Another new wallpaper and it's magnificent

Sometimes samples just don't reveal the true beauty of a pattern. I've known this my entire career, but it's worth stating. I remember going to trade shows with my last company taking with me boxes of 6" x 6" squares on rings trying to convince savvy buyers that they were looking at fantastic designs that would fly off of their shelves. It takes a great deal of imagination and some serious trust in the salesperson to take that leap of faith. Being on the other end of that equation, I can't tell you how many patterns I've been told are the best selling patterns in this or that collection. Unsavory salespeople and antiquated anecdotes aside, I have to you about a pattern that I bought, practically sight unseen.

As you know by now, Schumacher is done with its Williamsburg Collection, which it produced for nearly 70 years in partnership with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. I was sent several samples as they were clearing out obsolete designs, one of which was called Jones Toile. The sample I was sent was of typical size and revealed a hint of neoclassical decay which is quite common for these 18th century historicist patterns. I was unsure about it, however, the printing, while good seemed overly dark. It overwhelmed the sample and I was afraid that it would be a tough sell, even at a discount.

I took a flier on it anyway, feeling that if I was going to be wrong at least I wouldn't have all that much of it- there were only sixteen rolls left anyway. Well, it came in yesterday and BOY.WAS.I.WRONG.

Jones Toile turns out to be the most amazing toile wallpaper I have ever seen. The repeat is nearly two yards long and the larger than life scale revealed quite a few "secrets" that the sample didn't allude to. For starters, there is a gorgeous peacock with long flowing tail feathers. The trees and columns thrust vertically in the air with confidence and assuredness. This really is quite a fantastic design. Tonight I'll work on the imaging and post the pattern for sale... that is unless I decide to keep it for myself. It's that good.