hey thanks very much for the compliments. The beam and posts you see, those are original, even the miter on the edges. They were all beat up because they were inside a framed wall, full of nail holes and chunks missing. I skimmed them with drywall compound and sealed them with a primer sealer then painted them. So far everybody has loved the place, tons of room in there with the open concept. 2 bedrooms, 1 sleeping 4 and the other one sleeping 2. I may move the lazy boy sofa sleeper from upstairs to this lower area that way it could sleep 7