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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When it comes to any room in the house — especially the kitchen — storage is key. We take a look around this contemporary...

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Supported by Godfreys If there’s one appliance I use more than any other in the home, it’s the vacuum cleaner! With a Rottweiler and toddler...

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Unleashing the power of colour in interior design

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It's time to decorate our home for the festive season but if you're not careful, it can get pricey really quickly. Luckily, it doesn't...

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For many of us, the guest bedroom can also double as a study or even the storage/not-sure-what-to-do-with-room... Regardless of whether or not you have...

How to choose the right land lease community for your lifestyle

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Up until recently, we hadn't come across the term land lease agreement. But it's gaining popularity in Australia, especially land lease communities where residents...

How to design a pool area: Expert design tips to achieve...

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With the weather hotting up, you may be thinking of finally adding that pool to your outdoor space. You don't need us to tell...

Creating a relaxed luxe bedroom look with bamboo sheets

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Supported by Canningvale Whenever there’s a change of season, I love to update the styling in my home. With the cooler weather starting to set in,...

Design inspo: Cool fireplaces to keep you warm this winter

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Who doesn't love curling up in front of a fireplace during those cold nights?! With the cooler weather starting to set in, it's also...

3 plants you can grow in water: Propagating Swiss cheese plant,...

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If spring has you in the mood to propagate plants, I'm sharing 3 of the easiest plants you can grow in water. These are...

10 Instagram accounts we’re loving right now

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We spend way, way, wayyyy too much time on Instagram. It's by far the social media space we hang out the most because we...

5 outdoor materials to revamp your patio: Alfresco design inspo

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Making the most of the midsummer heat in your backyard is still feasible. Whether you're looking for a simple weekend DIY project or quick...

Unlock Perth’s property market for your kids with a granny flat

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Perth faces two property and rental market crises: skyrocketing rental prices and harder-to-find vacancies. As of September 2024, the national median weekly rent sits...

Gina’s bathroom renovation: Take a peek around my new bathroom

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It's been a while in the making but I'm so excited to FINALLY share our bathroom renovation with you! For those of you who...

How to incorporate rattan furniture into modern interiors

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