black toile paper napkins - Special Home Design – Homes by Burma

Toile prints originated in France in the mid-1800s; a classic toile print features a pastoral scene depicted in black, blue or green on a white or cream field (a toile print is always one dark color on a light background.) Toile is considered sophisticated and elegant and is most often used in fine homes, country manors and grand estates. Toile table linens, toile bedding and toile curtains are the most common textile canvases; toile wallpaper is also quite popular but due to the often complex design it tends to be best used in smaller spaces such as a powder room or small bedroom. One designer trick is to mix toile with stripes for a very stylish and more modern look. Read the rest of this entry »