I took advantage of the drop in ceiling height between the living room and the dining room for these shelves. They are 12 foot long with gloss white laminate on them to reflect the light better, I then used a 24 foot rope light behind the glass to light em' up. It looks beautiful at night! I figured I would take a picture of this display as we are moving in a little over a month. I would like to do a insulator wall at the new house...we shall see!