How to simply decorate the top of kitchen cabinetry that reaches the ceiling?

Question

My kitchen cabinets have this plain unopened wood area above the actual cabinetry. It actually looks like the retro version of lighted cabinetry most people use to display different things within. I am not into all this excessive clutter of Knic Knacs hanging in every area of space. There isn't much lighting in the small kitchen but I need some decoration that looks clean and simply yet sophisticated and elegant. Also, I am really clueless on how to decorate a section of the cabinets that extend over the kitchen bar area which is also apart of the kitchen/dining room combo. This massive wood area has left the place feeling undone. The two answers I am in need of will have to not include painting the wood!!

Answer 1

Of course you wouldn't paint all that beautiful wood! How about some moveabel lights? You know, where you can move the head of the light to wherever you want it to shine? Or track lighting? That would help with your lighting problem. Just a couple of nice vases or a decorative plate or two would do with out making alot of clutter. A simple viney plastic plant would work too. I think those look the best. Hope this helps alittle.

Answer 2

You could place picture frames inside with pictures the are brighter and pull in the colors of your kitchen. What decor is your kitchen? I have fat cheif in my kitchen and above the the cabinetry I have some old cast iron pans displaying, old bowels that are decortive and have the same color as the rest of the kitchen. Not cluttered up just placed like a show case. If theres not much lighting,even if you only paint the back space on it a lighter color would draw your eyes up to where you have something showing. My mother has a white kitchen with old plates displayed that have red berries on them,she painted one wall the same red,it pulls it all together.
You could get something big to fill a space(that way it won't look cluttered) A large decortive mixing bowel maybe or a vase with fake fruit or flowers.

Answer 3

I hope I understood you correctly in your question. I understand where you're coming from about seeing all the things inside cabinets. It only works if you don't really want to use the cabinets and instead use them to display only really nice items.

If you go to Home Hardware in the decorating section, you'll find they now sell this great transparent frosted self stick paper that is in all sorts of patterns. They have an amazing one that looks like real stained glass. If you use this on the inside of the glass cabinets doors, it'll look great. You could even go to WalMart and buy the small led lights (they are round and come in different colors) that stick to a surface. They are battery run and they would make a great statement inside the cabinets that have the sticky fake stained glass...

Answer 4

I only offered a house with the same kitchen. i've got been putting my glass vases up there for now... surprisingly, the kitchen is enormous yet there extremely isn't lots cabinet area. besides, the vases seem staggering yet now regrettably my cat has desperate to bounce on outstanding of the refrigerator and then on outstanding of the cabinets and that i'm hectic he's going to knock my vases over. Ah, existence with cats...

Answer 5

Some crown molding and applying to the top of the cabinets could make a big difference. There's 100's of styles available. And possibly in the color your looking for.