Yeah, if you think in terms of all the current kitchen + eating space, then there's a lot that can be done, and in the end you can put in an island that even restores your eating space. But you need a professional. A good floorplan will get you some ideas here, just to have a sense of the possibilities. You're going to need to be realistic about your budget too. There are certainly less expensive fixes that will make the stove and fridge part of the current kitchen space, but it might be better to do it all at once and end up with a really great kitchen, if you can afford it.

Reminds me of my first house. what they called a kitchen was a sink room added to the house in the 1900's and a stove and a refrigerator. None in relation to the other and NO counters or storage aside from the 200 year old built in china cabinet.

We lived with it for 3 months trying different configurations until we finally decided.

My advice is to live with the kitchen for at least a couple months and come up with the best configuration. It looks like it's not far off, but just a little too DIY.

Depends entirely on your budget! You can get creative with what's there, or go for your life and hire a designer, as Patricia wisely suggests, to re-jig the whole lot, which will require the floor being fixed, plumbing and electrical being moved, and worse.

You've got lots of natural light, which is a godsend, so I'd begin with a pipedream; download Ikea's free kitchen design software, plug in the dimensions of your kitchen, and start playing around with what you'd like where, so you have some ideas to work on while you pick out a good designer (generally good designers are hard to find, and don't work at big box stores. Generally). You can mess around in 2D and 3D, and it gives you a great sense of what might work for you. One caveat is that the spaces are tighter IRL than they appear on your screen.

Even if you don't want an Ikea kitchen, this will give you an idea of what your options are, so you're forewarned and forearmed in preparation for working with the designer. Think about layout - do you want an island, do you want to sit at it, do you want to cook at it (then you need to think how a rangehood will work!), do you want a sink in it; do you want a galley kitchen, or a U-shaped kitchen; do you want an eating spot in the kitchen; do you want a separate pantry; do you really want upper cabinets (I would try not to, in a kitchen like yours with lots of lovely natural light, as they REALLY block the light flow); do you want a standard stove, or a cooktop and a couple of wall ovens; will you have space to work beside/between the sink, stove and fridge, and so much more. Decisions on materials (backsplash, countertops, cabinet fronts) is the lipstick, so don't let that distract you from the all-important layout design.

Lucky you, and have fun!

Wow....weird layout, how is your budget? It almost appears to have the island installed backwards...will cost some $$ to move the gas line, etc. Patricia Colwell is right, you need to get a kitchen designer just to figure out best layout and cost of relocating gas and rewiring and possibly moving or changing window, then you can choose finishes, i.e. cabinets, flooring, etc. A total blank slate would be great, but costly. Will be interesting to see what they come up.

With the exception of your weird kitchen, your home is lovely :)

It looks like the window beside the fridge is the front of the house, leading to the front door that enters into the living room, is this correct?

Would you be able to lose the doorway between the sink wall and metal shelf wall? If yes, would an L shape kitchen with a good size island be sufficient storage?

Are you planning to retain the room as dining and kitchen or will the whole are be kitchen (with island seating or equivalent)?

Lots of great ideas already, but with some rough dimensions and a little more info. on your intentions, you will get an abundance of suggestions I'm sure.

I agree with gypsyrose17, it looks like a lovely home

Can you give some dimensions?

Between the door that leads to the basement and the door that leads to the living room (i.e. along the sink wall).

Also from the back of the sink wall to the edge of the 'peninsular' counter.