Tips and Advice from Australia's leading Interior Designers

Jen Bishop is the publisher of leading Australian blog Interiors Addict and its new sister site, Reno Addict and is a journalist of 15 years. She believes in style without the snobbery.

It's very impressive. There's so much going on and so much creativity. It's amazing how much we have to write about and how many events we get invited to. It's testament to how thriving the industry is.

Keeping abreast of the trends, making sure you never stop learning and that your skills are up to date, and using online tools like Instagram to share your portfolio.

These days, the online world plays a much bigger part so having a digital footprint is essential. That means a great website, an easy way for people to search for you and contact you online, using social media to engage with potential customers and market yourself, and reading blogs to keep an eye on what the rest of the interiors world is doing, both here and overseas.

Do internships, get qualified and have a great attitude. I always encourage budding stylists to take part in our monthly photo challenge on Instagram called 7 Vignettes (www.theinteriorsaddict.com/7vignettes). It's a great way to showcase what you can do and we have had a few amateurs get offered paid styling work as a result of them being spotted there!