Redecorating the Bathroom

A few weeks ago, I got the bright idea to redo the 1/2 bathroom on our main level. Since I have only painted once in my life (about 4-5 years ago in helping Ray to paint the large rooms in our newly finished basement) and that painting was very limited (Ray did most of it), I really am a rookie to the whole concept. I started by picking out the fabric for the window treatment (as I have always made all the curtains, valances, etc. in our house even though I never paint the rooms that they go in) and then matching a "basketweave" paint color to go with them. I decided to capitalize on the dark blue and lime green colors in the fabric as accents in the bathroom. I also wanted a French theme so I emailed my good friend of 20 years in France and begged her to take some photos of her village/countryside for me. I got some enlarged and reprinted and then framed them in my painted frames (probably a little wild for those of you who are faint of heart). Overall I am happy with the result although you can truly see (in person) that the paint job is quite amateurish. I really hadn't researched the methods of painting before I undertook the job and so there are lots of minor problems. Good thing I started in our smallest room in the house. I have decided that this summer I also want to undertake redecorating one of the upstairs bathrooms as well just to have the opportunity to improve upon my painting technique. We'll see how that one goes...