As the design world returns to all things maximalism, I can’t help but crave some good old-fashioned toile. The epitome of granny chic, copperplate fabric printing originated in Ireland in the early 18th-century before spreading to Britain and France (where the term “toile de jouy” meaning literally “cloth from jouy” was eventually coined). Jouy-en-Josas was the small French town in which the first major toile factory was built. Today, toile typically refers to the single-color print of a pastoral scene (though not always). Though toile prints originally featured a white background, these days the pattern comes in a multitude of color combinations. Below, find some of my favorite uses of toile in contemporary interiors and my suggestions on how you can get the look.
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blue-green-toile-bedroom.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brown-toile-bedroom-canopy-tent.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bengale-toile-pink-orange-wallpaper-hallway.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brown-toile-chairs.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pink-toile-scalloped-upholstered-headboard.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yellow-toile-wallaper.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blue-white-toile-bedroom-aerlin-lauder-1.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bengale-toile-wallpaper-pink-orange-bedroom-776x1024.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/green-toile-bedroom-kate-andy-spade-steven-scarloff-1.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/carolina-herrera-blue-and-white-toile-dress-wallpaper-red.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/purple-toile-tori-mellott.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/red-white-toile-chair-wallpaper-curtain-1.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/toile-bedroom-1.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/green-toile-wallpaper-bedroom.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pink-toile-curtains.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tori-mellott-toile-wallpaper-kitchen.jpg)
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/attic-bedroom-red-toile-de-jouy.jpg)
Design finds for my fellow toile fans:
The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual and the Modern Home Began
Toile Dalton Pillow-Top Ottoman
Blush Toile Headboard (love!)
Blue and White Toile Luggage Rack
![](http://katieconsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/toile-exeter-side-chair.png)
Green Pagoda Garden Toile Sham
(images: 1 – Taylor Tomasi Hill poses for Schumacher, 2 – bedroom by David Kleinberg via Architectural Digest, 3 – Peter Dunham, 4 – hallway by unknown, 5 – bedroom by McGrath II, 6 – scalloped pink headboard, 7 – yellow foyer by Suellen Gregory, 8 – Aerin Lauder’s guest bedroom via House & Garden, 9 – Manuel Canvas Bengale fabric in a bedroom by Melissa Rufty, 10 – green toile bedroom in the home of Kate and Andy Spade by Steven Scarloff, 11 – Carolina Hererra Jr., 12 – Tori Mellott, 13 – red toile room by unknown, 14 – toile bedroom by unknown, 15 – green toile bedroom via WSJ, 16 – pink toile curtains by Kerry Hanson Design, 17 – Tori Mellott’s New York kitchen via Domino, 18 – red toile bedroom via Howe Lodon)
Katie, I just love this post! Thanks for the happiness!
Forever Chic!
Marjie
Marjie – So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by!