Let’s be honest: the world of paint colors, design, and decorating is intimidating. If you agree, you’re in the right place. At Kylie M Interiors, these topics are easy to understand, using real home examples and the Kylie M Color System – a homeowner-focused color learning.
In this blog post, you’ll learn the gist of what you can expect in the Kylie M. blog (and ecosystem, including the Kylie M. YouTube channel and Instagram). You’ll also discover that she’s a spicy lil’ Ginger with a very small filter, which makes learning even MORE fun.
HOW DID KYLIE CREATE THE KYLIE M. COLOR SYSTEM?
The Kylie M. Color System is an approach developed to help homeowners not just see beautiful colors, but also learn about them and understand which ones could be best for their homes.
The Kylie M. Color System is built on a foundation of real homes and many years of extensive experience and color research.
- 24+ years of professional experience and study
- 600+ published articles on paint colors (interior and exterior), color theory, and home updates
- 12,000+ completed paint color and home update consultations – in-home and virtually (online)
- Clients throughout Canada, the United States, and Internationally, including the UK, Europe, and beyond
- Ongoing (and never-ending, as she’s OCD) independant studies in a range of color systems and theories, including the leading-edge color science of NCS and CIELAB color space
The Kylie M. Color System bridges the gap between complex color science and real-world, real-home color decisions, helping homeowners make confident color choices.
WHAT’S INVOLVED IN THE KYLIE M. COLOR SYSTEM?
Along with a lot of fun, there’s a focus on viewable and/or measurable factors, including…
- LRV (Light Reflectance Value)
- Paint color undertones and color bias/lean
- Color families and relationships
- Natural and artificial lighting conditions
- Room exposure (orientation)
- Fixed finishes such as countertops, tiles, carpet, cabinets, and furnishings
- Real-world homeowner and renter goals, budgets, and hopes
Unlike methods that rely on huge staff, designer show homes, staged photography, and trends, the Kylie M. Color System focuses on how paint colors may behave in everyday life, using real homes, real lighting conditions, and real existing (potentially outdated) finishes.
The Kylie M. Color System serves as a foundation for every article, YouTube video, and Color Consultation by Kylie M. Interiors
THE BEST PAINT COLORS
While there’s undeniably a world of underused paint colors out there, there’s a small world of usable, beautiful paint colors just waiting to be rolled on your walls. You’ll learn about these colors in an easy-to-digest way, and wonder where they’ve been all your life.
UNDERSTANDING UNDERTONES
You’ll learn about each color’s undertones and how they might be affected by lighting, exposures, surrounding finishes, and more.
While some don’t subscribe to the term ‘undertones’ because it’s slang, the Kylie M Color System recognizes it as a foundational, ‘DIY-friendly’ word for understanding how colors might look in your home.
By the way, that’s backed up by an understanding of color science (CIELAB and NCS) – it’s not just me spouting off my opinion (although sometimes it is – this girl loves to talk).
A LOT OF LRV…
This underutilized number applies to every paint color and roughly indicates how light or dark it might appear on your wall. I talk about this a lot, along with Ryan Reynolds in a Speedo, white wine, and Chili Lime Cornuts.
AFFORDABLE HOME UPDATE IDEAS
The Kylie M Color System isn’t just about paint color. It will also help you update your wood cabinets and make your granite look more modern. It’ll also help you coordinate with your oak trims or update your cream cabinets. I’m all for working with what you’ve got.
But hey, if you want new, I’ve got you covered there, too.
REAL HOMES
99.5% of my images feature homes that belong to one of my over 12,000 Online Color Consulting clients, followers, friends, and family (11,990 of those are friends…for sure). You won’t find any AI-generated interiors on this blog – just real homes, real lighting, questionable editing, and real friggin’ life.
REAL BUDGETS
While you’ll see some fancy homes, for sure, most of my projects involve homeowners and renters with modest budgets. You’ll see images full of real homes, laundry, dishes, and decor.
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