Finishing the Basement: Before

Since a few people have asked, I'm going to post some pictures as we go. We are finishing about HALF our basement with a "family room" - which we're calling "The Playroom", and an office/guest room. Someday (after a surprise lottery win or something), we'll finish the "unfinished" area into a bathroom, laundry room and utility closet. We've gone all proper and got a permit as well (redacted for our basement's privacy).

Well, we have ALWAYS used the WHOLE basement, and so here are the "before" pictures: