I went through the same thing while building the nursery for my son. We replaced the panneling with dry wall, painted, wall-papered, carpeted, etc. My dad and I did most of the work. We finished it about five days before the boy was born last November.
Just like now, I was working full time and going to grad school in the evenings. Naturally, I didn't build any models for a few months!
I hope you get back to building soon.
Regards,