Traditional Toile de jouy prints preserve the French look of 18th century single pattern bedrooms. Firmly traditional in its origin and motif, toile is the first printed cotton manufactured in France. Nearly 250 years ago, in a factory founded by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf at Jouy-in-Josas ten miles southwest of Paris, copper plates were used to print print elaborately … [Read more...]
Neutral Bedrooms
From light to dark, the question of neutral bedroom decor lies ultimately in the eye of the beholder. Anyone can identify an interior as "neutral" but fine it down and things can get a little well, murky. Does neutral mean all white – the absence of color? Is it gray, beige, taupe with various mix-ins of white and cream? What about the validity of lavender, which was declared … [Read more...]