All rights reserved 1997 - Current Please link back to our site if you use one of our articles - Privacy Information
Sharing Simple Pleasures and Extravagant Finds in New England & Beyond
Custom Search
This beautiful toile inspired wedding board was found on bellsandbouquets.blogspot.com . I love the blue and white toile fans set out for the guests. Using toile as a wedding theme would also be a great touch for a French country wedding idea.
Toile is a huge part of New England decorating. These toile inspired wedding and toile party ideas really caught my eye. Perfect for a New England Country wedding or French Country wedding or party.
Toile Themed Wedding Ideas - Toile Inspired Cocktail Parties - French Country Wedding With Toile
Blue and White Toile Wedding Ideas - Black and White Toile Wedding Ideas
Oooh La La! This blue and white toile table linen set off with white napkins, light blue hydrangeas and black lanterns as the centerpiece is so charming. This photo was found on prettydomestic.blogspot.com and the photo is by raw design
This black and white toile table setting with black napkin and apple green flower was found on weddings.theknot. Photo by Caroline Johnson Photography.
I love toile, I love polka dots, so I LOVE this black and white toile wedding cake with black polka dots. Photo found on wedlovely.blogspot.com
Here is a sweet compilation of toile used for a tea party. I found this photo on bridalbubbly.blogspot.com
Toile de Jouy
Toile de Jouy, sometimes abbreviated to simply "toile", is a type of decorating pattern consisting of a usually white or off-white background on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly complex scene, generally of a pastoral theme such as (for example) a couple having a picnic by a lake. Toiles also often consist of an arrangement of flowers. The pattern portion consists of a single color, most often black, dark red, or blue. Greens, browns, and magenta toile patterns are less common, but not unheard of. Toile is most associated with fabrics (curtains and upholstery in particular), though toile wallpaper is also popular. Toile can also be used on teapots, beddings, clothing, etc. In upper-class (primarily American, but also northern European) society, toile is often seen on dresses or aprons used at such events as country-themed garden parties or tea parties.
Toile de Jouy originated in France in the late 18th century. In the French language, the phrase literally means "cloth from Jouy-en-Josas", a town of north-central France. Although it has been continuously produced since then, it experienced a marked upsurge in popularity around the year 2000. Previously only a decorating design, designers have been recently experimenting with toile-patterned apparel as well, although toile-patterned shirts were widely worn in the 1970s.
