Our basement is in reality a rec room.  My husband needed somewhere to entertain so that I would not have to worry about cleaning up incessantly after him.  He can simple close the door to the base.  But, after he started the remodeling project in the basement.  He has decided he wanted a really nice rec room.  He has the big screen TV on the far wall.  It is really a very nice addition.  You can sit at one end of the basement, which is pretty big, and see a really clear picture.  He figured out how to make some wire closet organizers work for him as a place to store all his media equipment.  It looks really nice, especially after he painted them the same color as the wall.  I think the pool table is the main attraction though.  He even installed the lights that hang about the pool table himself.  He saved a lot of money by doing all these things himself.  What he wants to do with all this money he saved is buy all new furniture for the basement.  I promised to put up some curtains at the windows.  It should be a really cozy place.