I am just crazy about Toile!
The word “toile” has different meanings in English, from “cloth” to “web.” In design it refers to fabric with a repeated pattern in one color, usually a pastoral scene or floral motif. Originally from the French town of Jouy-en-Josas, Toile de Jouy dates back to the late 18th century.
The Toile curtains add some romance to this red, Chinoiserie dining room:
This Toile bedroom is pretty in pink:
A modern take:
Toile isn’t just found in fabric and wallpaper, these dishes are delicious:
So popular, it even has its own museum! If you are ever in Paris be sure to visit the Museé de la Toile de Jouy, where you’ll find this Louis XV commode:
Cover any wall with Toile fabric, or you can find Toile wallpaper:
It’s even gone to the dogs!
This bedroom from threelittleziglets.com would delight any girl:
If you need to get your Toile “fix,” fabric.com and housefabric.com both ship internationally.
I love toile – it’s one of my favorite pattern styles. And that first bedroom in blue and yellow is divine. I don’t know how Tsadi would feel – but I would love it!
-s
Seriously, Shira? Wow, I though you were a simple country gal at heart! It says, “Marie-Antoinette” to me. It makes me feel so queasy I’d request my head to be chopped off if I woke up to that combination of pattern, colour and all-out fussiness.
Give me Chinese simplicity – but with proper reading lamps by the bed.
Suzie
Suzie,
It wouldn’t fit my house at all, but yeah – I like it. I love the blue and yellow combo, the over the top luxury of it, and the pattern. Especially the luxury though. You know that house has a walk in closet and on-suite bathroom. (Isn’t that sad that these basics are considered luxuries to me? This is what I get for renovating an old house! Charm, wonkiness, and 1 bathroom).
-s
Shira,
Chaval! You go out there and make your first million($ not NIS) and you get your luxury girly bedroom and a bathroom you don’t have to share with boys (why oh why do they have to pish everywhere but in the toilet? Gross). Go conquer the world of business and get what you deserve – build a house from scratch and give yourself acres of space to decorate, and store shoes in. Yeah!
Suzie