After Friday’s “Hooked on Toile” post, my husband pointed out that I had forgotten the “t” in the word “toilet.” Apparently he thinks I’m hooked on toilets, and bad at spelling. Um, no. I’m hooked on toile, as in Toile du Jouy. Pronounced “twall,” not “toil.” Lest there be any misunderstanding (Dave), here’s the official definition, via Wikipedia:
Toile de Jouy is a type of decorating pattern that typically has a repeated pattern depicting a pastoral scene or arrangement of flowers. The pattern portion consists of a single color, most often black, dark red, or blue. It originated in France in the late 1700s and has been continuously produced since then, but experienced a marked upsurge in popularity around the year 2000.
I’m glad we got that cleared up. (Photos via Southern Living. Are these lavender rooms too much for you, or can you handle all this girliness? My daughter would love it! To see the post I wrote about toile last week, click here.)
Today Pretty Organized Palace is hosting a Toile Party. If you love toile as much as I do, then you won’t want to miss it!
P.S. If you love elegant and unique children’s rooms, then you have to visit Heirlooms To Be, an online store that sells gorgeous furniture and accessories (and clothing and toys and gifts!) for wee ones.
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Wow! I love that little bathroom. I’m sure I could yard sale find a little bench like that. I live with 4 boys, including my husband, but my daughter and I are just going to have to girlie the place up a bit.
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How fun is that bathroom with the purple dots and purple toile!
Manuela
Oh I LOVE that bedroom and that bathroom. Love them. And your husband is funny! HAHA! Can you imagine – hooked on toilets? Eww!
Hey Julia – The last picture would have made a good pictorial demonstration for the menfolk… you could photoshop an arrow pointing to the sink that says “Toile” (probably should include pronunciation) and then another arrow pointing to the potty that says “ToileT”. And, you might want to point out that the polka-dots are not either one…just to keep us from getting confused. Maybe change it all from the lavender too, since you’re already in Photoshop at that point, why not?
Have a great day! Tim
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Love the toile! Love the polka dots! Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Sandi
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Hi Julia,
See, there is no way I could do something as thoroughly as what you picture here!
No money, for one thing, and no staying power, for another!
But I did my best — thanks for visiting!
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Only a man could be hooked on toilets. That made me laugh.
I don’t think toile should be lavender. There’s just too much going on in that bedroom/bath combo. I don’t really have anything nice to say … I like the nightstand.
What a pretty color. It would never be allowed in my “Boy” house, but I can dream!
~Kim
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Jen–
Yes, all this lavender toile is definitely not for everyone. It would be too much for me in my house, but I still thought it was fun to look at. -Julia
The polka dot/toile bathroom made me smile. fun. fun. fun.
I’m a toile fan! cheers, -susan
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Well, it’s interesting, but not for me. And I LOVE toile. The lavender is too much and I do NOT like the polka dot walls. Ack.
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I love lavender and I love toile but not together!!! Ewww so wrong
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Hooked on Toilets! Aren’t we all? Now that would be an interesting post. Let’s stick with toile, shall we? But purple toile – thats a new one for me.
Oh, how much fun are these toile lavender rooms…, a color you just don’t see that often.
Polk a dots and toile? That is a great space! Thanks for all of your Toile Talk around blogland. Lov’n the purple toile. Good to see you at the Toile Soiree!
PrettyOrganizer’s last blog post..Toile Party
The power of the “T” from toile to toilet! Makes me think of that automobilie commercial about the “H” for a hybrid automobile, maybe it was Lexus. They kept showing words with the “H” removed. Anyway, intriguing photos in the blog with interesting reactions in the comments.
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Ohh!! I’m so glad you posted this photo. My daughter loves purple and I’m trying to get her to redo her room in a more “classy” style– no Hannah Montana posters allowed. I had this photo tucked away somewhere and I was going to search high and low for this photo, but now you found it!!! now the hard part is convincing her… which will be no easy task!
I am going to have to add some toile in my house! Maybe I can sneak it in the master bathroom… and then it can work its way into the master bedroom!
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Awww, c’mon…now you just HAVE to do a hooked on toilets thing. Please, please, please.
Funny guy.
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LOL about the toilets!
I LOVE those purple rooms. That is my favorite color!
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Uh-oh. So if toile is monochromatic, does that mean that the fabric in my children’s bedroom is not really toile? I thought the “pastoral” scene would be enough for it to qualify. Hmmmm. . . We do have salad/dessert plates in blue toile that I could have posted photos of instead. Anyway, I like bedrooms with toile wallpaper, but I am not feeling those polka dots in the bathroom. If you do a “hooked on toilets” post, be sure to research Japanese toilets.
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Hi Julia…and Happy Toile Day!
Girl, I just laughed reading the story about your husband! Hehe! MEN…they crack me up!!!
Ohhh my, what a lovely display of toile…that lavender is divine!!! Ohhh, I could soooo live in a bedroom like this! Thank you for sharing the toile and making this world a prettier place!
Warmest wishes,
Chari
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Loved your purple toile and enjoy your site everyday! Because I have so many rooms to decorate I can do the “purple” too men actually like it…so it’s not just for the girls!
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Wow. Uber fab!
OMG the purple toile! AHHH!!!!! Love it! And I so did NOT need the link to Heirlooms To Be. My hubby will not be happy with you at all. Thanks so much for the great inspiration!
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Oops – meant formy last blog post to be from my other blog – this one is right!
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What a lovely room!
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Lavander toile!! My husband would die. I love toile in every color!! Your husband is cracking me up…. toilet. Only a man, ha ha. They just don’t understand.
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Love the polka dots in the “toileT” room! The lavendar is a bit over the top for me, but I am not a pink fan either. I can, however, appreciate good design and these rooms are beautiful.
~Misti
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I LOVE toile. I did my daughter’s room in pink toile with green accents. It makes me smile each time I see it…..thanks for the great post.
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I love the first bedroom. Sooo beautiful.
Sigh. Love, LOVE, L.O.V.E. toile!!
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Hahah… toilet. Love it. But not as much as I love toile. Wow — the response to these toile parties is amazing! What fun… Cass
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I just found some pretty “toile” fabric online. It’s a tropical toile and I love it! Not your usual french toile, very different in fact, but still has a pastoral feel to it with guava trees, beautiful blue flowers and little blue cottages. Might have to order some for my “new” drapes?!
Oh my goodness, polka dots and toile TOGETHER??? Be still my heart! And purple too, I just can’t stand the loveliness.
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I loooove toile! My fave is the black on ivory, but they all have such a classic look to them.
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HA! Your husband’s comment cracks me up!
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That toilet talk is hysterical! Wow, that is some toile bedroom – pretty! Thanks so much for stopping by!
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did you call up prince and tell him you have a little girls bedroom and bathroom ready for him………lol noway toile (err toliet!!!!).
i think i am still singing purple rain, purple rain
Hi Julia
Rich says I’ve turned him gay because he knows what toile is. In fact he can tell me what the name is of each purse I carry. I think it’s cute, but his guy friends look at him like he’s nuts LOL He says that it’s how he knows what to buy me for special occasions and that usually shuts them up
rue
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