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Ellen McKinney
Mount Airy Northern Piedmont, NC
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It's my joy to use the tools of Color + Style to help grow your confidence & cultivate the freedom for you to be exactly who you have been created to be.You are a masterpiece! Welcome to my King, NC studio!
Confidence Starts Here.
Tired of investing time and money in a wardrobe that falls short of bringing you joy?
I am here to help you discover how to look and feel your best every day, for every occasion, big or small.
You are worthy of confidence.
Color + Style Analysis
For over four years, I have been using House of Colour's proprietary blend of color science and fashion psychology, empowering my clients to embrace personal styling with ease.
It's my passion and commitment to help you transform confusion into clarity and insecurity into confidence.
You are worth the investment.
Spend less time stressing about your look and more time doing what you love. Here’s how:
- Find Your Stylist - That's me! I am here as your guide, resource, and cheerleader.
- Discover Your Most Flattering Hues - Book a Color Analysis
- Explore Cosmetics - Shop cosmetics that feel made for you
- Unlock Your Style Profile - Book a Style Analysis
- Get Specific - Explore additional appointments, like Wardrobe Editing and Personal Shopping, for further customization
You are worth being celebrated.
Each appointment is a bespoke service with the celebration of YOU at it's very core.
Your unique personality, traits, and the way you have been created are valuable and worthy of celebration.
It is my honor to participate on your client journey along with you.
Everyone deserves to be celebrated.
At House of Colour, we celebrate individuality and understand that to be truly confident is to be able to visually express who we authentically are.
Everyone is welcome here.
We believe confidence is for everybody—regardless of size, age, race, faith, ability, sexuality, or gender identity.
Get to Know Ellen...
My calling and my job have intersected in the most beautiful way. I get to use the skills I have like a keen eye for detail, a passion for fostering self-confidence, and cultivating personal expression to celebrate each client. What a joy and privilege!
I am faith centered and an enneagram 7. The beach is my favorite place. I could eat Mexican food every day. I love to read, the color pink, flowers, & Diet Coke. I live in the Sauratown Mountain area with my family and two miniature dachshunds.
I can't wait to meet you!
I am delighted to host you in my studio in King, NC.
Personal Styling services in a charming downtown setting.
Welcome to my King, NC studio nestled in Stokes County. You will feel at home in this idyllic setting that offers a small-town atmosphere with an easy 15-30 minute drive access to Winston-Salem and surrounding areas.
My cozy studio space is the perfect atmosphere for you to feel at home and at ease during your appointment. There is free parking on the street and behind the studio with handicapped access.
Hungry after your appointment? From hearty country breakfasts, bakeries, and local favorites, to Mexican or Italian comfort food, our small town is packed with flavor. Many are a quick drive or within walking distance of the studio.
Some local favorite places to grab a drink or bite are: Linda Vista Mexican Restaurant, StoCo Provision Co., The Dalton, The Mercantile Chophouse, Wisteria Coffee, Dairi-O, Hailey Bakery, Amazing Thailand Restaurant, King Kitchen Family Restaurant, and Little Italy Pizza & Italian Restaurant.
Want to make it a day trip? Enjoy several local parks or hiking trails at nearby Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Parks. Visit regional wineries and vineyards or tube on the Dan River. Make it an evening and stay late for local live music and entertainment.
Ready to shop? King offers quaint boutiques, specialty stores, and consignment shops.
However you may choose to extend your time here, King will charm you with its southern hospitality and neighborly people. I can't wait to see you!
Get to Know Ellen: I have lived in the Sauratown Mountain area with my family for over 20 years. I love this community and people that call it home, along with its rich natural beauty.
My Services
House of Colour offers services to meet the needs of men and women. It's my joy to use the tools of Color + Style to help grow your confidence and celebrate who you are.
Color Analysis
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Get dressed every day with purpose, ease, and JOY! A color analysis provides you with life-changing information. Using precision-dyed drapes and my extensive training I will prove to you the value of knowing your season; a palette of colors customized to your unique undertones. We apply this information to women, men, and children of all races, ethnicities, and genders. Your season will never change so this is information you can carry with you for a lifetime.
There are three parts to every color session. First is our world-class, scientific draping process that we have refined for excellence and accuracy over the past four decades. Next, I will provide advice on jewellery, watches, glasses, and when applicable: hair and makeup based on your season. Our makeup products will take the guesswork out of choosing colors that highlight your natural beauty. Finally, we'll dive further into your season and choose the best colors for your casual and professional life, discovering your list of WOW colors.
You will leave your appointment with a fan of your seasonal swatches and a brochure full of tips and reminders specific to you that you can reference later to make shopping and wearing your new colors a confident experience!
You should arrive at your analysis free of spray tans and makeup for optimal accuracy. No pictures will be taken without permission, nor are they shared on social media without your consent.
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Style Analysis
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Discover the science behind personal style by unlocking the power of you. During a style analysis, I'll teach you how to combine who you are with how you dress so you can step out into the world looking fabulous as your authentic self. We consider your proportions, personality, and preferences to give you a style framework- we call this a “Clothing Personality. You will confidently know which fabrics, prints, patterns, and accessories, necklines, details, and silhouettes flatter your unique body architecture best. Because we factor your personality into this framework, our style analysis goes a step further to help you identify how you feel in different styles and pieces so your clothing not only looks great but also represents who you are.
For this appointment, you’ll bring 5–10 items from your closet that you LOVE and 5–10 that make you wonder why you don’t feel good when putting them on. We'll use this information to help you discover why you gravitated toward and loved certain pieces and what it is about the others that weren't working for you, so you save time and money in the future! At House of Colour, we believe clothing needs to be adjusted to you, not the other way around. It is our goal to make sure you feel your most confident as who you are and how you look right now.
You’ll leave with a book with detailed information specific to you that we'll fill out during the appointment and a Clothing Personality card with keywords that will help guide you when shopping. If you've already had a color analysis, this card can be inserted into your fan which will make shopping easy and efficient!
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Advanced Color Analysis
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Advanced Color Analysis is an opportunity revisit your season, refresh your seasonal color knowledge and build upon the foundation of your personal color analysis. It’s something you may want to explore at least three to six months after your initial House of Colour color analysis (I am happy to discuss ideal timing with you).
During this appointment, we'll dive deeper into the specifics of your season and show you color combos, and more makeup options, and provide guidance specific to you.
You will leave your appointment with an Advanced Color guide in your season where we will log all color and make up combinations (we rate them too!) for future reference. You may pair this guide with your fan and color brochure you received at your first color analysis to further customize your look.
Sessions take approximately two to three hours and we will review 40+ color combinations in your season.
Wardrobe Edit
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This appointment is designed to take the knowledge you gained in your color and/or style appointment and apply it to your own specific wardrobe. I will help you filter through the pieces you don't wear so you can donate them and provide joy to someone else and keep your own closet free from clutter so you can better mix and match pieces in your wardrobe to create more looks with fewer items.
Personal Shopping
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My House of Colour personal shopping service will make finding new clothing, shoes, jewellery and accessories hassle-free. As your personal stylist, I will be offering you my time, via this service, as your very own personal shopper. You can personalize how I use this time so that it is completely tailored to your objectives and desires.
Whether you are looking for the perfect outfit for a special event, refreshing your closet for the latest season, or just want expert guidance on how to continue looking your best, my personal shopping services are shaped around you and your goals.
There are a number of ways for you to personalize our House of Colour personal shopping service, for example:
- We can shop together in person
- I can conduct online personal shopping for you, buying items that I know work with your unique features, characteristics and personality
- I can undertake online personal shopping for you, saving items I believe would illuminate you and you can browse and buy at your own pace later.
Let me help you get to clothes you love faster, easier and with my expert guidance, so you can wear what fits, what flatters, and what feels like you with ease.
Testimonials
Things Clients Say...
“Thanks again for your help yesterday. All this has been SO informative and helpful. When I walked in, I was ready to give up on…
View Testimonial“Thanks again for your help yesterday. All this has been SO informative and helpful. When I walked in, I was ready to give up on all those funky prints, etc. to ”dress my age" and having the validation to even go further with experimentation and it's still possible to project confidence/authority is very exciting for me."
Sarah
“Since I ‘had my colors done” I’ve been wearing colors I'd never imagine I'd wear. Yesterday I wore a chartruse-y colored dress to church and…
View Testimonial“Since I ‘had my colors done” I’ve been wearing colors I'd never imagine I'd wear. Yesterday I wore a chartruse-y colored dress to church and got sooo many compliments. Even some of the men commented on how good that color looked on me. You could've knocked me over with a feather."
Tammy
“I just had the BEST time with you! My color analysis was so educational and also FUN! Anyone would be so fortunate to work with…
View Testimonial“I just had the BEST time with you! My color analysis was so educational and also FUN! Anyone would be so fortunate to work with you!”
Caitlin
“I've been taking my color swatches with me everywhere and comparing things so I get exactly the right colors. I'm having so much fun!”
View Testimonial“I've been taking my color swatches with me everywhere and comparing things so I get exactly the right colors. I'm having so much fun!”
Victoria
“I thoroughly enjoyed my color analysis. Ellen was wonderful to work with, has a great personality, and made the session fun and personable.”
View Testimonial“I thoroughly enjoyed my color analysis. Ellen was wonderful to work with, has a great personality, and made the session fun and personable.”
Andrea
“What a wonderful resource that I can apply every day. Just the boost I needed!”
View Testimonial“What a wonderful resource that I can apply every day. Just the boost I needed!”
Krista
“The thing I feel the most transformed by is the makeup. Wow!”
View Testimonial“The thing I feel the most transformed by is the makeup. Wow!”
Sonya
“Thank you for making me feel comfortable enough to be myself.”
View Testimonial“Thank you for making me feel comfortable enough to be myself.”
Suzie