I used to have a valance above sink window and I was going to put an open shelf there instead.

In front of my window I had 3 glass shelves running across it and I put small plants on them. It really looked nice. So when I redo the cabinets I was going to do the same thing, but now I don't want the wood valance above it and I was going to put an additional shelf in place of valance. Everyone thinks I'm crazy.

Here's part of the problem, where the soffit was there are still pipes going across the whole length of the wall. We moved them up and can not get rid of them. So the cabinets will go right under them and then the moldings will cover them.

So under that will be the shelf I'm describing then under that is the window with the glass shelves.

Any opinions or suggestions would be helpful. thanks