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The Best Way to Paint a Wall With a Chair Rail (Dado Rail)

‘I have a chair rail, should the walls above and below it be the same colour or a different colour?’ This is a question I get a LOT, particularly with the 1990’s homes and the old gals (referring to homes, not women). The chair rail was ONCE a sign of a fancy shmancy home but […]

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The 3 Best Gray Paint Colours – The Ninjas of The Gray World

3 Flexible Grays – When You Just Can’t Choose an Undertone If you’ve ever had to choose a gray paint colour, you’ll know how mind-numbing it can be. Just when you think you’ve found the perfect gray, it flashes up some crazy undertone and before you know it, you’re running to the wine fridge for […]

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Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray 1548

  BM Classic Gray: Undertones, LRV and More!  Seriously, I can’t believe I haven’t done a review for this colour! Not only is it one of MY fave warm-grays, it’s one of my READER’S faves too! That’s it, 2 slaps with a wet noodle.   And it can be hard to find a good neutral […]

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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 […]