How Interior Designers Find Color Inspiration

Nature, art, textiles, and more: You might be surprised where these five interior pros find their most creative color ideas.

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Rachel Ashwell | The Inspiration
Rachel Ashwell, a designer known for her soft, floral touch, strikes a balance between soft and rough at her own bed and breakfast, The Prairie in Round Top, Texas. She found inspiration in Laurence Amélie's feminine paintings of tutus. "It has a similar balance of white as the hero color," she says, "and is complimented by blue tones with a tiny moment of pink in the skirt. There is an ... more
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Rachel Ashwell | The Inspiration
Rachel Ashwell, a designer known for her soft, floral touch, strikes a balance between soft and rough at her own bed and breakfast, The Prairie in Round Top, Texas. She found inspiration in Laurence Amélie's feminine paintings of tutus. "It has a similar balance of white as the hero color," she says, "and is complimented by blue tones with a tiny moment of pink in the skirt. There is an ethereal quality of natural light that I wanted to bring into the room."

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