Theater room shelving

I wanted to create some shelving for extra gear that can't really go in the A/V room (stuff like the playstation, etc). So, I figured that building some shelves into the wasted space in the corner of the room that's been built out for the ducting would be perfect. I framed it out so I can eventually slot in a wood cabinet with shelving that will have connections for power and A/V wiring back to the tv and a/v gear.

Before. Wasted space below the ducting.

After. Framed to slot in a cabinet at the bottom.

Better look at the whole thing.

Opening for A/V room

Finally framed in the opening for the A/V room which is accessed from the hallway. After the finish work is done, I'll install a 24" louvered bifold door (this way the room will get ventilation if it gets hot). Already have the door leftover too, so I dig recycling it.

Before - the look from the hallway.

After - doorway created.

Before - inside the A/V room.

After - wiring/lighting installed too.

A look at the two recessed lights and junction box I had to wire in.

Still have to wire the electric outlets and all the a/v wiring for the room, but after that, should be all ready for drywall.

Move of electrical and expanded doorway

One of the major issues of the future theater room downstairs is that the doorway to the space opened against part of the south wall and it was also tiny, only being 30 inches wide. If I was to attempt to get a sofa downstairs it would definitely be interesting getting it through that door. So... what I did was expand the door opening for a standard 32" door, and also move the light switches for both the theater room and stairway so they made more sense and were more accessible.

Before (almost) as I've already cut to relocate the switches.

After - If you look closely you can see the wall has moved.

Wide look of the before.

And after. All the electrical moved and framework done.

Different angle.

My goal is to eventually remove that wall (seen in the last photo) that frames the laundry room and move it back, so I can add a hallway that gains access to the room past the laundry room, and to make the stairwell more open and light.