You will get better advice on the Kitchen Forum rather than the Laundry Forum. (Many of us move back and forth beween both boards.) When you go to the Kitchen Forum look for the thread that says, "New to kitchens? Read this first." This will explain the information you to need to include in your first post, one of those things being, of course, your budget. Some of the people there have spend $100,000 on their kitchen renovations, and some have spent $500. (You would be surprise what those folks can do with $500.) I can see your kitchen has potential, but yes, those hanging cabinets over the island are truly horrendous. Good luck. Hope to see you over at the KF.