Adding Character with Board and Batten Wainscoting

[@emmapayne8861]

Yay! Great to see you back. Missed your content 💓

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! It feels good to post a video again!

[@arguchik]

I second this! I love your videos, no matter what content you're presenting.

[@laughupthemusic]

This looks amazing, you both did a great job. Thank you for sharing the process!!

[@dinaoreilly9483]

Glad to see you back...the room looks beautiful to put it mildly...you guys took your time; learned your craft and did an amazing job...

[@VestedInterests]

I'm not sure I would call it a "craft" but thank you! Even gluing boards to the wall takes some thought!

[@alisonl9731]

Wow, fabulous result. Congratulations. Looks like it's always been in place.

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks so much!

[@kellypruitt2362]

So happy to see a new video, enjoyed it so much❤️

[@alleydullebawn5258]

Wow. Gorgeous end result!

[@emilleepayten3262]

It looks beautiful! I love how much character it gives the room without adding stuff :)

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! It has made a huge difference to me!

[@genealotech]

Wow! This looks professionally done! Great job!

[@fannykrol6953]

Absolutely gorgeous! Admire your patience!

[@autumngreenleaf3390]

Thanks. The trim really looks great compared to what it looked like in the beginning. I always wanted an empty room with a simple chair just to sit in and think. What a treat.

[@Amsjrs12603]

You guys did an amazing job and I love the green you chose for above the wainscoting. The whole room turned out beautiful! I can't wait to see what furniture you pick. :)

[@dori1425]

My stars you and your husband are so handy. Awesome job I can’t wait to see how u furnished it.

[@ThePocus6]

Holy bananas, that looks fantastic! Great job, guys! I know how the whole "this reno should only take 3 days" nonsense is...and girl...it is SOO gratifying when it's finally done. Happy shopping and can't wait to see the finished project!

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! Me too!

[@sandyvanstedum9830]

Love it!!!! GREAT job!!!!!

[@kristinestocker]

Looks great! That's a big project. Great job.

[@drawingout.net-vmcg]

Great job both of you...that was truly inspiring and I don't care how many days it took...it was really worth it! Love your paint choices too! Would love to see the finished room and I do hope you post that up! Love too that you used the scrap-wood for a kitty play furniture!!!

[@VestedInterests]

She LOVES her new scratchers! Well, more specifically, she loves the harvest of fresh catnip we're collecting from the plant outside and tossing into the scratcher box, but she spends a lot of time in there nonetheless.

[@carolann811]

That turned out really nice, very professional. Excellent color choice.

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! Much better than the popsicle stick fiasco I imagined we were capable of.

[@AshleyWagnerArts]

This was really interesting/useful and it looks beautiful!! Also, your kitty is adorable :)

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! Most decor problems can be solved by a cat.

[@arguchik]

\o/ kitty!

[@arguchik]

That looks fantastic! I'm glad you went with the dark green - it's a beautiful shade and it adds some lovely dimension to the walls that makes the wainscoting "pop" more, texturally.

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! I like that it can bounce between "cottage" and "library," depending on the light.

[@jodielocklear]

Looks fantastic! You guys did a really great job and the green paint compliments the space nicely. Well done.

[@JillyC5]

It looks amazing, I never would have attempted such a big project, well done :)

[@angelaarmstrong6405]

Soooo glad your back...

[@gailthorpe2070]

Looks amazing, and looking forward to seeing the end result. Well done!! XX

[@laura-ki8yk]

Please give an update video about the furnishings!

[@VestedInterests]

There's now a twin sized day bed in the room, and we've left the table/desk that we made in college in there for now until we find something more appropriate. And a lamp. And the herringbone slipper chair that lived in the living room once upon a time. I'll likely share tiny updates like that on Insta stories and make a video once it's all done.

[@osbornethisway]

This looks amazing, I’m so impressed you guys did it yourselves! What a feeling of accomplishment you must have, great job! Also. $300?? That is impressive as hell. It looks much more expensive!

[@VestedInterests]

I KNOW! The MDF doesn't have any grain, so it looks pretty sleek. I think that worked in our favor.

[@kathleenaskew4713]

You both did a lovely job. Looks beautiful. Well done.

[@JAG1762]

Looks so good!

[@peachpathfinder]

Well done! I’m not sure I could ever do anything like that myself, so I would feel very proud of myself if I were you. My 1905 apt has wainscoting, and it really adds a lot of character to a space.

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! I'm envious of old houses--they really don't make 'em like they used to!

[@ShipCreek]

Love every element of your room. 👍👍

[@freefallingintograce4634]

Wow. Absolutely gorgeous. Now this explains why you'd been away from your channel for a bit 😉 Danny playing with her shadow and exploring the newly empty space is precious. Well done! and congrats! You're approaching 20K too 👍

[@VestedInterests]

She is simultaneously excited to explore new things coming into the house and ready for things to settle down. I couldn't agree more!

[@ChrisMFlorida]

That looks great 👌

[@shiobanaharuno8062]

Great vacuum cleaner tip!

[@emilyswinarski]

That looks so good!! You guys did a great job! 😁❤

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks!

[@111-k4d9m]

Interesting. Like your colour scheme. Danny is adorable. Cats are curious - anything new they have to investigate. Oh and the tape measure is called Stanley. Loved that. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@roootheee]

It looks so good! Also, lol @ Dani for the first half of the video. So cute.

[@VestedInterests]

She's usually our first indicator when there's a bug in the house, but I really didn't see anything

[@amychen2504]

I was wondering where you were! It looks fabulous! You did a great job!!

[@VestedInterests]

"Hey, guys, I'm trying Modsy!" **Falls into giant k-hole of interior design, never to be heard from again.**

[@cornwellemily]

Looks lovely!! Now with the skills you learned will you carry this through other parts of your house? It really makes the space look grand!

[@VestedInterests]

I would love to add trim to the master and living room eventually, but the hubs was ready to be done with trim for a while and it didn't really work out with our timeline to do more. We did paint the master though, so it feels sufficiently changed. When it's time to paint the living room down the road, I'd love to do something simple like a picture rail and maybe a color above it, but it's kind of complicated with the unframed archway between the living room and dining/kitchen, so that would also need to be solved at the same time.

[@cherylkalsch5107]

You both did an amazing job.

[@snorlaxjen]

I’ve always wanted to do a smaller basic one of these in my downstairs loo, but the effort of it all puts me off! 😂

[@VestedInterests]

I've heard stories about how women forget the pain of childbirth when it's all over, which is kind of how I feel about this project. The footage reminds me that it was a lot of effort, but, now that it's all over, the sucky parts just melt into the background and I get to enjoy the result. Good luck if you decide to do it yourself! I think it's worth it.

[@aliceadler4569]

Looks amazing!!! Congrats!!!

[@naurah-6980]

wow! I love it ❤

[@tzelladelta]

It's just amazing, mostly the fact that you did this by yourselves. We would get a divorce, just by talking about it ha ha ha!

[@VestedInterests]

Hahahahaha! Our marriage survived, but it did take a little bit to get into a rhythm.

[@shaundixon765]

Great work..

[@susanashton6608]

Looks fantastic! No wonder you haven't posted lately - was beginning to get worried!

[@VestedInterests]

Thanks! There is finally light at the end of the tunnel. We ordered a couch. Paint is done. I need to find two sconces, two rugs, and two nightstands and then I get my brain back!

[@maryellenwilcox2008]

Great job!

[@sarahedgar8812]

Great video (though I did shudder at the inclusion of the squeaky pencil marks 😜, but maybe that was just me). I've not heard of a laser level before - looks very handy!

[@VestedInterests]

The squeaky pencil pained me too, but I left it there as a metaphor for tedious reality. My husband loves the laser level so much he plans to give it as a Christmas gift this year.

[@salinastraightedge]

Cats are great... 😸 It turned out nice. I really like the green. Apologies for going off-topic, but I've been watching your videos for a while now (love them, by the way), and I'm not sure if you're planning another Q&A video, but I'm curious about your thoughts on having kids. Coming from a childfree person, this is in _no way_ a, "When are you and your husband going to have kids?" question. I'm on the same page as Jenny Mustard in her "Why I Don't Want Kids" video. Of course, it's a very personal question, and I can understand if you don't want to talk about it. If you don't mind however, I think the idea of minimalism and having or not having kids would be an interesting topic for a video.

[@VestedInterests]

No shade taken! I just scrolled through two years of Jenny Mustard videos to find it--I know I could have searched--but dang she covers a broad range of topics! You're not the first to ask, so I may get around to making a video on it, but, the short version of my answer is: I don't know/a lot of being a parent is not appealing to me/but also I'm kind of afraid of my own mortality and having a child is the only way to propagate myself and I'd also like to see what me and my husband are capable of producing--both in terms of mashing our DNA together and hopefully creating a cool person. But I don't want that yet, and there are a ton of other things I want to do before biting that bullet that are higher priority for me right now. I also have no hips, so the idea of pregnancy and childbirth is terrifying... Ultimately I think I've got about 5-7 years to actually want to have a child, and if it happens, cool, but if it doesn't, I can see myself having a fulfilling life anyway. (Plus, fertility isn't a guarantee, but that's a whole different can of worms.)

[@VestedInterests]

Separately, it is fun to think about how I would approach raising kids as a minimalist though. How would I keep people from giving me stuff? Would I have a baby shower? Maybe, but no gifts. Can it just be a party? How could we raise a kid to not be materialistic without feeling deprived? Kids compare themselves to others all the time--at least I did a lot of that as a child--so thinking through how I would try to raise someone to not feel those pressures and make those mistakes is an interesting mental exercise.

[@angelaarmstrong6405]

Love it!

[@wiscatbijles]

Poor Stanley. RIP

[@MotherCoconuts811]

Poor Stanley.

[@VestedInterests]

He had a good life.

[@Lulu-fk6yu]

It looks fantastic!

[@cathylafleur183]

Very great job 👍