Right now I had them drywall it and put round corners on it , I could put trim on it or your idea would be good what kind of lights? Luckily the pole is almost all the way to the back wall it's just about 18 inches off of it. They are getting ready to start painting tomorrow .will the viewing still be good with 2 on each side I think it should because the pole is probably only 3 inches wide its just the standard pole