Made some progress today - made a Lowes trip, picked up most of the remaining parts for the studio. We got about half the insulation up, the joists up for the loft over my workbench, the fan installed, wiring pulled and plug boxes situated, and a couple of them are wired.
We picked up 2 sheets of white pegboard which will be hung over the workbench and alongside the drafting table. And we got the panaling - it's a very beachy whitewashed cedar, exactly what I wanted.
The goal for tomorrow, if we can manage it around holiday dinner obligations, is to finish the wiring and get enough of the paneling up so we can begin installing the benches.