ADVICE

Uplifting your home has never been easier with our top interior design, styling and renovation advice. Whether you’re looking for expert design advice to help you build or renovate, styling ideas to turn your house into a home, gardening tips or cleaning hacks, look no further than Style Curator’s advice section.

Style Curator is a leading interiors blog read by hundreds of thousands of people each month. Our motto is create a home you love. Founded by Interior Designer Gina Ciancio, she and her team cover all aspects of home improvement and home decoration.

We call on leading experts to offer input into many of our advice articles. These experts include architects, interior designers, lighting experts and more. For example, prominent renovation experts shared their top tips for our article on how to prepare your home for sale. And our guide on how to landscape your garden has input from one of the best landscape architects in Australia.

Most popular advice articles

In the design space, some of our most popular advice articles include our guide to designing the ultimate laundry, the kitchen design measurements you need to know, and advice on picking a kitchen splashback tile.

For outdoor advice, our most popular articles include the best plants to grow in pots (especially popular amongst renters and people with smaller courtyards), seasonal gardening guides, and how to create an epic outdoor play area for your child.

We also have you covered when it comes to styling your home. For example, we have a comprehensive round up of the top items in home décor. You’ll also find plenty of styling tips like how to style a bookshelf, bedroom decorating ideas and so much more.

Find the answers to all your burning home styling and design questions on Style Curator.

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The aim of the Style Curator interiors blog is to help you create a home you love. If there’s anything you would like advice on that we haven’t covered, we’d love it hear about it. Send us an email at hello@stylecurator.com.au and we’ll get working on it asap.

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How to: King bed cushion styling ideas

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We love helping you guys make the most of your bedroom styling so when you write in asking for help, we answer! Recently a...

House plants safe to have around pets (and which ones to...

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We love our pets. We also love our plants! But pets and plants don't always mesh well — in fact, some plants can be...

How to deep clean a cutting board… naturally!

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We use our kitchen cutting boards every day. And yes of course, we wash them daily too! But just like other areas of the...

Beautiful backyard fire pit ideas

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With winter just around the corner, fire pit season will soon be here! We've been getting lots of reader requests recently for more backyard...

Best home Kmart hacks: Cool home decor + furniture hacks

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For affordable, on-trend decor and homewares, it's hard to go past Kmart. But sometimes, those goodies need a bit of a TLC to become...

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I have a confession to make... I've become a crazy plant lady. My home is filled with indoor plants including dozens of succulents that...

How to affordably landscape your garden: Wow factor on a budget

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Trend alert: Stripe tile bathrooms

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Have you spied the latest tiling trend taking over? Stripe tile bathrooms are making waves and we're not complaining about it! Bold, beautiful and...

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I’ve scoured the internet high and low, and paid close attention to professional organisers, to bring you this guide on how to organise your...

Interior design trends to watch out for in 2025

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From classic to modern: 5 sofa set designs for every home

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One of the biggest investments we make when furnishing our homes is purchasing a sofa. It's also literally one of the biggest items in...

Top 20 plants for your courtyard: Plants that love living in...

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We always say one of the top ways to turn a house into a home is with plants — and this rings true for...

Decorating a rental bedroom: Styling tricks and hacks

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Your bedroom should be your oasis but when renting, it can be tricky to know how you can personalise the space to make it...

9 ways to design indoor outdoor living into your home

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There’s a growing trend to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces. Perhaps you've come across the term biophillic design? It's an approach...

Best places to buy artwork online: Affordable online art stores

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We always say art is one of our favourite ways to turn a house into a home but knowing where to buy artwork can...

5 of the most popular ways to lay subway tiles

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Subway tiles are one of the most popular tile shapes. Possibly because it's generally the most affordable decorative tile... or because it has the...

Tween boy bedroom decorating ideas

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Ahh the tween years. No longer a little boy, not quite a teenager. So how do you style a tween boy bedroom? We're here...

Electrician advice 10 best electrical improvements when renovating

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Top 10 tips for op-shopping: Finding thrifted items for the home

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Choosing the right tile spacers for your home renovation project

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Whether you're revamping a kitchen splashback or undertaking a full bathroom renovation, tiles can completely transform a space! But choose the wrong tile spacers,...