Advice

Uplifting your home has never been easier. In our advice section, you’ll find practical interior design advice, home styling tips, renovation advice, gardening ideas and cleaning hacks. Whether you’re building, renovating or simply refreshing a room, Style Curator is here to guide you.

Style Curator is a leading Australian interiors blog read by hundreds of thousands of people each month. Our motto is simple: create a home you love. Founded by Interior Designer Gina Beschorner, the blog covers all aspects of home improvement and home decoration.

Many of our advice articles include input from industry experts. We call on architects, interior designers, lighting specialists, landscapers and more to share their best tips. For example, our article on how to prepare your home for sale features advice from prominent renovation experts. Our guide on how to landscape your garden includes insights from one of Australia’s top landscape architects.

You’ll also find some of our most popular design advice here. Readers love our guide to designing the ultimate laundry, our must-know kitchen design measurements, and our tips on choosing the right kitchen splashback tile.

If you’re looking for outdoor advice, we have you covered too. Explore articles on the best plants to grow in pots, seasonal gardening guides and ideas for creating an epic outdoor play area for your child.

We also share plenty of home styling tips. Think curated décor round-ups, bookshelf styling ideas, bedroom decorating tips and more. If you’ve ever wondered how to style your home like a designer, this is where you’ll find the answers.

The aim of Style Curator is always to help you create a home you love. If there’s anything you’d like advice on that we haven’t covered, we’d love to hear from you. Email hello@stylecurator.com.au to request an advice article and we’ll get working on it.

The power of paint: Living room makeover on a budget

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The arrival of spring can often inspire us to update our living spaces and freshen things up. One of the best ways to do...

Spring garden party meets wilderness table setting

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With spring less than a week away, we thought it was time for some Springspiration! When we hear spring, we think of flowers, sunshine,...

How to organise your first aid kit

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A first aid kit is a must in every household. And yet, we bet a lot of you haven't checked those medicine expiry dates...

5 kitchen upgrades on a budget

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Supported by Hafele While children are busy writing their present wish lists to Santa, many adults are writing lists of their own — home improvement...

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...

Top 5 fixes to improve a room by The Real Estate...

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Sometimes we can have a room that we can’t seem to get right. You know what we’re talking about, that difficult space that just...

How using 3D to visualise your home project can save you...

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Designing or renovating a home comes with what feels like a thousand decisions and it's not always easy to picture how everything will come...

How to get major jobs done around the home… NOW!

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Supported by People's Choice Credit Union Whether you want to renovate, extend your property, landscape or do as I recently did and knock down to...

Gorgeous before and after marble kitchen transformation

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From a cookie-cutter 2000s kitchen — think grey floor tiles, stark white cabinetry and wood-look wallpaper — to a sleek and seriously stunning kitchen....

How to style a shared kids bedroom: Inspo for shared room...

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Kids rooms are so much fun to style! And when a reader asked us for ideas on how to style a shared kids bedroom,...

Choosing the right tile spacers for your home renovation project

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Whether you're revamping a kitchen splashback or undertaking a full bathroom renovation, tiles can completely transform a space! But choose the wrong tile spacers,...

Smart home upgrading: How to build a future-ready abode

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When doing a major reno or new build, we spend a lot of time agonising over the materials and finishes to build a home...

How to: Style your investment property or Airbnb

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When it comes to staging a property — whether it’s for sale or for accommodation websites — first impressions count! We guarantee the effort...

How smart home owners are using sheds for purposes other than...

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Short on space but can't upsize your home? The answer to your space limitations or storage woes may be hidden in your backyard. There's...

Why moving is the perfect time to rethink your home decor

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Having just moved interstate, Gina sold almost all her possessions and took the opportunity to have a completely fresh start — in all areas...

How to select paint colours to make a room feel larger

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Selecting the right paint colour is tricky enough at the best of times, but when you're dealing with a small space, it's more critical...

8 of the best ways to use art to style your...

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Supported by Canvaspop There's no denying art has the ability to transform rooms — adding colour, a focal point or telling a story in a...

Darren Palmer’s tips on using colour in the bathroom and kitchen

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We recently attended an event where interior design expert Darren Palmer shared his advice on a broad range of topics from what do to...

Dear Santa: 7 things I’d love in my home that only...

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I'm pretty confident I made it onto the 'Nice' list this year so I'm preparing my wish list for Santa. Generally the things on my...

Best essential oils for cleaning and our top home cleaning HACKS

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Reducing the number of chemicals you use around your home can only be a good thing — for our families and the environment. Today...

10 instant updates to refresh your bedroom

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Our bedroom should be our sanctuary — it is after all where most of us spend the majority of time — yet it's often...

How to create a digital mood board

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You’ve heard me talk a lot about how great mood boards are to help you visualise a space — whether that’s a room makeover...

Clever design hacks for small spaces

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Tips on maximising small spaces is one of our top requests from readers. In an age of apartment living, there's no doubt space is...

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...