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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Just a couple of weeks ago, my laundry was a wall of ad-hoc cabinetry along one wall in my garage (see it here). It...

Bonnie’s flooring before and after

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Supported by Flooring Xtra Another reno job we just ticked off the ‘to do’ list at Bonnie’s house is her flooring. We ripped up the original...

Planning my new laundry room

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Last week I shared my very embarrassing, real life laundry space and how it's one of my biggest building regrets! The time has finally...

Creating a spooky yet stylish Halloween

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Supported by The Reject Shop As a friend said to us the other day, Halloween is becoming a thing in Australia. Seems we can't resist...

How to fix your bathroom seals like a pro

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Supported by Loctite Although our house is only two years old, the sealant around our sink drain has already discoloured and become mouldy — despite...

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,...

Why my laundry is one of my biggest building regrets

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It's now been 2 years since we moved into our home and overall I'm so happy with our house — it has great flow,...

Bonnie’s bathroom renovation before and after: The reveal of her new...

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We've been busy renovating Bonnie's house the past few months and one room that's finally finished (well 95% finished) is her bathroom! Today we're...

Blush pink and grey living room, how to pull off the...

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One of our all-time favourite colour combinations is blush pink and grey. With no signs of this on-trend colour palette slowing down, we've curated 5...

Bonnie’s kitchen before and our kitchen remodel goals

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For those that have been watching our stories on Instagram, you will have seen the renovations we’re doing at Bonnie’s house — taking it...

10 Common renovation mistakes to avoid!

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If you're about to embark on a renovation journey, it's a good thing you're reading this first! Today experienced Interior Designer, Lauren Beattie of LO...

Incredible cleaning hacks that work and year-round cleaning checklist [with FREE...

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Supported by Aware Environmental It's that time of year again so we're sharing our top cleaning hacks with you! Few people enjoy cleaning but everyone...

How to select the right timber flooring for your home

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Supported by Flooring Xtra You may have been following along with the renovations we have been doing at Bonnie’s house and now it’s time for...

Get your home and gardening jobs done with Airtasker

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Supported by Airtasker Those of you who have been following the blog for a while would know that the landscaping at my house (or complete...

Modernising an investment property with clever upgrades and styling

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If you want to reap the greatest reward from your investment property, it pays to give the place a bit of love as Maria...

Adding luxe with designer sheer curtains from DIY Blinds

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Supported by DIY Blinds Ever since we moved into our home, I knew our windows needed sheer curtains to finish the spaces. Those of you who...

How to style your baby’s cot (when they’re not sleeping in...

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Supported by Lorraine Lea The other week I shared my top tips to creating a practical, stylish and baby-safe nursery and one of those tips...

Stylish fencing you can do yourself – it is possible with...

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Supported by ModularWalls Fencing is a job that traditionally requires professionals to install — costing an arm and a leg! But there’s a fencing solution on...

Be inspired to use brass in your bathroom

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While copper dominated as the metallic of choice for many years, a new hero has emerged — brass! Tapware and bathroom hardware brands have all...

Updating Bonnie’s backyard with a sleek and contemporary DIY fence

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Supported by ModularWalls Our renovations at Bonnie’s house have been tracking slower than we would like – let’s just say this townhouse has thrown more...

Practical tips to get the perfect shade of white paint

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Supported by Monsta Few people enjoy painting so it’s important we get the right shade of paint first time round! I picked the wrong shade of...

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’...

How to select the right flooring for your home: What type...

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Supported by Flooring Xtra It isn’t until you start renovating or making selections for a new build that you realise just how many decisions there...

Bathroom before and after: Bad reno turns beautiful bespoke bathroom

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At first glance you might wonder why this bathroom was reno'ed. Inoffensive white wall tiles, white vanity and brown stone-look flooring are still common...