Merriam-Webster defines toile du Jouy {often abbreviated to toile} as an 18th century French scenic pattern usually printed on cotton, linen, or silk in one color on a light ground. The origin is French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy-en-Josas, France.
One of Aerin Lauder's guestrooms
House and Garden
The above images speak to me in a language that only other crazy fabric ladies can understand. I mean, ENTIRE rooms decked out in toile! It's almost more than I can handle. I would be perfectly content to upholster every surface in my house with toile. Here are some of my favorites:
Which one is your favorite?
4 comments:
ALL. Once I really get up and running with my sewing machine I want to make so much toile stuff :)
mmm love that orange and pink version!
Never met a toile I didn't just LOVE. I can't get enough!
Yes! Love Toile. Someday a want a guest room in all toile.
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