Advice

Uplifting your home has never been easier. In our advice section, you’ll find practical interior design advice, home styling tips, renovation advice, gardening ideas and cleaning hacks. Whether you’re building, renovating or simply refreshing a room, Style Curator is here to guide you.

Style Curator is a leading Australian interiors blog read by hundreds of thousands of people each month. Our motto is simple: create a home you love. Founded by Interior Designer Gina Beschorner, the blog covers all aspects of home improvement and home decoration.

Many of our advice articles include input from industry experts. We call on architects, interior designers, lighting specialists, landscapers and more to share their best tips. For example, our article on how to prepare your home for sale features advice from prominent renovation experts. Our guide on how to landscape your garden includes insights from one of Australia’s top landscape architects.

You’ll also find some of our most popular design advice here. Readers love our guide to designing the ultimate laundry, our must-know kitchen design measurements, and our tips on choosing the right kitchen splashback tile.

If you’re looking for outdoor advice, we have you covered too. Explore articles on the best plants to grow in pots, seasonal gardening guides and ideas for creating an epic outdoor play area for your child.

We also share plenty of home styling tips. Think curated décor round-ups, bookshelf styling ideas, bedroom decorating tips and more. If you’ve ever wondered how to style your home like a designer, this is where you’ll find the answers.

The aim of Style Curator is always to help you create a home you love. If there’s anything you’d like advice on that we haven’t covered, we’d love to hear from you. Email hello@stylecurator.com.au to request an advice article and we’ll get working on it.

14 stunning splashbacks to bring your kitchen to life

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Picking a kitchen splashback can be one of the most difficult decisions of the whole kitchen design process! Yes, it often only makes up...

Bonnie’s backyard before and our plans

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Supported by Trex Over the past few months we’ve been busy renovating Bonnie’s house and while our focus has predominately been inside, with the weather...

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...

Five easy ways to create more space when entertaining at home

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The festive season may be behind us, but January often brings its own wave of visitors — family holidays, interstate relatives and friends dropping...

Decorating with colour confidence: Free ebook

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Colour is one of the most powerful tools in interior design — it can set the mood, transform the feeling of a room, and...

Introducing the new way to buy paint – Monsta Shop!

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Nowadays you can buy just about any product online — it’s more convenient and affordable — but one product that seemed to miss this...

The coastal ensuite makeover — a stunning before and after

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From a tired ensuite to a day spa style bathroom, this before and after is sure to leave you feeling like you've just come...

Fit for royalty: Bedroom trends to try in 2024

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2024 is already set to be a year that redefines what a bedroom looks like and what it provides. With colour and prints gaining...

How we designed Bonnie’s new kitchen with IKEA

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Supported by IKEA The other week we shared Bonnie’s brown and poky kitchen and talked about our plans for this space. We spent weeks pulling...

14 types of blue kitchen splashback tiles

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Thinking of a blue kitchen splashback but unsure what tile shape, size or pattern to use? You've come to the right place because I've...

Room tour: A stunning deep blue, coastal luxe bathroom

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When it comes to beautiful bathrooms, our next guest proves you don't have to play it safe and go with classic white. When we saw...

Creating a calming space for wellness routines

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Creating a calming space at home is like a secret ingredient for enhancing wellness routines. Maybe you dream of a cosy corner for yoga...

White, white, white: Steve Cordony shares his fave interiors trend

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When you get the chance to sit next to one of your fave interior stylists over a meal, you can't help but take the...

What to consider when buying a rug, Julia Green’s advice

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Leading Australian stylist Julia Green has styled endless magazine covers, product photo shoots and interiors for private clients so who better to ask for...

10 kitchen renovation mistakes to avoid

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Ever looked at your kitchen and thought to yourself "I wish I had more bench space!" or “How can I fit a dishwasher in...

Jess’s Eclectic Home Studio

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Jess Viscarde, Principal Designer at The Eclectic Creative Studio, lives in northern suburbs of Melbourne with her partner and black rescue cat Peggy. We’re especially...

The dos and don’ts of custom joinery

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Custom joinery gives you the ability to tailor design to suit your personality, lifestyle, and space. It's an investment that can completely transform and...

Top 10 trending indoor plants and where to use them

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There's no denying the love of indoor plants just keeps gaining momentum! Like fashion though, indoor plants also go through trends. So let's check...

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...

Beyond the island: Unexpected kitchen-adjacencies that add value

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The modern Australian kitchen is the heartbeat of the home — where design meets everyday life. But as more of us embrace open-plan living...

Before and after: Kitchen transformation adding style and function

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Before and after transformations are always popular and we're sure you'll find more than a few ideas to steal from this kitchen reno for...

Make a statement with black floors — hardwood, tile or carpet

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In the home, black anything adds drama. But one place in the home that is often overlooked when using black... is on the floor....

What bathroom mirror to buy? Shapes and styles explained

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Mirrors are an essential element in any bathroom... but there's a lot more to them than function alone! The right bathroom mirror can completely...

Shelley Craft chats with us about her flooring range in collaboration...

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Shelley Craft has seen more than a floor or two in her time on popular home renovations shows The Block and Reno Rumble. And...