Toile is a loved fabric for decorating houses since it was first printed in 1760. Before only the aristocrats could afford toile to be used in decorating rooms. Today, this fabric is widely available for all who wishes to use it for decorating their room. The fabric uses monochromatic prints that depicts and illustrates the country life in Europe. If you wish to decorate your room with toile, there are basic steps that you should keep in mind.
How to Decorate Your Living Room with Toile?
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How To / Instruction
Difficulty: Normal
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1The key in decorating your room with toile is to follow the style of French country living rooms. First, you have to keep in mind the size, and materials of your furniture, the color scheme that you like, and the way you use the living room.
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2If your living room is prone to wear, you better use toiles as slip covers on your furnitures rather than upholstering it with toile. You should also bear in mind that ligt colored toiles are wahed more often than those with darker colors.
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3First, clover your flooring with rush matting. For the seat cover, use light neutrals or shades of white. Then to accentuate it use light-colored toile such as mint green, baby blue, pink and other. You could add lace too.
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4You could also match straw seated chairs together with leather furnityures to give it a more natural look. For a more subdued yet natural look. Use light browns ad patterned toiles.
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5Add full-length drapes that is appropriate for the wall paper. You could further beautify your living room by adding antiques and other French materials.
Tips and Warnings
You should combine toile with simple patterns, like stripes and checkers.
Do not group more than two color families excluding the neautrals.
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