Kylie M Interiors

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Blue Paint Colours: The 2 Types and Where They Work Best

How to Pick the Best Blue for You If you’ve been trying to pick a blue paint colour for your walls, but can’t seem to land on a fave, I BET I know why! Either your room doesn’t SUIT blue (which we’ll get into below) or you’re looking at the wrong TYPE of blue. The […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Paint Your Home the Same Colour as Your Friend’s

  Why One Colour Doesn’t ALWAYS Fit All! I’ve heard it DOZENS of times, ‘my sister/friend had this gorgeous colour in her living room, so I painted it in my house but it looks TERRIBLE!‘ Sure, it’s easy to be inspired by a decoratively-inclined friend. However, just because it looks good in your friend’s house, […]

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Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029

  SW Agreeable Gray: LRV, Undertones and More! If there is ONE colour that has lit MANY of my client’s fires this year, it has to be Agreeable Gray. And while I’ve touched on it briefly in many other articles, I figured it was time to hammer down some finer points on this bad boy. […]

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Is Beige Back? You Might Be Surprised!

  My 7 Fave MODERN Beige and Tan Paint Colours  When I’m doing my E-design, I get a lot of ‘I know beige isn’t popular, but I’m just not a fan of gray!’ Well, regardless of trends, you need to live in colours that both you AND your home are comfortable in, and if that happens […]

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Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Pure White SW 7005

  SW Pure White – The SECOND Best White Paint Colour White is IN – and not just relating to wine, sneakers and SUV’s, I’m talking whole home paint colour palettes of white-on-white-on-WHITE. But sadly, that doesn’t mean that EVERY home can pull off white walls. In fact, the stars need to align with regard to […]

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How to Choose the BEST White for Your Kitchen Cabinets

  Tips for Choosing the Best White Paint Colours for Cabinets It can be DAMN tricky to pick the right white for your kitchen cabinets because it’s not just about what YOU want, it’s about what your KITCHEN wants – and kitchens can be pretty finicky. I’ve had MANY clients who were desperate for a white […]

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Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Colonnade Gray

  Colonnade Gray: LRV, Undertones and More!  If you’ve been with me for a while (bless your heart) you know that I LOVE doing paint colour reviews. This where all (okay, SOME) of the insanity that is sloshing around in my brain comes spilling out, and that’s EXACTLY what’s going to happen with Colonnade Gray […]

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How to Forgive and Embrace Gray Paint Colours

  More Tips on How to Pick a Gray Paint Colour (and why it’s so friggin’ hard) In the words of the great Leonard Bernstein, ‘I feel PRETTY and WITTY and GRAAAAAY!’. Okay, so maybe it was gay, not gray, but either way, I’m feeling pretty AND witty today, so I thought it would be […]

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The Best Off-White Neutral Paint Colours: Undertones and More

  Benjamin Moore & Sherwin Williams: Best Off-Whites I get asked about off-whites ALL the time, the most common question being, ‘I was thinking of using ‘this’ colour, are there any sneaky undertones I should know about?’ Well, let me tell you, there are almost ALWAYS sneaky undertones you should know about. Splashes of blue, […]

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Kylie M Interiors on Youtube: Colour Reviews and More! 

  My Youtube Channel: A New Way to See Colour Reviews!  In all of our time together, one thing I’ve never really talked about is my Youtube channel! And normally I miss NO opportunity to toot ma own horn, so I missed the ball on this one (wink wink). Seriously though, I started up my […]

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Can I Paint My North Facing Room Gray?

  Can North Facing Rooms Handle a Gray Paint Colour? OOOOOH, I get this one all the time in my Online Consulting, ‘I have a north facing room, can I paint it gray and get the look I want? Really, you can do anything but what it comes down to is if you SHOULD. It’s about […]

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Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Collingwood OC 28

  All About Benjamin Moore Collingwood – Not Your Everyday Gray! If you’ve been paying any attention to Pinterest these days, you may have noticed that the shift is starting. The shift from cool to warm – the shift from gray to greige. Sure, it’s been sneaking up on us, but in my e-design adventures I’m getting […]

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The Best Mushroom Paint Colours – Benjamin and Sherwin

  Mushroom Paint Colours: The Kissin’ Cousin of Greige and Taupe Mushroom paint colours have been a hot topic lately as grays are taking a very slight backseat to softer neutrals such as greige, taupe and you guessed it – mushroom! Now really, there isn’t a HUGE difference between these colours and this is more about […]

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An E-Design with Edgecomb Gray: The Best Greige Paint Colour!

  Edgecomb Gray – My FAVE Greige Paint Colour Greige is a tricky one. SO many people think that when they choose greige, they’re going to get this perfect blend of beige and gray, but that’s rarely the case! It’s kind of like mixing red wine and white wine – you don’t necessarily get a […]