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    How Interior Designers Find Color Inspiration

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      Annie Selke, the designer behind Pine Cone Hill and Dash & Albert Rug Company looks to textiles and patterns to inform the rooms she designs."Any color you can conjure can usually be mixed to match, so bring your chosen fabrics or other inspiration with you when you go to choose paint," she says.

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      Annie Selke, the designer behind Pine Cone Hill and Dash & Albert Rug Company looks to textiles and patterns to inform the rooms she designs."Any color you can conjure can usually be mixed to match, so bring your chosen fabrics or other inspiration with you when you go to choose paint," she says.

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