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.

The major dos and don’ts of wardrobe design

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Supported by Häfele If there’s one thing a home can never have enough of, it’s storage! While it isn’t always possible to squeeze more storage...

How to organise your laundry in four simple steps

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Laundry... the bane of our existence, right?! It just never seems to end! But what if we told you that an organised laundry space...

5 step guide: How to choose the right trees for your...

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Choosing the right trees for your garden can feel overwhelming and we often leave landscaping in the ‘too hard basket’. But it needn't be with...

How to create an outdoor cinema

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Enjoy movies on the big screen in the privacy of your garden all summer long! Check out the video below to find out how...

Gina’s home: Outdoor living room reveal

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Well this space has been a long time coming. I can't believe we've been living in our home for 3 years and barely shown...

Top 9 ideas to display indoor plants

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We love discovering other bloggers out there and seeing the creative ideas they come up with to create stylish interiors. At the moment we can't...

Tips on organising and storing Christmas decor

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While a magical time of year, the festive season leaves behind a significant challenge: storing decorations! Whether it's finding ways to safely store delicate...

Home decor trends from Life Instyle 2015

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At Life Instyle we were lucky enough to get a front row pass and see all the latest homewares, art and furniture that will...

Erskineville laundry before and after: Dreamy Euro style laundry with added...

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If there's one zone of the home our Erskineville clients really couldn't stand in their townhouse, it was their laundry! They were set on...

What really goes down on an interior styling shoot?

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Glamorous and fun — these are the words that come to mind when I flip through an interior design magazine and think of the...

10 types of blue bathroom tiles

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Thinking blue for your bathroom design or renovation? Wise choice! Blue is the colour associated with tranquility, making it perfect for achieving a relaxing...

Styling stunning Scandinavian furniture for Icon by Design

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Supported by Icon by Design Have you heard of Icon by Design? If not, do yourself a favour and check out their website now… we’ll...

Top 5 interior styling tricks for any room

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Supported by Canberra Outlet If you’d like to elevate your interiors, let me share with you my top 5 interior styling tricks! Whether you want...

Willows Home Traders and interior stylist Julia Green to host Newcastle...

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Woohoo! One of our favourite interior stylists Julia Green will be hosting a two hour styling masterclass in Newcastle with interiors store Willows Home...

Different ways to use Christmas florals: How to incorporate florals into...

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We're a bit late to the party but last year we discovered the wonder of Christmas florals — you know, those beautiful artificial stems...

Top 7 stylish bathroom accessories: Must-have bathroom decor

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An often neglected room of the home when it comes to styling is the bathroom but with just a few stylish pieces, you can...

‘What’s your number one interior style tip?’ We asked the professionals!

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Interior styling can be a tricky skill to master. We see it all the time — too much going on in a space can feel...

Convection bathroom heater lights: What you need to know!

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Supported by Metropolitan Electrical If you're designing a new bathroom, a decision you'll need to make is whether or not to include a convection bathroom...

Design inspo: Beautiful bohemian living rooms and how to pull off...

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The bohemian style is taking over interiors and why not?! It's a melting pot of colour, texture and pattern that embraces a blending of...

10 things to look for before buying a new home

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Buying a new house is generally the most significant investment we make, so it’s crucial to dot your Is and cross your Ts before...

Green grid bathroom: A serene space inspired by Japanese design

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Creating a beautiful, functional bathroom in a compact space is no easy feat. Yet it's exactly what Kitty Lee from Kitty Lee Architecture achieved...

Design tips if you have a small bathroom from Darren Palmer

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Trying to find space solutions is always a challenge but one of our readers put to us this specific challenge — How to maximise...

How to select the right tapware for your design

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Supported by Phoenix Tapware has come a LONG way in recent years with a growing range of shapes and finishes now on the market —...

An ’80s brick home turned colourful rainbow paradise

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No one would ever accuse our latest real home owner of being boring! We are delighted to chat with Tash from The Colour Tribe...