To Mould or not to Mould?

This year, one of my personal/decor related resolutions is to get down and dirty with some DIY projects around my house. Now, I am very lucky that my hubby comes from a very handy family. The thing is that the DIY, get your hands dirty, build things genes skipped him and went right to his brother. So instead of having bro-in-law or father-in-law come and do all the projects we want, I want to try to do them myself. First up, the dining room. I want to do some faux moulding. I just can't decide if I really want to do it, or if the dining room will be okay without it. I have this belief that when it comes time to sell our house, we need to be up on the competition. Our neighborhood is still a few years old and it isn't completed. I have no idea when we will sell our house, but I want to have some projects done in order to compete. Our house is absolutely beautiful, but it is really basic. The only two things we really have going for us right now is a covered porch, and stone on the front of the house. I have a few small, medium and large projects that will really keep us ahead of the rest of the neighborhood. Anyway, check out two really talented bloggers that completed faux paneling in their dining rooms. Here and here. The above picture was the only good picture that I could find of paneling. Maybe it's not done much? I also want to trim out the windows, and install crown moulding on the ceiling. It's truly ambitious, but I definitely want to take my skills to the next level.