What a beautiful room--you have done a great job! I agree with Amanda, you don't need anything up there.

It is perfect just the way it is.

Agreed---looks perfect as is. That island-table is awesome! What a clever idea.

B E A utiful room. The idea to go darker with the focal point wall... great idea...everything else is perfect.

Do you have above-cabinet lighting? I had the same issue as you (wondered what I should put above the cabinets), and someone had suggested putting lighting up there. It makes my kitchen feel brighter and bigger with lights above that darker area. If you want me to take pictures, I can do that. :-)

selahbear, I bought all the necessary lighting and wiring from Inspired LED They are on Houzz (http://www.houzz.com/pro/inspiredled/inspired-led), and I LOVED the experience! If you send pictures of your kitchen, they will give you a design plan that exactly fits your kitchen. I had an electrician come in and he had to poke holes above the cabinets (and then covered them up) and add in another light switch to a group of light switches, where it turns all the lights on at the same time. But it wasn't complicated. Here are pictures of my kitchen at night without the above-cabinet lighting on and then with the lighting on so you can see the difference.

Let me know if you have any questions. The items I bought from Inspired LED were NOT expensive at all!! And I got a dimmer so I can have them bright or less bright. :-)

I wouldn't put any objects, & Alex511 stole my thunder w/ his lighting suggestion. Indirect lighting will not only add dramatic effect, it will keep the dark areas from looking like one doesn't want to know what's up there, i.e. clean.