How do i view all my files again?

I was playing with the different display configurations and options in the Finder trying to figure out what suited me best. I right-clicked on "All My Files" and there was an option to add a search bar to the file. I clicked on this to see what happened and all the files were gone and the full search bar was at the top of the page with all the filters (like 3 or 4 lines worth) displayed. I went back to All My Files, right-clicked again and there was an option to Remove Search Bar (or something like that I dont remember exactly). When I clicked on this the search bar was still displayed but without all the lines of filters and I still can not see any of my files. I right-clicked again on All My Files and there was no longer anything in the menu about the search bar, the right-click menu magically changed from four items to three. I have looked at all the view options and tried to figure out what happened but I am at a loss as to what I did that made All My Files search only (or at least that's what seems to have happened). This obviously doesnt stop me from being able to view the files through other routes (i.e. clicking on Documents in the Favorites sidebar, selecting Computer from the Go tab, clicking on Macintosh HD on the desktop) but is still quite annoying. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey thanks for the advice but I might have failed to explain my problem correctly. The sidebar is still there and I have manipulated it several times, exactly the way you just explained, in my attempt to troubleshoot this problem. Initially, I right-clicked on All My Files in the sidebar and then selected the option, third out of the four selectable options, that had something to do with searching (I cant remember the exact wording). My original post goes into a little more detail but long story short it removed all the files from the window pane and put a search bar at the top with about four lines of filters. It looked like this
I then right-clicked on All My Files again to try and correct the change and the third selectable option, still out of four, said something about removing the search bar (I dont remember exactly but either way it had something to do with the search bar). I selected this option and the window pane changed to look like this
(I was able to replicate, in the first picture, what the folder looked like when I first selected the Search Bar item by clicking on the + sign in the top right hand corner next to Save)
This is the screen I get everytime I try and manipulate the All My Files folder now no matter what I have done. On top of that, the All My Files right-click menu only has three options now instead of four. The search option magically disappeared after the second time I clicked on it. I'll add a screenshot of the right-click menu just for the heck of it.
Hopefully the pictures helped me to better explain myself this time. Again, any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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