WHEN it comes to jobs in the garden, there are few more boring than painting your fence.

But one woman has come up with a clever hack to make the process quicker and so much more "satisfying" – by using a sponge instead of a paintbrush.

Leanne Orr took to her TikTok page to share her trick, as she began: "Right, I’m going to give you a tip on how to paint your fence – it’s dead easy."

Holding a sponge and a tin of wood stain, she explained: "First of all you need a sponge. It’s a bit wrecked but who cares? 

"Put your sponge in your paint, make sure you’ve got gloves on. Right – are you ready?

"It’s so satisfying. Look at that – it’s pure goodness.

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"Use a sponge, bob’s your uncle."

She also said that the sponge has the added benefit of being able to get "right into" the grooves of the fence.

"Honestly I’m dead impressed with myself for coming up with this wee hack," she grinned.

"Do buy yourself a wee pack of scourers for out in the garden because they do get wrecked, especially if your fence is a heap of s**t."

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Concluding, Leanne said: "But there you go – painting a fence in half the time."

People in the comments section were quick to praise Leanne for sharing the hack, with one writing: "Omg this is smart, I’ve tried rollers and brushes and it just takes ages!"

"sponge is the way forward. and cheap!" Leanne replied.

She was right about that too – as a pack of 20 sponges are available for £1 from the Pound Shop, making them just 5p each.

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"I definitely will try this," another added.

While a third commented: "that's amazing…well done and thanks for sharing."

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