DIY kinda girl: Bathroom Redo

I'm so excited to show y'all the VAST improvement of my main bathroom!
Let's get to it!

Before:

Yes, that is me in the my bathrobe with my needy daughter clinging to my legs...

After:

(I have separate posts for how to paint the faucet, how to frame the mirror, and the miscellaneous tidbits of the redo)
I took down all the hardware, the light fixture, and the shower curtain rod & rings, painted them oil-rubbed bronze and added copper highlights. I uninstalled the faucet and drain assembly and painted that as well (and used about a million layers of top coat). I added a beautiful frame to the plain old mirror. I got new towels (thank you IKEA) and shower curtain, framed some 8X8 prints from my time in Eastern Europe, and, OF COURSE, painted and stenciled.

A little while ago, Cutting Edge Stencils contacted me to see if I would be interested in doing a product review and a GIVEAWAY. Um, YES!!! I'd been thinking of redoing that bathroom, and stenciling had crossed my mind, so this offer just sealed the deal! After browsing all their beautiful stencils, I settled on their Paisley Allover stencil. I kinda have a bit of a love affair with paisley. And when I saw that GORGEOUS stencil, I couldn't resist.

Now, I did choose one of the trickiest stencils, and definitely one of the trickiest walls (I had to stencil around the shower insert, the toilet, the cabinet, the mirror, the lighting wires and mounting screw...). But the stencil came with very clear illustrated instructions, and Cutting Edge has some terrific video tutorials:

I felt more than prepared to tackle my project! I had it done in less than a day, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Stunning, right? :)