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.

Reader renovation: Dated ensuite gets a modern hex makeover!

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We love seeing your renovation projects and especially love it when you let us share them on the blog! Jane has been following SC...

11 easy ways to reduce plastic around the home

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For a while now, we've been researching and taking small steps to find easy ways to reduce plastic around the home. In the spirit...

15 stunning bathrooms that don’t use white tiles

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If you're about to renovate or design a new bathroom, we want to inspire you to think beyond white tiles. White tiles are great...

Top 9 kitchen splashback trends 2022

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The toughest kitchen design decision for many people is deciding on the splashback! You wouldn't believe how often we see people agonise over this...

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 prepare for an open house like a pro

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Supported by Gaddy's Indoor Plant Hire Ready to sell your house? Then you’ll most likely need to start getting your home ready for an open...

Caesarstone’s outdoor quartz surface range is here

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Supported by Caesarstone I’m pretty darn excited about Caesarstone’s latest product release — a range of UV resistant outdoor quartz surfaces — which now makes it possible...

Sleep solution bedroom makeover with IKEA

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Supported by IKEA It was only a couple of months ago I shared the mini refresh I had done in our guest bedroom. Since that...

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...

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

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You might be surprised to know that we love op-shopping! It's a fabulous way to find unique pieces for the home. Plus, buying second...

The Block 2020: Week 10 — Front garden and facade reveal

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If the contestants thought last week was a biggie, then nothing could prepare them for an even crazier week with the front garden and...

Experts share their top tips to use wallpaper in your home

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Wallpaper and wall murals are easy ways to add character to a dull room, to soften a harsh space with texture and to give...

A laundry makeover that’s practical, functional AND beautiful

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The days of the humble home laundry are over! In recent years, we've been spying some truly dreamy laundries popping up but none have...

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...

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...

Building a new home with gas: Checklist of things to consider

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Supported by AGIG When it comes to building a new home, there are a million and one decisions you need to make — including how...

8 bedrooms that nail rich Autumn tones

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Create a cosy, inviting bedroom this season by embracing a richer colour palette. From earthy ochre tones to splashes of deep blue, moody greys and...

15 ways to spruce up your outdoors

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Supported by Thomsons Outdoor Pine Our gorgeous climate is made for outdoor living but if your outdoors aren’t exactly inviting, you might like to try...

Contemporary industrial design: Tour homes that embrace concrete

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The industrial design style has come a long way since it first emerged in the late 19th century. This aesthetic is all about functionality,...

Rebuild or renovate? Which option should you take?

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To knock down and rebuild or renovate? It's a question many homeowners need to make when they outgrow their current home. But deciding on...

Trend alert: What interior trends are on the way in… and...

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We love to predict incoming trends. In fact, you may have recently read our predictions about three bedrooms trends to hit in 2018, and...

How to style your lounge room with these design rules and...

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Supported by Spotlight NZ For most of us, the lounge room is the room in our home where we spend more time than any other...

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...

Slim shaker cabinets and marble mosaic splashback are a dreamy combo...

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We've just wrapped up our latest kitchen renovation project and this one was extra special as it was for my mother-in-law. It's not often...