There have been some great suggestions so far - I would also be tempted to cut a piece of thin wall board to size and paint it and mount in the back of those glass cabs (that way you aren't permanently changing anything) to lighten up the upper cabs and call attention to whatever you want to put in there. Wallpaper there could also be fun, but I get the sense you are tryng to tone down the busyness. Even a huge white ironstone platter behind the range would help to break up the granite. It is a nice kitchen, but I totally get that you are not loving it. I think with some of the changes folks have mentioned, it will feel more like yours.

I removed all the mini blinds that came with our house. They had a narrow wood valance that covered the head rail and were attached with a special plastic clip. You might be able to find some ready made ones that fit your blinds. Here you go, just looked it up and you can get spare parts, see link. Here is a link that might be useful: Mini blind valance clips

Those adhesive dots used by crafters ... even though they are supposed to be permanent, you can yank them off.

GG - well, you do seem to have got the whole thing going just the way you need it. Even to the point of constructing your own shelf. Impressive. :-). And to try to set it up so the pots are not obstructing the glass, a very nice detail. Creative use of the glass shelf unit to make your own glass shelves. Wow, that’s some view you have from your windows on the East side. Amazing. The Freedom Tower too? Wow. Thanks for the link to the floor lamp, that’s a lot of bulbs. My radiator is partly recessed but it comes right up to the window trim. The West window is in my DR/Kit area in a small house. I just don’t have a lot of room for more furniture. I’ve considered setting up a shelf unit in another room with lights and just moving the plants in and out of it on a rotation and keeping them in positions that I find more decorative. I also like to have enough plants in each room for the air cleaning ability of plants n the winter when the house is shut up. I did try putting a shelf unit in front of that window for awhile with lights, and it was too much for me. I have 7.5ft ceilings and small double hung windows - two side by side in the DR West location. It cut down on the light and the view to a point none of us enjoyed. So, I’ll have to think about how I can supplement the light this winter, in the least obtrusive way. Most of my plants have done fine over the winter with the lower light. I have a number of Pepperomias that are very easy. And I have a counter I the kitchen right in front of a large West window, where some of them sit. Thanks for sharing all your very creative ways of making it work for you. I will try to post some photos when I can.