Helping homeowners love the home they have.

Kylie M. is one of North America’s leading paint color experts and the founder of Kylie M. Interiors, with more than 12,000 color consultations completed since 2003.

Professional credentials

  • 24+ years of professional experience and study
  • 12,000+ completed paint color and home update consultations – in home and virtually (online)
  • 600+ published articles on paint colors (interior and exterior), color theory, and home updates
  • Clients throughout Canada, the United States, and internationally, including the UK, Europe, and beyond.
  • Independent studies in CIELAB color space and the NCS Color System.
  • Kylie Mawdsley is the founder and creator of the Kylie M. Color System
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The Kylie M. Color System

The Kylie M. Color System is a paint color selection method created by Kylie M.

This system involves LRV, paint color undertones and color bias/lean, interior and exterior lighting conditions, a room’s exposure, fixed finishes such as countertops, cabinets, and furnishings, and real-world homeowner and renter goals, budgets, hopes, and dreams.

Rather than showing designer show homes, staged photography, and only trends, the Kylie M. Color System focuses on how paint colors look in real homes, with real lighting conditions, and existing (potentially outdated) finishes.

Kylie M. believes paint color and home update advice should be practical, easy to understand, and a little entertaining (wink wink).

Beyond Paint Colors

While Kylie M. is best known as a paint color expert, she also has expertise in many other areas. Her work regularly includes trusted advice on using what you have and replacing/updating only as needed, as well as expert guidance on kitchen cabinet colors, countertops, exterior paint color palettes, and overall design decisions.

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Real Homes – Not AI Images

Kylie M. is committed to using real-home images – no AI renderings from this color cowgirl. That’s why nearly every image published on Kylie M. Interiors comes from Online Color Consulting clients, family, friends, followers, and her own files.

Kylie’s goal is to always use real home images that reflect actual lighting conditions, finishes (new and old), and realistic homeowner and renter budgets. Just real homes & real-life results.

Getting Personal with

Kylie M.

Kylie M. isn’t just a paint color expert, she’s also a sassy lil’ Ginger with a small filter, an unhealthy obsession for paint colors and design and a knack for explaining everything paint in a way that makes sense.

Designers and consultants have a reputation for being, well, snobby. Kylie M. is ANYTHING but. Using humor and honesty, Kylie wants to connect with you as a person, even if it’s just online, to help you love the home you have.

Got a color or room in mind?

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Type a paint color, a room, a vibe. Chances are I’ve written about it. Probably more than once.

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Affordable, downloadable shortcuts to the colors and combos I’d pick for you. Yours to keep, forever.

  • Homeowner’s Guide: White Kitchen Cabinets

    This isn’t another ’10 Best Cabinet Colors’ list, because there is no SINGLE best white for every home and every kitchen.

    Learn how to choose a white cabinet paint color that works with your countertops, backsplash, flooring, trim, lighting, and home—so you can rule out the wrong whites, sample fewer colors, and choose with confidence.

    158-page PDF – Instant Download

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  • Accent Colors – And How to Use Them

    This isn’t about plastering your home in the ‘Color of the Year’ or following the latest trends (unless you really want to).

    It’s about finding accent colors that work with YOUR home, YOUR style, and YOUR comfort level.

    Because the best accent color isn’t one you love on a paint chip, it’s one that makes everything around it look better.

    118-Page PDF – Instant Download

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  • Homeowner’s Guide: Exterior Paint Colors

    Painting your home’s exterior is a BIG investment and choosing a color based on a tiny paint chip, a trend or the house down the street can be an expensive mistake.

    Learn how to look at YOUR roof, YOUR windows, YOUR brick (or stone) and YOUR home as a whole so you can understand what colors make sense.

    The goal? Less guessing, fewer samples and a lot more confidence before gallons of paint go on your home.

    206-page PDF – Digital Download

    $44.95
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  • Exterior Trim Paint Colors

    This isn’t a list of ‘the best trim colors’, although you’ll get a ton of links to great shades!

    You’ll learn how to look at your home and understand whether it needs contrast, repetition, connection, or a little visual peacekeeping to pull it all together.

    Because trim might seem like a small detail…but spread it around all four sides of your home on multiple surfaces and it suddenly has a pretty big job.

    118-page PDF – Instant Download

    $24.95
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