Now mosaic tiles are the fashion for kitchen and bathroom remodeling. I chose smaller tiles for kitchen accenting the wall.
[Before]
[Painted tree and bushes]
[Added a mirror, and wood carved birds on the top of the shelf.]
A year later...
I decided to change again to have a more sophisticated look.
Since the ceiling is high, I added accent tiles to go straight up to emphasize the high ceiling, and added two accent shelves.
In addition,
I decided to add these floating shelves in another room.