Start by creating simple toile mural on the wall. This is a great alternative to toile wallpaper, as too much of the design can make the room cease to be restful. Trace a simple toile pattern onto transparency paper and project it onto the wall so that one repeat covers a large section of the wall. Trace the lines with a pencil. Then with a thin paintbrush or permanent marker in the color of your choosing, trace the pencil lines and your mural is complete. The background color of the walls should be something neutral. If you feel a mural is too daring for your tastes, upholster one wall of your room with toile fabric, or wallpaper one wall. Paint the other walls in the room to match the patterns background.
Next, create your window treatments . Choose a toile pattern that matches your mural. Use the fabric to create your cornice boards or window panels only. For the other, use a checked or striped material in the same colors.
Also, create your bedding. Make a reversible duvet cover for the comforter. On one side, use the same toile pattern found in your window treatments. On the other side, use your accent fabric. This way you can turn the comforter for more or less toile pattern as the mood arises. The only other toile pattern on the bed should be your pillow shams and a couple of accent pillows . Make the other pillows, sheets, blankets , and bed skirt a coordinating fabric.
The flooring in a toile bedroom should be classy and elegant without distracting from the patterns already in the room. You can have a richly colored hard wood floor and area rug, or a wall-to-wall carpet in a neutral color. The floor is an area will you will most likely not want to add the toile pattern.
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