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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.

A guide to choosing the right shed for your storage needs

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When choosing the right shed, various factors come into play. From size and material to design and functionality, finding the perfect shed necessitates careful...

Gallery wall inspiration: Round up of the best gallery walls

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Anyone who has tried to create a gallery wall would know it's not as easy as it may appear! Generally, gallery walls require a...

16 genius home painting hacks that will change your life

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We say all the time that painting is one of the quickest and most affordable ways to transform your home. But the effort! We...

Patio design ideas

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Are you ready to build your dream patio but need inspiration? Let us help with these patio design ideas to create your ideal outdoor...

Interior designer tips: How to add colour to a Victorian style...

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We recently had a reader write in and ask us how to add colour to a Victorian style home? It's a great question, so...

Big W hacks to organise or add affordable style to your...

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There are few things we enjoy more than styling and organising the home... except perhaps finding a good bargain. So when you combine all...

7 tips to choose the right exhaust fan

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When designing a bathroom, it's easy to focus on the pretty aspects of the space like your tiles and tapware. But overlook essential details,...

Creative commercial landscaping concepts

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While we generally share residential design and styling tips on the blog, we know a number of our readers also have commercial properties. With...

The best way to clean your shower and glass screen

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If there's one cleaning question we see come up more than any other, it's how to clean your glass shower screen or the best...

What to grow in autumn in Australia: Autumn planting guide

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The transition from summer to autumn is well and truly here. The weather is slowly getting cooler and we're seeing subtle changes in the...

Style crush: Linen bedding and where to shop the best

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We've had a long-running love affair with linen bedding and we're not sure our obsession is going to end any time soon. Linen is...

Create you own tropical jungle: 10 plants that thrive in the...

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We adore using plants in the home — they look ah-MAZING and offer a loads of health benefits — but finding plants that will...

21 decorating hacks for rental properties

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Just because you’re renting doesn’t mean you need to settle for someone else’s design style. We’re sharing 21 clever and cheap tricks to create...

How to mix vintage decor into a modern home

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There’s a growing trend in home decorating towards personalisation. In 2024, it’s all about breaking away from that ‘showroom perfect’ aesthetic in favour of...

12 genius ideas for awkward under-stair space

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We're always looking for ways to make areas of our home more beautiful and more functional. If there's one zone of the home we...

Unleashing the power of colour in interior design

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Today we're delving into one of the key elements of design — colour! We're constantly getting reader requests for tips on how to apply...

How to style an entry: Beautiful and functional entrance ideas

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The tricks to styling your entry are much the same as styling any zone of the home but as this space can be a...

Creative patio paving concepts to elevate your outdoor sanctuary

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Looking to uplift your outdoor space? New outdoor paving can be on the wish list for many because of how it adds functionality and...

Potted colour: Flowering pot plants for the home

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This article came about thanks to a reader's request (our fave kind of articles to write). She wanted to know the best way to...

Florist approved: 5 tips to make hydrangeas last longer

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It's no secret we love fresh flowers in the home! Not only do they smell amazing, they also add colour and life. And one...

5 outdoor materials to revamp your patio: Alfresco design inspo

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Making the most of the midsummer heat in your backyard is still feasible. Whether you're looking for a simple weekend DIY project or quick...

Room-by-room guide to using crystals in your home

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There’s no denying that crystals have become a popular décor piece in interior styling but there’s more to crystals than just their outer beauty....

Minimising stress when selling your home

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Getting your home ready for sale can be one of the most daunting and stressful experiences… we even read that some researchers found it...

What are the birth month flowers and their meaning?

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You would have heard of the zodiac signs and probably birth stones too. But did you know we also have birth flowers? Each month...