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.

Bathroom styling tips to get big results without spending big bucks

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Supported by The Reject Shop This week I set myself the challenge to style my bathroom for under $100, proving you don’t have to spend...

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...

7 ideas to style your baby’s nursery: Stylish and baby-friendly tips

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Supported by Lorraine Lea I recently shared Patrick’s nursery with you and a struggle I had when creating the space was getting practical ‘how to’...

Learn how to grow succulents: Two ways to propagate succulents

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I have a confession to make... I've become a crazy plant lady. My home is filled with indoor plants including dozens of succulents that...

Top 8 list where to buy stylish bedheads

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Bedheads are more popular than ever but finding the right one can be a challenge! We often get asked the best places to shop...

How to light your kitchen: Different kitchen lighting options

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Lighting is often an overlooked aspect of interiors — yet it's one of the most important. Lighting playa a big part in the atmosphere,...

Stylish handles to refresh your interiors or update tired furniture

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It's incredible the transformation new, stylish handles can make to a dated room or tired furniture! Recently, expert Rapid Renovator Naomi Findlay shared her top...

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...

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...

Internal brick wall before and after: 80s brown to on-trend grey

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Supported by Monsta Shop If you follow along on Instagram and watch my stories, you’d know we’re kicking off a renovation series at Bonnie’s new...

How to style towels: Best ideas to hang and display towels...

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Supported by Canningvale Towels are under-appreciated in the style stakes, I think. They are more than just functional; towels can add texture, colour and layers...

Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes

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That title should actually read 'Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes... HELP!' You all went above and beyond when I asked for your...

How to: Style a holiday home

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Whether you've got a holiday home and are looking for tips on how to style it, or just want to create that holiday at...

10 ideas to steal from hotels for a more luxe home

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Hotel-luxe is one of the latest designer buzzword we're hearing a lot at the moment. Here to explain what it means and how you...

Bathroom look we love: Round mirrors

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A bathroom trend that we can't get enough of right now is round mirrors! Small or large, frameless or with a rim, metallic or coloured......

12 reasons why you’re killing your indoor plants

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If you're reading this, chances are you've killed more than one or two indoor plants in your time. Don't worry, no judgement here... we've...

The tips and tricks to styling your coffee table with ease

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Supported by Canberra Outlet I love styling your coffee table as it’s a small and achievable surface area in your home to style well —...

Product review: LG Twin Wash front load washing machine and dryer...

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You may have spotted in my laundry renovation that I received a new washing machine. This was the catalyst to finally do something about...

10 features you wish you had in your dream kitchen

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In collaboration with IKEA The kitchen is the heart of the home and also the most expensive space to renovate so it’s something you want...

Laundry renovation reveal: Gina’s new laundry

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Woohoo, I'm so excited to share my laundry renovation reveal with you! In case you missed it, my old laundry wasn't really a laundry at...

Gina’s living room makeover

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For the past few weeks I've been reworking my living room — taking it from a space that never felt quite 'right' to one...

How we designed Bonnie’s new kitchen with IKEA

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Supported by IKEA The other week we shared Bonnie’s brown and poky kitchen and talked about our plans for this space. We spent weeks pulling...

How to create a stunning black and white kitchen or bathroom:...

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I’ve love a black and white colour palette. There’s something effortlessly chic and stylish about this monochrome duo. From the bathroom to the kitchen –...

How to create a mood board to achieve your home design...

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Whether you’re building, renovating or simply want to redecorate a room, a mood board is a useful tool to use. It's something design experts...