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.

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...

Kitchen planning: See Gina’s kitchen ideas

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OK, this is the space I'm finding the trickiest to commit decisions but I can't put it off any longer! You might have read in...

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...

These Walls by Sara Hingle: Hand illustrated wallpaper that is designed...

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At the recent Julia Green styling masterclass, she let us in on one of her current obsessions — wallpaper! And today we’re excited to introduce...

‘What’s your number one interior style tip?’ We asked the professionals!

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Interior styling can be a tricky skill to master. We see it all the time — too much going on in a space can feel...

What is the best kitchen splashback? Interior Designer Darren Palmer shares...

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Designing a new kitchen comes with a million and one questions — and if you're in the process or are thinking about updating your...

Styling masterclass with Julia Green hosted by Willows Home Traders

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Ah-mah-goodness we are filled to the brim with styling inspiration since going to the Julia Green and Willows Home Traders styling masterclass. On Friday night...

Katie’s top 10 tips on building your first home

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Katie and Mitch finished building their first home less than six months ago. During the process, they faced more than their fair share of...

Learning how to waterproof

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Before I start this post, I should say that under no circumstances should you waterproof your home without a licensed waterproofer there to supervise...

Willows Home Traders and interior stylist Julia Green to host Newcastle...

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Woohoo! One of our favourite interior stylists Julia Green will be hosting a two hour styling masterclass in Newcastle with interiors store Willows Home...

Real rooms: Katie and Mitch’s bathroom, ensuite and laundry

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Today we're continuing our tour of Katie and Mitch's new home and taking you inside their bathroom, ensuite and laundry. Because although shows like...

Why I got kicked off site: Construction site safety tips

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Lately I've been spending a lot more time on site of our new build — Bruno is often calling me out to make quick...

Design tips if you have a small bathroom from Darren Palmer

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Trying to find space solutions is always a challenge but one of our readers put to us this specific challenge — How to maximise...

Home decor trends from Life Instyle 2015

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At Life Instyle we were lucky enough to get a front row pass and see all the latest homewares, art and furniture that will...

Introducing first time home builders Katie and Mitch

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Katie and Mitch, a young couple from Brisbane, recently completed building their first home. We sat down with them to hear their experience of...

Do you have a style crush?

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We're so excited by the competition Haymes is running — the chance to win a $1000 Haymes paint voucher, $1000 fenton&fenton voucher AND a...

1-O-1 on Passive Design with Shannon Battisson

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Passive design is a term that gets used a lot but do you really know what it means? We wanted to know more so with...

Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes

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That title should actually read 'Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes... HELP!' You all went above and beyond when I asked for your...

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...

3 looks to decorate your table this Christmas

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Today we have three beautifully styled table settings to inspire you this Christmas. Sure, for many, Christmas is all about the food and presents... but...

5 Biggest Bathroom Blunders to Avoid

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If you are renovating your bathroom or designing a new one, this post a must read! The bathroom can be one of the trickiest spaces...

Interior Designer of the Year Greg Natale opens his doors

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Ever since we met Greg Natale at the Mary McDonald event in July, we have been begging to share inside his home with you! Today...

Jess’s Eclectic Home Studio

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Jess Viscarde, Principal Designer at The Eclectic Creative Studio, lives in northern suburbs of Melbourne with her partner and black rescue cat Peggy. We’re especially...

10 ideas to steal from hotels for a more luxe home

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Hotel-luxe is one of the latest designer buzzword we're hearing a lot at the moment. Here to explain what it means and how you...