Online Color Consulting Services & E-Design

By Kylie

June 7, 2024

North America’s Top Color Expert – At YOUR fingertips!

Are you not quite sure if E-Design is for you? Are you wondering how on Earth we can live hundreds, if not THOUSANDS, of miles away from each other, and I can still come up with paint colors and decorating ideas that suit you and your home? It’s a miracle it happens at all. I’m just joking. It ain’t about miracles; it’s about experience.

Here’s what makes me so darned good at what I do (and modest, wink wink)…

My Decorating & Design History

I spent 15 years doing local, 2-hour in-home consultations (as well as larger-scale projects). These consultations were geared toward giving homeowners the info they needed regarding paint colors, decorating ideas, home updates, and product selection to get them off on the right foot REGARDLESS of their budget (approx 1700 in-home consultations).

In the past 10-12 years, I’ve focused on E-design, also called Online Paint Color Consulting, to reach even more people needing color help. As my business grew, so did my reputation, and as of this year, I’ve done well over 7500+ E-Design Consultations.

Cherry kitchen cabinets before painting, beige tile floor

Kitchen, beige tile floor, granite Giallo Ornamental, Santa Cecelia, off-white painted beige cabinets and walls. Iron Ore island, Kylie M Edesign

What does this mean? 

It means I’ve seen it all. Layouts, countertops, flooring, tiles, cabinets, exposures, fabrics, fireplaces – you name it, I’ve probably seen it and suggested a FABulous color for it.

I’ve seen the pretty, the ugly, and, of course, the pretty ugly

I’ve also experienced every type of client. The confident, the desperate, the excited, and the overwhelmed. The clients who have paint samples plastered on their walls, and the clients who don’t even know where to start. 

Kitchen island quartzite, gray quartz brown veins, pendant lights, Sherwin Williams Pure White cabinets, brass hardware, wood island, stools. Kylie M Online color consultant (3)

It also means that I’m on a first-name basis with hundreds of paint colors—they’re on a Rolodex in my brain. I know the inner secrets of these colors, which helps me make recommendations that suit both you and your room.

And let’s face it – I was born to do this.

So, how does that experience relate to E-Design?

Let’s start with your photos. Your photos show me the space, decor, and products that you’re living with. Having been in over 1700 homes locally and 8000 online, I’m bound to see features and challenges that are the same as or similar to homes that I’ve worked on in the past. That difficult wood tone? I’ve seen it (owned it). The outdated kitchen cabinets? Yup. The old stained carpet you can’t afford to replace? It’s all good – I got you.

Kitchen cream painted and glazed cabinets, warm cream and gold granite countertop, cream subway tile backsplash, dark greige painted island, Sherwin Williams,

Granite countertops and cream cabinets? Been there, done a lot of it! 

My extensive hands-on experience relates directly to my online work. I don’t get into the science of things; other gals do a GREAT job of that. I’m here to get you focused on your best paint colors with straightforward, user-friendly advice.

Your questionnaire. When I read your Questionnaire, I get a glimpse of your personal tastes and wishes – a little vision of your dream home/room. With my questions, you are invited to share with me what you like and, just as importantly – what you DON’T like.

Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray, White Dove trim and wainscoting, transitional modern farmhouse home decor and furniture, best greige neutral

And while there are always surprises and new challenges, I’ve yet to find a home that I can’t handle and won’t benefit from a little ‘KLC.’ Remember, there are thousands upon thousands of paint colors to choose from, and every room has specific needs. And while there is no way to pick a paint color that will look the same at all hours of the day (damn that sun), I can get you on the right track and help you narrow things down to those few colors that are just right for you and your home.

It’s handy having a little Ginger tucked in your back pocket. 

Still not sure? 

Try a STARTER consultation. See how things work, and feel the excitement when your personalized consultation lands in your inbox, full of color ideas and tips custom-tailored to you and your home. While it’s not as detailed and personalized as the SIGNATURE consult, it’s a fabulous and affordable way to get that paint roller rolling!

Or, just keep reading my blog, and learning on your own. My SEARCH area is waiting for you to explore and have some fun!

So, humor this crazy lil’ Ginger – I’d love to hear from you!

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Meet Kylie

Do you need help, but aren’t quite sure what ‘help’ looks like? Are you drowning in paint samples and decision fatigue?

Does every color you like at the paint store look terrible in your lighting or pick up a funky undertone? I’d love to help.

Hi, I’m Kylie

For over 24 years I’ve helped 12,000+ homeowners and renters make more confident decisions on paint colors and affordable home updates using real home examples and practical, experience-based advice. My goal is simple: help you love the home you have.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Comments

  1. Teresa Avatar
    Teresa

    Hi, need information as to which package to choose
    We want to get new wood floors throughout main floor, (refinishing existing wood and getting rid of carpet)
    Change cabinets and paint kitchen, living room and dining room
    Thanks

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Hi Teresa! At this time I’m not doing flooring and am only focusing on paint colours (which includes walls and cabinet paint colours as well). Hope to hear from you!
      ~Kylie

  2. Eileen Avatar
    Eileen

    Hi Kylie, I keep checking day after day and your consulting slots are always sold out. So very excited for your advice, I have a new cat veterinary practice in Hawaii and the sky’s the limit in terms of how much potential this place has. I’ll be checking each day at 8am (pacific time?). Looking forward to working with you soon hopefully!

  3. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    Hi Kylie,
    Hope all is well.  I’m interested in purchasing the bed/bath combo.  However, I’m really looking to just do my bath and vanity.  Would I be able to substitute the bedroom for the vanity instead?  Thanks!

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Hi Paul! You can actually purchase a 1 room consultation and do the cabinet add-on! 🙂

  4. Marissa Miceli Avatar
    Marissa Miceli

    Hey there, I am so thrilled to stumble across your website!! I am doing what most of your clients may be doing and updating our kitchen (small) by painting our cabinets & new hardware. I have a small island that I would love your paint advice on as well, does the one-room consult include all of this??? and what other tips do you offer, suggestions on changing window coverings, suggestions on changing bar stools, etc. Curios and excited about what to hear is suggested in your 2-5 page consult packet. Thank you! I am super excited about getting this started, so so so so refreshing for my indecisive self.
    Marissa Miceli

  5. Mariann Offtermatt Avatar
    Mariann Offtermatt

    Hi Kylie, I am super excited to find your website. I need to start with suggestions for two rooms, adjoining dining room and living room. Color – walls. Window treatments. Lighting – standing lamps. Then we’ll move on to other rooms as I am looking to do 2 bathroom remodels sometime after spring. Looking forward to hearing from you after your break!!

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Awesome, looking forward to it!

  6. Theresa Avatar
    Theresa

    Hi Kylie,
    Can you please assist me with paint color suggestions?
    I have a house that was built in 2005 and has both white woodwork and wood trim through out the house. I also have darker stained wood floors. I need a nice current up to date color that goes with the existing trim colors in the house.

    Thank you.
    Theresa

  7. Lisa Moore Avatar
    Lisa Moore

    Hi Kylie, I love all your useful articles and I was so happy to find a designer who lives on Vancouver Island like I do! We are painting the exterior of our house and I was looking for your exterior packages but can’t seem to find them right now. Are you still doing that? I was hoping for help bringing together main paint colours, trim and door colour. Do you have a package for that? I would LOVE to use you!

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Hi Lisa! Well, things are SO crazy around here, I had to pare things down to get some time-management going on and keep my sanity! I DO have the Quick Consult though and if you can remind me when you purchase it, I’d be happy to throw a few extra thoughts into it for you to help you along your way!

  8. Margaret Nowak Avatar
    Margaret Nowak

    Hi Kylie,
    I’ve watched your videos multiple times and still have a hard time deciding what wall color to use. The kitchen, hallway and living area are open concept. I have Chantilly Lace on my ceiling, doors and trim. There are 3K spots everywhere and very brightly lit. The kitchen cabinets are white and porcelain kitchen floor tiles are greige. The remaining floor is a warm tone light wood color. I’m wondering whether I could use Chantilly Lace on the walls as well. Please help.
    Thanks,
    Maggie

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Hi Maggie! It’s hard to say as it allll depends on your kitchen cabinets. If they’re not as white as Chantilly Lace, then it won’t work, as it can look off when the cabinets (or trim) are less white than the walls. In this case, you may just need to consider an off-white to get some contrast 🙂

  9. sailingmyship Avatar
    sailingmyship

    I am interested in purchasing a package. However had a question I didn’t quite see in the FAQ.
    Does a Hallway or U-Shaped Staircase w tall ceilings count as separate rooms?
    As my Living Room, that I’m considering re-painting is tied to those in a North/South house.
    So not quite sure what Package to pick.

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar
      KylieMawdsley

      Hi! If you want the living room painted the same as the hallway/staircase with tall ceilings, then this would be the Open Layout package :). If you want them separate colors, it would be the 2 room package!

  10. Rosina Avatar
    Rosina

    Do you provide consulting on choosing new cabinet stain colors to go with an existing floor?

  11. Mary Lynn Crandall Avatar
    Mary Lynn Crandall

    Hi Kylie, I understand that this consult doesn’t have a questionnaire, but do you look at pictures of the house for the style or to see the hardscape? I guess I’m just not sure what I’m getting in this package. Can I combine the colors in the bundle to choose a main color, a second color and trim? Can I purchase two packages, one exterior and one for front door color, and will the bundles you send for each work together? I read an article you wrote about choosing exterior color and the importance of acounting for the exposure. I wonder: on the quick consult for exterior color, how do I take exposure into account when choosing a color from the choices you suggest? Sorry for all the questions, just needing some clarity on how it all works…..

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hey Mary Lynn!

      I know, it’s complicated ;). The exterior package is just for the body of the house – although I do have a FULL consult for the front door. HOWEVER, if you hang on a week or 2, I’m coming out with a FULL EXTERIOR package (submission style) where I would advise on house color, trim, and front door!

  12. Mary Santiloni Avatar
    Mary Santiloni

    Hi Kylie! I love your blogs and advice! Do you have any insight on a 2005 SW paint color called Juke Brown? It’s no longer available and I don’t know what the replacement color is called.

    My Open concept Living room, kitchen and dining walls are this color and I’m looking for a complementary color to refresh the kitchen. I have dark trim and oak doos throughout and my hard wood oak floors have a yellow orange tint (I’m looking to have them refinished to a more neutral stain).

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hi Mary, nope, I’ve never heard of it! I can see it has LOVELY rust orange hues to it (and at first glance, I like it!)

  13. Brandy Avatar
    Brandy

    Hi Kylie, I just acquired a house with red cherry wood everywhere and brown walls. I need help picking a wall color for our open concept living room/kitchen, kitchen cabinet color, and trim/door color. However, it has to work with our existing flooring, backsplash, and granite. We will be updating the light fixtures, however. I’m not sure which package would help me with all of this? Thank you!

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hi Brandy! So you need a color for the walls, a cabinet color and a trim/door color? That would be the Open Layout/Multi-Room package with teh cabinet add-on :). The trim color comes with the package!

  14. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Hi Kylie, I need to paint my English style board and batten house that has reused brick , beige stone that also has some green grey. It was built in the early 2000’s and has a tuscan gold and a green grey on the trim. I need to repaint the tuscan gold and possibly the grey. Which package would give me the two colors I need for my board and batten trim? Thank you!

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hi Linda, it sounds like yoiu need the Exterior package with the trim add-on!

  15. laura colletti Avatar

    Hi Kylie,
    I am looking for exterior selections on my house. Garage door, front door and a little siding above house. House is a yellowish brick and white gutters. What package would you suggest. I will need inside in the future but not now. Thank you.

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hi Laura, I would choose the Exterior package and than do the add-ons of the front door/garage door 🙂

  16. Jennie Mae Avatar
    Jennie Mae

    Good evening Kylie!!! I have an attached living, dining, kitchen that I know would be considered all one color for open layout then kitchen cabinets that I have narrowed down to the color I’m 99% sure I want. then need to choose fire place and surrounding shelves color so I’m assuming open layout with cabinet add on to choose fireplace color then you can tell me if you hate my kitchen cabinet color and I can pay you more if I need to choose another????? thoughts?

    1. KylieMawdsley Avatar

      Hey Jennie, that sounds perfect! Yes, tell me what you’re thinking of for the kitchen cabinets and if it’s a hard-no, we’ll look an invoice and I’ll get you fixed up!

  17. Colette Avatar
    Colette

    Hello Kylie, I have a brick cape cod with a high cement foundation. I am only painting foundation. Is there a space to specify this in the Quick package? I know correspondence is limited. Just want to be sure I am making correct purchase.
    Thank you, Colette

    1. Kylie M Avatar
      Kylie M

      Yup, you’ll see a spot :).

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