Having a premium display of a single detolf in the living room does sound good but for me that's where my entire display is.
that's a good point, I have a dark brown billy and one of the biggest issues I have is being able to see figures up the back.
I never could have got that one, it would be the only white piece of furniture in the house. would have clashed with everything.I did look at it in the store, I find the wood panneling does restrict the view of the shelves a bit much. Overal brightness of it though and lighting would make it a lot easier to see detail without extra lighting.
this is my shelving as it is at the moment.
I do have a couple small lights in it that I forgot to turn on for the pictures above. I am also thinking about buying some Mains power led strings to put in there.