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.
Maja Smith
Love the Katie Ridder Room and Palmer Weiss!
Valerie Kilpatrick
beautiful!
Cris Angsten
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?
Tokyo Jinja
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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