We had a 1958 kitchen with a late 80s update. Highlights:
--removed the upper cabinets that separated the kitchen from the living area
--replaced all cabinets and appliances and slightly rearranged the layout.
--centered the sink under the window and moved the dishwasher to the peninsula
--removed the cooktop in the peninsula and the wall oven on the back wall, replacing with a slide-in range on the back wall. This frees up the peninsula for prep work and serving and creates a safer seating area.
--built cabinets surrounding the fridge (microwave is in this cabinet)
--upgraded our single pocket door between kitchen and dining room to a double pocket door.
--In the adjacent laundry, we added a sink and put new doors on the existing wood cabinets.

The renovation took about six weeks. We are very happy with the results!!