When we moved into our condo last September we had an ugly builtin area at the top of the stairs from the 2nd to the 3rd floor. It's one of those recessed areas with molding around it. The area had no direct natural light so all you could do was stick a fake plant, a vase or some piece of sculpture in it. We didn't do any of those things it just sat empty. Then we got an inspiration. My wife came up with a design to match the wine theme of our home and we commissioned a stained glass artist to make us a custom piece. While we were waiting (she started the work last December I came down through the attic and installed rope lighting around the inside edges. Well the piece arrived and was installed today, we're very happy with it. It's about 28 by 50 inches and can be seen either with the natural light that would filter through from our bedroom on the third floor and the living room on the 2nd floor, an overhead spotlight that is on the ceiling or with the rope lighting from behind. We're waiting for total darkness, hopefully it will look like she is sitting outside on a starry night. The picture doesn't even begin to do it justice, I have to set up a tripod and get it at different times of the day but the colors are so rich and beautiful 
