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 [email protected] and we’ll get working on it asap.

In the garden: Summer gardening guide

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It’s not exactly our typical summer (when will it ever stop raining?!) but there's still plenty we can and should be doing in the...

Is a marble splashback a good idea? Pros and cons of...

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When we were building our home, I had my heart set on a marble kitchen bench... but all I heard were horror stories about...

Indoor plant tips: How to tailor your potting mix for your...

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It's no secret how much we love our indoor plants. But plants can be delicate things. Something we've learned is that other than getting...

Darren Palmer shows how to keep your kitchen organised – and...

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Supported by Hafele Life is busy and when that turns to chaos around the home, things can feel overwhelming. One way to keep the home...

The modern renovation of heritage-listed Brick and Gable House

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The Brick and Gable House renovation is a true marvel, designed with simplicity, functionality, and sustainability in mind. The original heritage-listed home has been...

How to ventilate a bathroom

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Supported by Expella Bathroom ventilation is not the most glamorous part of a renovation, but it is important to prevent moisture build up, which can...

5 ways to better insulate your new home (and save money...

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Insulating your home may not be top of the priority list for you (particularly if like me you tend to focus on aesthetics). However,...

The top 10 essential oils you need in your home

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It’s hard to ignore the current trend of essential oils! But essential oils aren't a fad — they've been used for centuries for beauty...

Trend alert: Contemporary meets European luxe interior style

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Supported by Grand Living There’s a new interior design style gaining momentum in Australia… a fusion style that blends classic European luxury (think French Provincial...

How to make your own washing powder: DIY laundry powder

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Wash. Hang. Fold. Repeat. ...story of your life? If your days are an endless cycle of washing clothes, this DIY laundry powder tutorial is...

Your guide to creating the perfect home office

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Supported by Arielle The last year has brought unprecedented changes to the way most people work. Daily commutes to the office have been replaced with...

Backyard inspiration: Creating two modern backyards from the rubble

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The fairytale story of the ugly duckling is familiar and well known, but what about turning into two swans? That's exactly the magic Interior...

Small but stylish laundry with herringbone floor, wall panelling, barn door…...

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If you thought the laundry was the most boring room of the house, think again! Today we explore this small but oh-so-stylish laundry featuring...

Curved interiors: How to incorporate them in and around the home

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably noticed that curved interiors are having moment. From arched doorways, curved home exteriors to pill-shaped...
Removable triple arch wall decal in palm print sand

Eco-friendly, removable wallpaper bedheads from Siesta Walls

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Today we're chatting with Kristie Richardson from Siesta Walls. An innovative new business transforming one bland wall at a time with their stylish and...

Tiny house movement, could you do it?

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The other day we stumbled across a show of a young American couple building a tiny house that used all kinds of clever design...

4 on-trend kitchen schemes inspired by Caesarstone’s latest designs

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Supported by Caesarstone One of my favourite things to do is design kitchen schemes so when Caesarstone released their new Whitelight Collection of quartz surfaces, I couldn’t...

Experts break down 7 air conditioner features and if you need...

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If you're on the hunt for a new air conditioner, you'd know that modern split systems do more than just heating and cooling. There's...

Cost of bathroom renovations: What you need to know

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When it comes to remodelling the home, the cost of bathroom renovations often catch people by surprise. While it's straightforward to calculate the cost of...

10 kitchen plumbing tips: The dos and don’ts you need to...

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As the heart of the home, your kitchen should be both functional as well as meet your design aesthetics. Anyone who's done a kitchen...

A colourful bathroom that’s full of fun, texture and terrazzo

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We love seeing when a design risk pays off and this colourful bathroom designed by Sally Birch from Sally Birch Interiors takes more than...

Guide to keeping a Pilea Peperomiodes alive

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Without a doubt, the latest 'it' plant to take over interiors is the Pilea Peperomiodes! Yet this plant can be so fickle! Gina's lasted...

How to style a shared kids bedroom: Inspo for shared room...

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Kids rooms are so much fun to style! And when a reader asked us for ideas on how to style a shared kids bedroom,...

10 small space decorating ideas: Tricks to maximise tiny interiors

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Decorating a small space is often referred to as a challenge. What to do when you’re living in a place the size of a...