Faux Shiplap Wall

Okay lets see, the kids went back to school and we got back into the swing of things around here. The sun has been out a lot and it's been a very pleasant January so far. I was at Walmart with Ryan and I went past the home section and impulsively bought a new bed spread. I then felt the bug to change other things up as well. I love shiplap so much but I am intimidated by that project especially since Scott does not enjoy projects as much as I do and I felt like I would need his help. I asked an experienced friend about it and she sent me some instructions. On this blog there was a link to another blog where someone just drew lines on their wall instead of doing shiplap. Color me intrigued! I decided that I for sure wanted to give that a try first. I painted the wall white and then drew on the lines. Boom! Done! It looks good enough. It's not as amazing as shiplap of course but for real I'm already done and it cost me nothing since I already had some paint. Now I'm trying to decide what color to paint the other three walls. I have a couple of different blue shades on the wall and I will try to decide soon, I have to put a pin in the project though because I am going to be swamped this week. I am subbing for my friend for a week. I have been dreading it for awhile. I'm hoping it goes okay! I'm mostly worried about being too tired since I will work for 3 hours before I head into sub. I'm hoping some caffeine can help see me through! I've already got dinners made and ready to go. Wish me luck! 

Rustin hanging out before his flight home. 

Ryan playing with his cool car he got from Nana.

Willow just hanging out while Gabby does her homework, 

I made bread pudding for the first time. It was good! 

Wall before: 

Faux Shiplap wall. The lighting is not great. It's kind of hard to see.

Still deciding on a new paint color for the other walls.