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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Inside the home of an interior stylist with Michelle Hart

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Alina’s sweet big girl bedroom with flowers, bunnies and everything girly

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Every little girl dreams of a princess bedroom, right?! Or maybe it's that every parent loves the idea of decorating a sweet big girl...

How to update your living room for less: Top decorating ideas...

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How to create a stylish, pet-friendly home

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An ’80s brick home turned colourful rainbow paradise

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The Jetty House: Beachy vibes and breathtaking views

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Alongside views that simply take your breath away, the moment you walk in to this week's featured home, a sense of calm and relaxation...

5 step guide: How to choose the right trees for your...

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Olivia from House of White’s chic laundry renovation

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10 ways to create a stylish and functional nursery

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A day in the life of the Head of Styling at...

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Styling homewares and furniture to absolute perfection (that often results in us reaching for our credit cards) likely has a talented team behind the...

10 contained, cosy and private gardens

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Gardens make houses feel like home — and no matter what size space you have, it is possible to create your own outdoor oasis....

Amaroo house: A stunning new build with a fascinating facade

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In today's real home tour, we take a look inside the beautiful Brisbane home, affectionately known as Amaroo. Meaning 'beautiful place' in some Aboriginal...

Alisa and Lysandra launch al.ive body: Their journey from police force...

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Secrets of coffee table styling from the experts

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We love a well styled coffee table but it can be hard to achieve — often looking too cluttered, same-same or just blah. That's why...

From worst to first: An incredible before and after home transformation

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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...

20 easy ideas to create a stylish home office

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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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