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.

11 types of white kitchen splashback tiles

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We know how difficult it can be to lock in selections for a kitchen... it's that constant battle between wanting to create a space...

Stylish kid’s rugs you’ll actually want in your home

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When it comes to kid's rugs, we're spoilt for choice. And not in a good way! If you're looking for stylish kid's rugs that...

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...

Nook styling: 3 ways to make the most of empty corners...

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Supported by Natural Rugs Australia Styling empty corners of the home to give them interest — and purpose — is one of the best ways...

Personalised home decorating: Tips on how and where to display canvas...

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Supported by MYPICTURE I’m all about displaying photos in a home to personalise your space. They’re a fabulous way to remind you of your happiest,...

10 types of green bathroom tiles: Be inspired to use green...

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Increasingly, people are getting bolder with their tile choices, and we're all here for it! With great risk often comes great reward and to...

Wall light guide: Rules and trends around using wall lights from...

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Recently a reader requested advice on using wall lights around the home, wanting to know the rules and trends. Of course, we called in...

8 quick fixes to get your home ready for sale

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The talented ladies at The Real Estate Stylist are with us today to share their expert advice on how to get your home sale...

How to style your dining table (when it’s not being eaten...

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An area of interior styling you don't seem to find much advice on is how to style your dining table. This large surface in the...

Are you making one of these rug mistakes? Top designers share...

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Looking at buying a rug soon? Then listen up to what these styling experts have to say about finding ‘the right’ rug for your...

FREE happy goat photography artwork

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If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen plenty of farm videos and photos in my stories over the years. My father-in-law...

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...

Inside the light, bright and beautiful interior of Three Birds Renovations...

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The talented female trio, Three Birds Renovations are yet to deliver a home we haven't loved from top to bottom. And their latest project,...

Ultimate Melbourne shopping guide: Where to shop for the home in...

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One of the things we find most exciting about going to a new city is checking out all the local homeware, furniture and art...

How to style a sideboard, console or hall table: Home décor...

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Supported by Canberra Outlet Sideboards, consoles or hall tables offer the perfect surface area for a styling opportunity. Whether in your entry, dining, hallway or...

Bookmark Gioia as another best place to buy artwork online

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Supported by Gioia One of the top requests we receive from readers is where to buy artwork online. Correction, affordable artwork. Because no room feels...

In the garden: Spring gardening guide

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Over the years, we've come to appreciate that one of the greatest things that makes a house feel like a home is what's happening...

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...

Everything you need to know about keeping a rubber plant alive

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The rubber plant is one of this year's trending indoor plants and overall quite easy to care for — we did after all include...

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...

DIY plant propagation Travertine and test tube wall decor

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The indoor plant trend is just as strong as ever and we are here for it! If you're looking for an interesting way to...

A peek inside Hazel’s gender neutral nursery

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When friend of Style Curator, Ella Kobelke announced she was having a baby, we just knew she'd create some styling magic in the nursery....

Studying interior design at iscd: Gina shares her experience

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Supported by iscd Are you thinking of studying interior design? Perhaps you want to make a career change or simply take your passion for interiors...

5 signs your home needs to be rewired before renovating

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Home renovation — it’s a process that can be both extensive and expensive. But done right, it can also be incredibly rewarding on both...