House projects

Okay so here is the list of house projects that hangs on our refrigerator (as of 2 weeks ago) and progress/revisions.

- Paint the trim in the bathroom white
- Paint the hallway grey  (color selected and agreed upon)
- Complete picture wall for hallway (idea is fully formulated and ready to be executed)
- Paint light fixtures in kitchen and hallway (I think we've decided against this, it might end up looking worse, and they really don't look bad, I'm just not nuts about brass)
- Remove panels from above kitchen cabinets
- Remove scalloped header from above sink and intall high shelf for plants

See in this picture, how there is SO MUCH WOOD.  I'd like to remove the panels above the cabinets so we have some shelving/storage/display area.  I think some of my larger serving pieces would look pretty up there and free up some space.
Only problem is, there is crown molding above the panels.  So getting that all down may be a little tricky, and who knows how these things are attached.  (The previous owner liked to use a variety of things to secure wood such as nails, screws, thumbtacks, glue, etc.  all at the same time!)

And I really need a shelf higher than my head on that window to put plants on in the winter, so they can get some necessary sunlight.  That scalloped piece would be cool, if we can remove it without destroying it and just turn it flat.  Maybe we could even paint the wall above the cabinets a funky color to add some fun "pop" to our kitchen?!?!?!  New idea to add to the list!