I’m a bit late jumping in with this post, so just my two cents…..for others going to do a basement remodel, here are a few ideas and my personal thoughts.

Why do so many think they have to box in the venting and duct work with 2 x 4’s and to then drywall and/or wood panel the four inch round/vertical support posts the same way, thus making these obstructions so large? …There is not a support issue with any of these objects at all, so make the boxing as small as possible is what I do, and I think is best.

I make the most of all space regarding all existing basement obstacles by just wrapping the post/s with vertical wood strips, there really is no need to make a 1 foot by 1 foot box around a stable steel post, and I kept my steel support beams as small as possible by mitering wood to fit…. I even panned my return round pipes/air return venting, (using sheet metal fastened to “just” 2x2’s) to eliminate those obstacles. Shit I would glue ¼ inch drywall to the square supply venting if I could figure out how to do that without it looking uneven or bad…..

Just my personal experience from doing a few basement builds/remodels and hopefully just some important input for others…

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I understand....plus you do have a lot of room down there and I can see some potential for hanging "stuff" on the wall areas around the bar....

Great work....

Great job, don't worry about extra receptacles, I have done a few basements, (myself, friends, and not for a living) and we also seemed to go crazy with the outlets, but they pay off as equipment and ideas change or just for some reason are really needed there...for sure..can't add them later, and cords suck...!

Again great job, and thank you taking the time to share...

Here you go, make it look like a vent..

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