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Does Toile work w/ Americana/rustic decor?

17 years ago

We are remodeling our laundry rm, & since it is visible from the kitchen, I want it to be cute. The rest of my house is decorated in Americana & kind of rustic (peely paint table, frames, etc.). Can I get away w/ Toile curtains?

A few other details about the laundry rm...We just put in a taupe colored tile - very pretty IMO. Somewhere along in the list of homeowners for this house, it had been wallpapered, & then later someone painted over the wallpaper. I DO NOT want to have to strip all that! Unfortunately, the wallpaper is peeling & curling up in spots, so it's not an option to leave it as is or to paint right over it. So, I think I will be texturing the walls (w/ spackling & then painting it...very cool effect!)

So, I'm thinking of red Toile curtains (maybe roman shades) w/ maybe a strip of striped fabric at the bottom w/ varying shades of red/taupe/brown/cream. Then I would pick from the browns or taupes for my wall color. Any suggestions or opinions? THANKS!

Comments (13)

  • 17 years ago

    Yes, absolutely!
    Given your current scheme, I would look for a red toile on a creamy-ecru background rather than pure white...and I would leave out the striped bit. Traditionally, toiles are paired with checks in the same two colors, or a sort of ticking stripe in the two colors. If you feel the need of a border to contain the pattern, you might use a plain taupe linen...to let the toile stand out in a relatively small space.

  • 17 years ago

    Here's a link to an American colonial toile pattern, just to give you an example of an American-themed toile.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Ebay panels

  • 17 years ago

    Kitchen Detective that would be an awesome toile for SummerCs laundry room.
    I was going to say I knew there was americana toile out there since I'm doing our guest room in Civil War toile.
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  • 17 years ago

    I love toile, Depending on the scene and the color I think it looks good with allot of styles. Here it is in my FR.

  • 17 years ago

    Definitely! I used a red and cream toile for my daughter's room, which has a lot of rustic/Americana elements in it. The toile was the first material that I bought to use with her primitive bookcase and drysink (used as a changing table when she was an infant), since it had such a cute child's theme and the deep red color that complemented the antique furniture.

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  • 17 years ago

    sounds lovely to me!

  • 17 years ago

    Kitchendetective...thanks for the link, but I don't know that that's exactly what I'm looking for.

    justgotabme...Neat bedding!

    Marybeth1...I love the toile in your FR

    Juddgirl2...your dd's room is DARLING!!!! I love the quilt. Did you make it?

    So...I just came onto this valance that I really like:

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    In the other pics., it's hard to see the toile print, but you can see it better in this pic of the bedding that coordinates w/ the valance (of course, I'm only wanting the valance for the laundry rm.):

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    There's a link at the bottom of my post to the ebay auction for it.

    What do you all think? Maybe I could do the pink toile on the top part of the valance & reverse it so the red stripe is showing underneath? Okay...I just looked at the auction again, & now I realize that maybe it is just one layer & you can reverse it so you either have the toile or the stipe facing out???

    Also, I really like bamboo roman shades, but could I mix that style w/ this? Otherwise, what should I use for a shade. OR if I find a different toile valance, could I use the bamboo roman shade w/ it?

    Obviously I am dire need of everyone's help! THANK YOU!

    Here is a link that might be useful: ebay auction

  • 17 years ago

    Its not a bamboo roman shade but here is my PR with a valance and woven wood shade.

  • 17 years ago

    Check out the Waverly La Petite Ferme. It is a toile. The scenes are mainly roosters. I think it has an Americana feel, especially the "spice" colorway (red and yellow). There are several valances made of this fabric on ebay.

  • 17 years ago

    I think you'r Laundry will be darling, and I love the pics posted above. The Laundry is the place to let your hair down decor-wise, I think. Make it fun because let's face it, doing laundry is not. Did you look at all the adorable laundry room pictures in our gallery?

  • 17 years ago

    marybeth, I am admiring your lovely valance. Did you make it or buy it already made? Please give me the details, if you don't mind? Thank you

  • 17 years ago

    One more question marybeth, how is it mounted?

  • 17 years ago

    jones123, thank you. I can't take any credit for it for I have no sewing skills. My DSIL made it for me from material I had bought while vacationing in Door County Wisc. I told her I wanted something simple but pretty and I think she nailed it. She told me she used a simple box pleat and mounted it to a board. I said I did not want it to fussy so she just added a simple cording. Hope that helps.