I have quite a few lighted houses which I normally only bring out at Christmastime. After Christmas this year my husband said he was going to make a shelf for them to be on year-round display. I didn't know he was also going to paint a background. :-) Right now only three of the houses were still unpacked from the holidays. Looking forward to filling the shelf and also having Ken rig up the way to plug them in. Just another of my multi-talented husband's creations!