I hate painting, always have! I hate the preparation, execution and clean up that come with painting. However, I love how a room can be transformed by a simple coat of paint.
I was lucky enough to buy a home that was mostly painted with bold colors I probably wouldn’t have chosen myself (because I’m a wimp), but that I love! I say mostly painted because the kids’ bedrooms and bathroom were painted white with that awful paint that builders use. I managed to slap some color on the kids’ rooms years ago, but the bathroom has remained white and boring. That is until last week!
I was lucky enough to receive a PaintStick EZ Twist from HomeRight, and my kids/guest bathroom was the perfect room to try it out on! I cracked open the box and was happy to see that the directions were short and sweet, the “parts” limited and the assembly incredibly simple. The only challenge I ran into was using the can cover and fill tube because they are designed for a gallon of paint instead of the pint I had.
Let me back up and explain how cool the PaintStick EZ Twist is. It sucks up paint directly from the paint can and feeds the paint to the perforated roller just by twisting the handle.
It immediately solved most of my issues with painting … paint trays, drips, spills, constantly bending down to refill the roller … you get the idea. But the best part is it cut the actual time it should have taken to paint the bathroom down drastically. Just watch this video to see what I mean!
It was even easy enough for my four-year-old to use!
The one problem the PaintStick EZ Twist couldn’t solve for me was edging (I think the official term is “cutting in.”). I loathe having to prep areas by tapping everything first. So, I tried out another little tool that came highly recommend by a good friend … the Wooster Pro Angle Paintbrush. I was promised that it would create a precise line at the ceiling, along molding, etc. and it did! I didn’t tape a single thing in my bathroom, and it came out perfectly.
Between my new favorite brush and the PaintStick EZ Twist, I may learn to love painting! Want to fall in love with painting again too?!? Then be sure to enter our giveaway for a chance to win your very own PaintStick EZ Twist. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. So easy!! This giveaway ends Tuesday June 4, 2013 at midnight MST. Winner will be notified the following day and will have 48 hours to respond to the email, before a new winner is chosen. Must be U.S. resident and 18 years of age or over.
Good luck, and happy painting!
We are about to buy our very first home, so we could use all the painting help we can get!
These sound great! I put them on my Wish List on Amazon, but will wait to see if I can win them!
I have to paint a few room and would love to use this!
wow. thanks for trying out this tool and reviewing it. Haven’t seen this before but it sure has piqued my interest! I have loathed painting walls for years but may just become a painter yet with this tool! What an ingenious idea! Now which room should I plan a painting part for first . . . . . . thanks so much for sharing.
I haven’t attempted painting yet. I live with my parents and we moved into this new house 8 years ago and my parents had the paint sprayed on…however, I’m hoping to change my room a bit so I appreciate the tips!
I have never painted, afraid of the mess. Seventeen years with white bathrooms, so maybe the PaintStick would goad me into action!
This looks like a great tool. I will soon be repainting the master bedroom and bathroom and this would definitely come in handy!
This would make painting so much easier.
I have 8 children, and we are constantly having to repaint walls. This would be fantastic! Looks like a great tool.
I’m going to be painting everything in our house to get it ready to sell and this would make it go so much faster!! I’ll have to get me one if I don’t win.
We are buying our first home and needs lots of paint this would really help
These tools look like it would make painting a lot easier! I would love to give them a try since I am dreading painting!
Oh my! This just might be my new favorite tool!! Would love to try!!
I would love to try this product out. Our home needs a new paint job and I’ve kept putting it off because of all the prep work and time it takes to paint. Thanks for offering this!
How cool!! I could see where the paint filled roller would definitely cut your time down. What a neat idea!
My entire home is still covered in that “awful paint that builders use” So I would put that tool to good use!
I have a home filled with that builders white, so this would be an awesome prize!
My husband and I are VERY inexperienced painters, want to repaint our new daughters room. Both of the tools look and sound great to use!
I would love to win this…it would be perfect for all the painting I need to do! Thanks for the chance!
How timely for me! I am in the process of picking out paint for my kitchen. I will definitely be using the PaintStix Easy Twist that I’m going to win (now how’s that for confidence or is that another “in my dreams” notion of mine). I’m also buying a Wooster Pro Angle Paint Brush unless of course it’s thrown in my prize pack along with my PaintStix! ‘-)
We are moving in a month and both the old house and new house have to be painted! I would love to make it easier.
I have tons of painting in my near future! These tools make my projects a whole lot less daunting, thanks!
Since I can only convince my husband to paint once every 10 years…I would LOVE this! He’s from the era where “you paint when you move in and you paint before you move out” and never paint in between. I’m from a home where we painted every two years. Period.
We are starting a huge painting project in my son’s room and then have to repaint the rest of the house as it hasn’t been painted in over 6 years – well, that and I’m sick of the colors we’ve got. Looks like I’ll have to get some new tools to make the job easier!
wow…your bathroom looks just like mine. I want to paint mine so bad so now I need to win this to help me out.
I just retired and I am trying to “freshen” things in our home. This would help tremendously!
I always end up knocking over paint trays- this would be great!
I would love this. Just bought a fixer upper that needs paint on every single wall in the house!!! Would love something that makes it easier.
We’ve been using the PaintStick for over 10 years. We LOVE it!
Our family is moving to a new home. I have been dreading the paint work, however, I think it might be so much easier with this tool. Pit in my stomach easing a bit…
This would make life so much easier for the hubs! HAHA!
This looks amazing and so much quicker.
Would love to try this!
This is amazing! I would love to win one!! =)
This is cool. i have wished for something like this in the past… it’d be great to use one!
This would make a great gift for my brother. He is finishing his basement and is nearly to the painting stage.
What a fantastic product!
I must have one of these before I tackle the paint projects I have planned for this summer!
We are going to start some remodeling in our home next month and this would come in handy! I would love to win this tool! Thanks for the chance!
We moved into a house with crazy colors too. Unfortunately they aren’t ones I would chose. strange blues and browns that don’t even go! I have been talking about painting for a year but have been too lazy to do it.
This looks amazing! I wish I had had it when I moved into my house a couple of years ago!
Great tools, I’d love to win. I need to add some color to my home!
I love this tool! I didn’t know if it really worked or not, so it’s great to see your comments.
This looks so awesome! I am getting ready to paint my home and would love to give this a try. I’m usually a huge skeptic, so I’d like to see if this really works!
This looks like a great product!
I am the messiest painter around and would love some tools that would help me.
Thanks for the review Rebecca. Been wanting to try this!
I so totally need these products!! We are going to paint our living room and my daughter’s bedroom this summer. I hate taping everything off. These are wonderful products!! Thanks for giving them away!!
3 years and I still have white walls. Would love to give this a try.
Awesome! What a fantastic idea!!!!!!!!! 😀
That sounds pretty amazing! I think I could conquer painting on my own!
I REALLY would love to try these products! We are painting our entire home full of semi-gloss white plaster walls. It takes FOREVER and like 3 coats to cover these walls. Plus I have a two year old and cutting down the painting time would be EXTREMELY beneficial.
Wow! What a great idea! I would love to try it.
This would be a godsend this summer. My 80 year old mother wants to repaint her large living room with tall ceilings and lots of windows overlooking Pacific Ocean. I will likely be doing most of the work under her watchful eye. Save me!!!!! 🙂
Those tools are awesome! I’m glad you provided the links, but I hope I win.
What amazing tools! Painting 3 rooms in the next month and would love you check them out!
yes i would love to win please enter me
I’d so love to have one of these paint sticks. The set up and clean up keep me from painting. At least that would help keep the set up down!
So cool! The Hubs would love this! And maybe our bedroom wouldn’t be partially painted forever!
I’m going to start painting soon i would love this!!
I hate the prep and cleanup that comes along with painting too! I have been putting off painting my craft room bcause of it. Would love to win the paintstick. thanks
I would love to win a paintstick. Looks like an awesome tool.
I need to paint my entire house…plus trim…this summer. I need this!
I would love this; I hate painting but I also hate the color of my bedroom.