Take a pretty wallpaper and/or fabric in your daughter’s favorite color, whether an Indian block print, a toile or a floral and cover as many surfaces as you can in said fabric, including walls, curtains, headboard, dust ruffle, chairs, pillows and in particular a canopy, if possible. Accent with pretty white linens, a little gingham or stripes for contrast, perhaps a solid color on an upholstered piece and a few complimetary accessories and voila! the perfect girls room.
Katie Ridder using a Muriel Brandolini fabric.
Elizabeth Mayhew using Albert Hadley‘s Reddish Rose by Hinson.
Palmer Weiss using China Seas Banglore Paisley
Meg Braff using Cowtan & Tout‘s Floral Toile.
Windsor Smith using Peter Dunham‘s Samarkand.
Green and white toile with green and white gingham.
Does anyone else think toile is due for a comeback?
Image Credits: 1.via Katie Ridder, 2. via Harlequin, 3. via Lewis and Wood, 4-7. House Beautiful, photo credit: Annie Schlechter, 8. via Palmer Weiss, 9. House Beautiful May 2006 photo credit: Frances Janisch, 10. House Beautiful December 2012, photo credit: Victoria Pearson, 11. House Beautiful, date and credit unknown.
Love the Katie Ridder Room and Palmer Weiss!
beautiful!
Toile is never “out” so it doesn’t need a comeback! It’s a lovely little permanent classic. Have you seen the newer versions depicting people on cell phones?
I completely agree with you – and was really being a little tongue in cheek!!! And I have seen some modern versions, Shelia Bridges comes to mind, but had not noticed cell phones. The question is, what era of cell phones? That’s a hard one to keep up with!
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