Pasadena Glass Conservatory

The Lams inherited their grandmother's crystal collection — 96 pieces, spanning four decades of holiday gifts and wedding presents. They wanted a kitchen that could display the collection rather than hide it.

We specified a long run of glass-front wall cabinets with factory-installed LED strips. The crystal is lit from above with 3000K warm-white LEDs, and every piece casts a signature of refracted light onto the backsplash.

At night, with the uppers lit and the rest of the kitchen dark, it reads like a museum vitrine.