a currency converter are provided throughout the site so you can check for relevant conversions. 

Stencil Equipment

Try the new set of Deluxe Stencil Brushes, which Henny has had specifically made for the Motif website - with high quality specially domed, thick natural bristle heads - for smooth and professional stencilling. See also our selection of useful Stencil Equipment including high-density Stencil Sponges, for smooth stencilling, our new innovative Stencil Roller for stencilling larger areas, as well as Stencil Brushes and a divided Flower Palette for multi-coloured projects.

Stencil Cutting Equipment

If you want to cut your own stencil designs, choose from this selection of Stencil Cutting Equipment, including surgical Scalpel Handles and Blades for precision cutting, sheets of 125 micron Blank Mylar for cutting your designs, Drawing Pens, Metal Ruler and Self-healing Cutting Mat. See also our larger sheets of Blank Mylar for cutting your own stencil designs.

Gilding Materials

Gilded finishes add beauty and interest to plain painted surfaces, stencilled areas and paint effects. Gilding Materials are a useful addition to any home decorator's toolbox for adding special touches to projects. Included in this selection are Gold and Silver Dutch Metal Transfer for effective and easy gilding, as well as Acrylic Gilding Size, a soft Gilder's Mop and Gilt Wax in both silver and gold for adding a lustrous, metallic gleam to furniture and accessories, or to raised stencil work.

Artist's Brushes

Choose from this selection of Artist's Brushes which includes pure Sable Brushes, in three sizes, for fine detail work, a One-stroke artist's brush, particularly good for applying washes and two sizes of Artist's Fitch Brushes for mixing, painting, applying glue and size etc.

Specialist Brushes

Our Specialist Brushes include: A high quality, professional Badger Softening Brush for special finishes such as woodgraining or marbling; an Economy Badger Softening Brush, just as soft, but a little less thick - excellent for those starting out and wanting to experiment; a Hog Hair Softener with soft natural hair bristles, ideal for softening colourwash finishes and painting washes; a Stippling Block for textured and stippled paint finishes; a Gilder's Mop for gently removing excess gold and silver leaf; and a Natural Sea Sponge for stippled and sponged paint effects.

Decorator's Brushes

This range of Decorator's Brushes includes three sizes of high quality, professional Sprig Elite Purdy brushes - an extremely hardwearing synthetic bristle brush, ideal for acrylic paints and varnishes. Also included - three sizes of Standard Decorator's Brushes with black natural bristles.

Decorator's Tapes

Use these Decorator's Tapes for your decorating needs from masking-off stencil edges, protecting surrounding paint areas in decorating projects, defining areas to be decorated and edging and lining.

Decorator's Equipment

This range of Basic Decorating Equipment will make a useful addition to your toolkit. Try our Tack Rags for removing dust before varnishing or painting, or the Decorator's Sponge for colourwashing. Also available a Metal Spirit Level and Wet and Dry Sanding Blocks.

Postage & Packaging

Orders are carefully packed for safe delivery to all destinations.  Orders for small items and items under the value of £10.00 are accepted.

Toolbox Index

5 Stencil Sponges
9 Stencil Sponges


Stencil Roller


Deluxe Stencil
Brush Set 


5/8 inch
Stencil Brush

Stencil Brush - 1inch
1 inch
Stencil Brush

Divided Flower Palette
Divided Flower Palette

Scalpel  Blades
Scalpel Blades

Scalpel  Handle
Scalpel Handle

Steel Ruler
Steel Ruler

Drawing Pens
Drawing Pens

A3 Cutting Mat
A3 Cutting Mat

Blank Mylar
Blank Mylar
2 sizes

Aluminium Transfer
Aluminium Transfer

Gold Transfer
Gold Transfer

Acrylic Gilding Size
Acrylic Gilding Size

Silver Gilt Cream
Silver Gilt Cream

Gold Gilt Cream
Gold Gilt Cream

Gilding Mop
Gilding Mop

Pure Sable No 1
Pure Sable No 1

Pure Sable No 3
Pure Sable No 3

Pure Sable No 5
Pure Sable No 5

One-Stroke - 1/2 inch
One-Stroke - 1/2 inch

Flat Fitch No 6
Flat Fitch No 6

Flat Fitch No 10
Flat Fitch No 10

Badger Softener
3" and 4" Badger Softeners

Economy Badger
Economy Badger

Hog Hair Softener
Hog Hair Softener

Stippling Block
Stippling Block

Gilding Mop
Gilding Mop

Natural Sea Sponge
Natural Sea Sponge

Sprig Elite - 1 inch
Sprig Elite - 1 inch

Sprig Elite - 2 inch
Sprig Elite - 2 inch

Sprig Elite - 4 inch
Sprig Elite - 4 inch

Decorator's Brush - 1 inch
Decorator's Brush - 1 inch

Decorator's Brush - 2 inch
Decorator's Brush - 2 inch

Decorator's Brush - 4 inch
Decorator's Brush - 4 inch

Masking Tape - 1 inch
Masking Tape -
1 inch

Wide Masking-off Tape
Low Tack Masking Tape -
2 inch

Painting Tape - 2 inch
Painting Tape -
2 inch

Spirit Level
Spirit Level

Tack Rag
Tack Rag

Sanding Block
Wet & Dry
Sanding Block

Decorator's Sponge
Decorator's Sponge