What to do with the space above the kitchen cabinets...

I did a TON of research before I decorated above my kitchen cabinets.  First I decided what I didn't like. 

§  I HATE fake flowers, fake leaves, fake ivy... fake ANYTHING.  Really - they are dust catchers and no matter how many times you reassure yourself that they look real, they DON'T.  Tell me... what type of ivy grows out of the top of your cabinets? 

§  I don’t like “themes.”  Popular kitchen themes are roosters, apples, etc.  I think themes are a waste of time and money.  A kitchen is a kitchen.  Let’s not scream the fact that apples are stored here. 

§  I don’t like storing decorative food items.  How pointless!  A friend of mine put up a few XL jars and filled them with colorful pasta.  Now that it has been exposed to sunlight, the colorful pasta looks old and dingy.  I have a better idea for the pasta - COOK IT!

Now on to what I DO like…

ü  I like lights above the cabinets.

ü  I like simple

ü  I don’t want to dust but once or twice a year

ü  I want to utilize what I already have

ü  I want it to be an “Ahhhh…” response.

This is what I came up with…

I collect old jars - especially blue Ball jars with zinc tops and old milk jugs… I had nowhere to display them and was just about to donate them… but look!  They look beautiful above the kitchen cabinets - especially with the lights shining through the glass!