a few toile touches...

Pretty Organizer is hosting a Toile Party today! I have to admit, I didn't even know what toile was until my sister-in-law decorated her daughter's room in it about 5 years ago. Once I saw it, I recognized what it was, I just didn't know it had a name (pronounced twahl).

It's beautifully classic though and I have a few touches I wanted to share...

here is a pillow I found at a yard sale that I have in a wooden box on my fireplace hearth or on my sofa, depending on my mood.

The next one is in our bedroom: it's a glass (maybe crystal?? how do I tell?) door knob from our very first apartment after we were married and is from the early 1900;s It had broken off of the door and when they replaced it with an ugly, new brass one I kept it. It brings back so many memories.

Anyway...I had been wanting to display it somehow, so here is what I came up with:

I found a scrap of black and white toile fabric, a little letter "S" from Hobby Lobby painted black and a frame from a yard sale that I also spray painted black. I had to cut a little hole through the fabric and hot glue the knob to the backboard of the frame so it would stay. My inspiration for the hanging "S" came from Blue Castle ~I loved hers. So much that I may even paint my "S" red to stand out a little more~what do you think?

There are my little touches of toile~there is a whole party of it going on over at Pretty Organized Palace~go join the fun!

**** Edited to Add: ****

Wait! Something about that "S" was really bothering me~too shiny, too much black, too something. So, I tried red spray paint. It still didn't fit. So I started wiping the red off, which took off some black as well, and I actually loved the old, weathered look it gave it. It seemed to fit the door knob. So, here is the makeover of the makeover.

Yes, I'm a spaz. Back to normal programming. Thanks :)

Tomorrow we'll continue our Yard Sale 101~we'll talk about "at the sale." Until then... happy Tuesday!