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Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of every week to celebrate the things we love. Today I’m hooked on toile. I keep hearing that it’s “out.” Passe. Dunzo. But I’m just not ready to give it up yet. I think it’s a classic look that can really pull a room together. When a friend of mine moved into a run-down, one-hundred year-old farmhouse, the mudroom was piled with garbage. She cleaned it up, gave the woodwork a fresh coat of white paint, and hung some red toile wallpaper in the small space. Now it’s such a charming little corner of her house that you can’t help but linger (or, if you’re me, snap a picture!):
Another reason I want toile to stick around for awhile: my family room! I love my toile chairs:
Now the true toile-lover can even wear it in the garden with these rubber boots (wellies) from Tamara Henriques in the U.K. But I haven’t gone that far. Yet.
Pretty Organized Palace is hosting a Toile Blog Party on Tuesday, March 24. It’ll be fun to see the whole blogosphere decked out in toile for a day!
Now it’s your turn to tell us what you’re hooked on today! If you have something to share with us on your blog, then add your link below. Just please be sure to:
- Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.
- Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today!
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
- Double-check to make sure your link works and goes to the right page so it doesn’t get deleted! If you come back and see your link is gone, re-read these rules and try again next week.
(Also check out Fifi’s Fashionable Friday and Melissa’s Beautiful Life parties, happening today!)
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Hi Julia. I love toile, too! And one of these Fridays I’ll be hooked on toile at your party. ~Arleen
I say who cares if toile is passe & dunzo — if you love it, then use it!! And keep on loving your toile chairs
The pink & white bedroom is so pretty… a room like that will always be in style
Kelly @ DesignTies
Hi Julia! Before getting into blogs, I wasn’t really very aware of Toile, and even after I knew exactly what it was, I was saying it wrong. But I finally got it now… I just think of a wall. Like “you hang the picture on Toile”… does that make sense? At least it made me laugh! Thanks! Tim – OH…I actually do love the pictures you showed…your friends mud room looks great and those boots are TO DIE FOR!
Remodeling Guy’s last blog post..Hooked on Islands – Kitchen Islands that is!
I have ALWAYS just loved toile. It is timeless yet chic and always so comforting to me! That pink/coral bedroom is so fun! Have a great weekend!
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It’s never out of date if you like it! Lovely pics!
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I love it, too! Toile would look beautiful in my girls’ room. We have a circa 1916 home with 10 foot ceilings. Thanks for hosting!
Amy @ Finer Things’s last blog post..Finer Things Friday: Sleepy Smiles and Bedhead
Toile is a classic and never goes out of style! I love your family room chairs, the boots and your friend’s mudroom…oh my! I bought toile fabric years ago…still have it…not quite sure what to do with it but I like to pull it out and just look at it every now and then.
Mary Beth’s last blog post..Easter Centerpieces
Toile will never, ever go out of style, regardless of what people say. It’s such a classic design, and when used the right way (like the photos you posted), it will always be in style.
Lindsay’s last blog post..Glue and Pin Your Way to a New Window Treatment
Those wellies are FAB!!!
I love toile.
I can handle toile better than I used to. I may even be ready for a toile party, a small toile party.
Terry Kearns’s last blog post..Amazing Chadsworth Cottage and Chadsworth Columns
I love toile too and won’t be giving up on it anytime soon!
Emily@remodelingthislife’s last blog post..Good Enough
Ok – love all of those pictures. I love that mudroom, and I totally want to come hang out and have some coffee with you in your living room…I get one of the toile chairs, though
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AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage’s last blog post..I CAN BE A LITTLE IMPATIENT
That room is done so well. I usually don’t go for toile, but it this case it wins me over.
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LOL! I am still cracking up at Remodeling Guys comments on the boots “to die for”. He is hilarious! The room pictures are beautiful. I too have a love of toile. There are bits of it all over my house. Thanks for doing the party. I will just be visiting this time around.
~Misti
Misti England’s last blog post..Chair Repair: A Dog Story
Geez. I had no idea that was called toile. I’ve always loved it on fabric (that is the same thing, right? – turning bright red). Thank you for all the beautiful pictures, Julia.
Katie
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Hello Julia, I am a toile lover as well! And I think it can be one of those traditional prints that never really goes out of style.I thought your family room looked terrific and totally diggin on those gardening boots too-I would sooo wear those!
~Smiles~Tam!
Tam’s last blog post..Wishin you all The Luck of the Irish Today!
I still love toile! If the French won’t let it go out of style, neither will I.
I still love toile! If the French won’t let it go out of style, neither will I.
Heather’s last blog post..I have died and gone to fabric heaven
My bathroom is toile!! It really is addicting. I want to do more rooms in the House with it!!
amy’s last blog post..Pink Houses
I love toile and the story that some of them tell. I think they’ll never go out of style. Thanks for sharing!!!!
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Toile – is it really considered “dunzo”?? Maybe toile upon toile but used sparingly I think it will always be a classic. I love your chairs by the way and your friends mud room – gorgeous!
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Thanks for hosting the awesome party!
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Hi Julia,
Love, love, love your Toile post,
My sofa is covered in Black toile,
I have a handbag covered in black toile, (I don’t use it all the time, but it is gorgeous)and I had a few little dresses made for Bec when she was little in Toile,
I am delighted to join your party this week, sorry I missed last week’s party, I just ran out of time. This week I am totally hooked on little birds, fake birds, bird cages, birdie things in the garden, come and visit me and my birdie world down under in Australia.
xx Coty
Styling by Coty Farquhar’s last blog post..A little birdie told me
I still love toile! I don’t have much in my home but I would like to add more. I say do what you love. Right now I am hooked on buying local at Findlay Market so I am posting about that tomorrow.
Pam’s last blog post..Thrifty Thursday
You rock! I love you!!! Can’t wait for this Tuesday it’s going to a great tour of all things I love!
PrettyOrganizer’s last blog post..Beware of Inspiration
I still love toile…in fact, I haven’t even got to use any yet, but I’m still planning to.
Holly’s last blog post..Spring has Sprung!
Love toile! Thanks for hosting! Jen
Jen R Sanctuary Arts’s last blog post..From drab to fab!
I would jump in every puddle with those boots on! As always, thanks for hosting a great party!
katie’s last blog post..A Lotta Latte Bowls
While I don’t think I own anything toile, I still think it’s very elegant! Thanks for the inspiring pictures.
Lacy’s last blog post..Hooked on…storybook homes
I LOVE that first picture!
Jenny’s last blog post..Our Backyard by Abby & An Interview
How could toile go out of style? Nah. Don’t believe it. It is a classic. And I have a toile chair so I am sticking to that idea.
Ok, joining up Friday because I need to get hooked on organization!
melissa @ the inspired room’s last blog post..Getting Crafty With Green: Make a Moss Topiary
That mudroom is absolutely adorable…, and I can’t even say that I love toile…, and I do like your chairs too, and the boots…, hmmmm, maybe I do love toile?!
I’m still a toile lover!!! And your living room is divine!
the BLAH BLAH BLAHger’s last blog post..Happy Birthday, Mom! I love you to pieces!
Oh how I love Toile! Love, love, love it. Unfortunately Germans are NOT into Toile and it is almost impossible to find. Boo! BTW, I actually squealed over the wellies. I must have them (or a reasonably priced knock off).
Mom in High Heels’s last blog post..You Send Me
I have a black and white toile bedroom and I absolutely love it. I just need to add some color I think.
I love all three rooms! The living room is my favorite. I could sit there drinking my coffee and eating breakfast while wearing my matching toile boots! Ha! Even though paint is where it’s at these days, I do think toile is still in, especially in the accessories.
I adore toile! Your photos are fabulous.
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Ooh I love toile. Now I want to add some to my house – I think it would lovely in our powder room…and I would totally wear those boots! I love your toile chairs and curtains too. And I think your friend’s house has such gorgeous moldings around her door and window – I’m glad you snapped that picture Julia! Hope you have a great weekend!
christy’s last blog post..The Irish Are So Polite
I heart toile!! My parents have that red toile wallpaper in their kitchen (which has white cabinets/appliances), and it’s amazing! As always, thank you for hosting this fun Friday party!!
~angela
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LOVE THE TOILE!!! Those boots are to. die. for. Oh my goodness! And the wallpaper, my heart is racing!!
Kimm at Reinvented’s last blog post..When Only New Will Do–A Great Deal!
Toile’s been in and out since it first went up on a wall. I had a toile wallpaper in my bedroom when I was little girl and it was definitely not “in” then but it was much admired because it was so unusual. That pink room is so pretty I don’t think you should worry about trends. BTW the chairs are gorgeous and so are the wellies
Jane @ Beach House’s last blog post..Still wood obsessed
Love this post! I am considering toile the front runner in the poll for my dining room chairs. Thanks for coming by and voting!
Phillips Phamily Mama’s last blog post..Serving Tray Chalkboard
Not sure how it’s possible to mostly love modern design but to be crazy about toile too!! Great images!
susan’s last blog post..Apartment Therapy Kitchen Features
I love to see what other people love!
The toile is amazing!
Amy
P.S….I’m having a giveaway to celebrate 100 posts! 3 signed photos and 1 large chandelier wall decal from Wilson graphics! Thought you might be interested!!
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I’m in love with the mudroom…that window and door with that trim! I just couldn’t get passed that photo…
sue@solsticehome’s last blog post..vintage storage solutions
This morning I am Hooked on Hummingbirds!
I adore all things toile.
Laura Ingalls Gunn’s last blog post..Happy Spring!
Those boots are toooo cute!!!
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Oops! I’m there twice! Sorry.
Toile is a classic! It may not be a big trend right now, but it’s never out of style or something you would laugh at another person using. That’s the difference between classic/traditional and a trendy fad.
Hi Julia~
I LOVE toile, too…which has been around for how many centuries??? don’t think it’s going “out” any time soon! Thankfully for all of us who love it!
Happy Spring!
;-D
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Julia, I love this post. Toille is gorgeous isn’t it? It just evokes so much emotion or something and always makes me feel happy. Thanks for sharing it!
Bonnie Mattson’s last blog post..A Favorite Painting~
Your toile chairs are beautiful, Julia.
I have a soft spot for toile as well.
Have a wonderful weekend, Julia.
xo
Brooke
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Adore your tribute to toile. I covet the pink toile. That bedroom is spectacular.
I only wish I could paper a room with Sheila Bridges, “Harlem Toile de Jouy”. Now that would be a room I would be hooked on!
Thanks for the fun today & have a great weekend.
Deb Milne’s last blog post..Decorating Dictum
Love those boots!!
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NEVER…it is a classic…I love it
Your chairs look so nice in your room !!!
Have a great week-end Julia, Happy 1st Day of Spring to you, I hope it’s warming up in your neck of the woods, cold here. I saw it was snowing in NY. Old man Winter will not give up !
Kathy
I am a huge huge fan of Toile. I have a bolt of green silk toile in my basement and can’t figure out where to use it….It’s so special to me and I don’t ever want to have to change it…stick with your chairs. I think they are timeless (that’s my opinion).
I remember seeing a beautiful toile called ‘bunnykins’ in a little girl’s bathroom. It is made by Brunschwig & Fils, and is so cute. I ended up having toile balloon shades made for my daughter’s bedroom, with a little check fabric on the trim, and I still love them 5 years later!
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I love the red and white toile so cheery and fresh.
Kris
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The photos are delicious! I love toile, too…and decorated my guest room in red and cream toile, with red, black and white accessories. The intention was for it to look like a bed and breakfast room and guests love the cozy charm when they stay over night. I even bought some beautiful Spode china in a red/cream toile pattern for that room! Toile is beautiful and casual, forever classic and blends well with all decor.
Your guestroom is gorgeous! Would love to discuss further with you…
Oh I LOVE toile too!! I love your living room!! did you make or buy your curtains?
GREAT rooms – I especially love the red toil with all the white!!
~TidyMom
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Toile and staffordshire dishes could easily become an obsession for me. I was at a lovely tea house last weekend that had a wall filled with vintage dishware in shades of purple and lavender. It was so pretty. Those boots are adorable.
?, Susan
black eyed susans kitchen’s last blog post..HOOKED ON AND TRYING TO ORGANIZE VINTAGE COLLECTIONS
oh, I absolutely love toile! And now you can find it in a lot of different colors, I love to use classic fabrics like toile with modern furniture/interior, it adds this elegant touch that I love!
thanks for hosting this great carnival.
have a nice day
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There’s no way toile could be “out;” it’s just such a classic and lovely look. If it does go, it will be only temporarily. I say what a great thing to be “hooked on.” cheers, -susan
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I have ALWAYS loved toile. And even more so now. I have some red toile, like in her mudroom (LOVE that!) that I’m going to make a valance for my shower curtain with. I can’t wait to start on it. It will just complete my bathroom. In my other bathroom, I’m wanting to do a blue toile for the mistreatments. I can’t wait to finish that, either!
Heathahlee’s last blog post..While I’m Down and Out
It seems like toile has been around forever in and out in heavier and lighter forms but always there…
Darla’s last blog post..Happy Spring!
I love toile! When my first daughter was born I had two or three toile bags that I would carry her stuff in.
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Julia, Toile will never go out of style! Anything that’s survived for centuries is here to stay; your family room chairs are safe.
I first saw toile in an issue of House & Garden about 30 years ago — it was a spread on an old house, and an attic bedroom was covered — walls, ceiling, linens, curtains — in red & white toile. My first reaction was, “What whackadoodle did THAT?” but then — I kept going back to it; it was hypnotic. Toile de Jouy is as beautiful today as it was before the USA gained its independence!
Thanks for a fun blog party!
Cass
Cass’s last blog post..Hooked On Curtains & Guestrooms, And a Foodie Friday Trainwreck!
I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of toile!
Lynda’s last blog post..:: Spring is in the air! ::
Toile, over? Nonsense. One either loves it or hates it. It never really goes away if you love it. I love it.
Pity those who don’t — they need help.
Scribbler
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Hey there Julia ~ I love your post…toile over…no way! I love to mix this elegant fabric with animal prints and checkerboard…Heaven!
Have a great SPRING weekend!
Smiles ~ Ramona
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I love your living room!
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Julia, I accidentally entered one of my party-goers to your list earlier today! Oops…Accomplished Woman was my entry, but it was meant to be MINE. You can delete!
You are so right: toile is a classic and is never out…although, it can be more “in” sometimes! I love your toile chairs, too.
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Love those Toille rubber boots!
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I do love toile too! I especially love those wellies!
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Hi Julia ~ My “hooked on” for this week was a bit more literal than usual. I got out my trusty crochet hook and made lovely cotton washcloths, just like Grandma taught me. I made four in the most lovely, silky cotton yarn. Now I think I need more, so will hunt for a couple more skeins tomorrow ~
Blessings ~ Eileen @ Star’s Fault
ileen @ Star’s Fault’s last blog post..Grandma’s Washcloths ~
love love love the toile and just would love a mud room – when I move back to NZ I will be sure to get one and embrace the muddyness
le
le’s last blog post..Let them Eat Cake
love this idea! Just stopped by to say thank you for being so inspiring!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
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What a great post. I love toile and don’t worry, it’s been around for ages, and although its popularity ebbs and flows it will never really go out of style. Lately I’m hooked on estate sales and I posted about an old silver cruet set I found yesterday.
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I am so hooked on toile–regardless if it is instyle of not! I love the tales toile tells!
But, I am really love anything roses! I just can’t get enough roses!. I need roses everywhere–ever since I was a toddler!
Happy spring!
Debbykay
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well i read this the other day. and i was like noway for toile. i love fabric that is baltic. or an india/asian look. right now i am hooked on cleaning up my computer/spear bedroom lol perhaps you inspired me a little. plus my glass computer table had seen better days.
take care
ida:)
Toile can definitly look amazing if done right! Love your chairs, absolutely beautiful!
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Hi Julia
More pictures of your friend’s farmhouse pleeeeeaaaaase….. that was blatant begging right there
I love toile, so I can’t figure out why I don’t have even one bit of it… hmmm… something to remedy
rue
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I LOVE toile!!!! I’d have it in everyroom if possible!
lana @ ilovemy5kids’s last blog post..A HUGE party…
Sooo pretty, Ms. Julia – thanks for the inspiration!
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I think toile is lovely and feminine.
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What’s the difference between toile and chintz? Is that chintz is always on cotton and toile can be on any fabric? I love both and am confused.
I absolutely love the pictures that you posted. I would love to spend time in any of those rooms.
Oh wow! Beautiful! I’m such a toile wanna be!!! LOVE the bedroom! Looking forward to checking out the posts!!!
While I can appreciate the points in Hooked on Toile | Hooked on Houses, I am sick and tired of hearing about the “US economic recovery”. The US government borrowed and spent $6.1 trillion during the last 4 years to obtain a cumulative $700B increase in the country’s GDP. This means we’ve borrowed and spent $8.70 for every $1 of nominal “growth” in GDP. In constant dollars, Gross domestic product is flat, we got no “economic growth” at all for the $6.1T. In constant US dollars, the GDP in 2011 might get back to the 2007 level, if the US economy continues “growing” at the same rate reached in the first 90 days of 2011. If not, then the Gross Domestic Product will in reality be below before recession levels. There is no economic recovery, the numbers prove it.
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