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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Product review: Vorwerk Kobold VK200 upright vacuum

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Supported by Godfreys If there’s one appliance I use more than any other in the home, it’s the vacuum cleaner! With a Rottweiler and toddler...

Bathroom renovating lessons we learnt from Bonnie’s reno

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People say you need to allow a 20% budget buffer when renovating older houses because there are always unforeseen issues and we certainly had...

5 steps to create a stylish and functional outdoor space

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Supported by IKEA Whether you have a large backyard, a courtyard or small balcony, we have the tips to bring style and function to your...

What really goes down on an interior styling shoot?

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Glamorous and fun — these are the words that come to mind when I flip through an interior design magazine and think of the...

3 bedroom trends I’m predicting to hit big in 2018

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Supported by Forty Winks With each new year it’s always fun to predict what trends will hit big. With bedroom styling currently on my mind,...

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 things to consider when selecting flooring for your home

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We have been sharing loads of renovation content lately and one area that we constantly get questions about it flooring! From questions on how to...

Happy and fun bedroom styling

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This week I tried my hand and a different bedroom style — one that's happy and fun and loaded with colour! The look was inspired...

From old shack to luxe Scandi-style home: See the before and...

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Renovating is one of those things you get a taste for and either become addicted to or never want to experience again, EVER! For...

Styling Pantone’s Colour of the Year Ultra Violet in your home

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Every year, the Pantone Color Institute selects a colour that represents a 'moment in time' and sets the direction for the world of trend...

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...

3 Christmas table settings to inspire you

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You might have noticed that I'm slightly obsessed with Christmas table styling and I recently had the fun experience of filming 3 Christmas table...

Reveal of the new stylish grey deck at Bonnie’s house

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Supported by Trex We've been busy these past few weeks mapping out plans for Bonnie's backyard and installing the new Trex deck and today we're...

Top 20 Kmart hacks of 2017

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When it comes to luxe for less or decorating your home on a budget, it's hard to beat the range of products at Kmart....

Installing a new Trex deck at Bonnie’s house

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Supported by Trex The other day we showed you Bonnie’s barren backyard and talked about our plans out here and today we’re so excited to...

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...

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 –...

Bonnie’s backyard before and our plans

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Supported by Trex Over the past few months we’ve been busy renovating Bonnie’s house and while our focus has predominately been inside, with the weather...

Stylish kitchens that aren’t white: Luxurious kitchen inspiration

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Words by Lauren Beattie of Lo Studio There is no denying that white kitchens have become the go-to for renovators over recent years. They’re timeless,...

How to create a floral and festive outdoor entertaining area

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Supported by Early Settler With the festive season quickly approaching, many of us will be making plans for our traditional Christmas brunch, lunch or dinner. We’re...

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 affordably update your window coverings

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Muted blush pink and gold bedroom with Siesta Home

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