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For the ceiling, get yourself a roller and extending handle. I did my girlfriend's room with one of those and it was dead easy!

Yup got a 12” inch roller frame, 12" rollers, and telescopic extender.  But it won’t do the coving. 

For brushes, try Wilkos, ive found them good to use, and not expensive

Don't see anything there.  Happy with the Harris brushes I get from Screwfix, but just can't find an old fashioned 3 or 4 inch brush that really holds big dollops of paint.

Paints have changed too over the years. Most are now water based, dry too quickly, and despite claims regarding coverage, require two and sometines three coats to cover and leave a good even finish.

You can still get solvent wood paints.  Though they need two coats (plus undercoat if fresh wood) and 16hrs between coats, but the finish is lovely.