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.

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In today's home tour, we take you through a before and after home transformation that is like no other. From a tiny dilapidated shack...

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Product review: Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal+ vacuum cleaner

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I love testing new products for the home and sharing reviews — especially when I discover ones that make life easier! Discovering a vacuum...

Meet the makers: Alison Jackson handcrafted tableware and jewellery

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This week we drop by the studio of Alison Jackson. Run by Alison and Dan, partners in life and business, they combine traditional silversmithing...

Relaxed vibes at a home visit with Louise from Villa Styling

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Sometimes we come across a home that instantly calms and relaxes us. Get ready for some seriously chilled vibes as we take you on...

How to create a perfect gallery wall: All the tips you...

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Gallery walls are making a comeback and we’re all for it! A fabulous way to display a collection of artworks, special memories and other...

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How to deep clean your home yourself, including your sofa and...

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Erskineville bathroom before and after: Smallest bathroom ever!

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It's time for the final room reveal of our Erskineville project — the downstairs bathroom. I won't lie, this space was a challenge. Measuring...

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Amazing makeover: From beige and bland to a super cool kid’s...

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Erskineville laundry before and after: Dreamy Euro style laundry with added...

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If there's one zone of the home our Erskineville clients really couldn't stand in their townhouse, it was their laundry! They were set on...

How to choose the right window treatment

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Billys Beds custom bedheads: Premium beds at unbeatable prices made in...

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The biggest transformation of our Erskineville project was the kitchen/family area. The homeowners are a young couple who love to entertain so we turned...

A look inside The Glasshaus: Alissa and Mark’s stunning new home...

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7 steps to a Pinterest worthy pantry

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15 stunning bathrooms that don’t use white tiles

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A day in the life of Interior Designer, Kate Walker

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