Full steam ahead! {The Master Bedroom}

How are you, my friends?

Glad it's Friday, you say? Oh, me too! :) I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I have had one of the best weeks in a long, long time. Why? One big reason, and I am not just saying this, is because I was actually blogging this week. I am back into the swing of things, having a blast getting caught up on what you have been up to!

It makes me so happy to blog, both the visiting and the writing to you. I have met so many lovely people, and I don't know what I would do without you! So, thanks to each of you for your friendship and constant encouragement~ I am so grateful! :)

Now, about the current renovations...Well, the paint has barely dried on the bathroom {okay, a bit of an exaggeration} and I am working on the master bedroom now...yes, I am crazy. I know my family must think so! ;)

But with only two months now until summer break starts, it really is full steam ahead on all projects. So it's a crazy race to see how much I can finish before June 20. :) I try to keep it simpler in summer, although of course I have a few projects planned...

The main thing I have been doing is researching this week. And going to Lowe's. A lot of Lowe's. I think they are about ready to set up a cot for me to make it easier. ;)

But this is what I have discovered.

{Country Living}

To get these lovely plank walls would be harder than I thought.

I found that unless you were making your plank boards into tongue and groove with a router and lath strips, you have to put up the boards horizontally. {Otherwise the boards have nothing to nail into. Not a good thing.} I wavered on this, because I do love the way they look horizontal, but part of me was just so set on the boards being vertical...I am kind of wavering back to horizontal again as I write this...

But the vertical planks are gorgeous, too.

{Country Living}

See what I mean?

No matter how you toss the dice, there is just nothing compared to authentic plank walls.

But the problem with this is that in order to hang them vertically, we would have to use a router on both sides of each plank. This means using 3/4 inch thick boards. This also means adjusting every single outlet. We've decided we don't want to have to do that. Although we could do one accent wall, and my husband agrees with this idea...

So now I am wondering if I am doing the right thing by going a different way to achieve this look.

This is the 4' x 8' sheets of wide plank paneling I bought at Lowe's today. They cut them to 4 x 4 foot pieces for me.

It is different from the stuff we ripped out of our kitchen and dining room years ago. It has a "thick" look to it, not a manufactured look, and has a deep V-groove cut between each "plank". I know it will look good when I'm done. But it will look more like "fancy" wide wainscotting than charming plank walls, and I am no longer sure that is what I want. Over the past few weeks, I have gone from wanting the streamlined look to that simple plank walls look.

It kind of looks, or could potentially look, like this:

{Country Living}

{Wouldn't this be the cutest room for a little girl?}

So now that I have six 4 x 8 sheets of this paneling in my garage {Only half of the total amount needed} I am second guessing myself.

Maybe I should just just do one accent wall with planks, either hung vertically or horizontally?

One up-side: If I decide not to use the sheets of wide plank I already bought, I can use them in my girls' room, which is the next room on my list to redo.

What do you think? Any opinions? Oh, please save me from myself! ;)

And before I close, I just want to say a big huge thank you to Michelle from Emerald Cove, who has been so sweet about answering my questions regarding plank walls. Have you seen the plank wall she just did above her fireplace? If not, you are missing out! It is simply beautiful. You can see it right here. {And thanks again Michelle, for all of your help!}

So...I hope your weekend is wonderful, and thank you so much for stopping by and for listening to me go on and on. And on.

Much love,

Jenni