Hi banff, what type of budget are you thinking? For me, the things I like least are the floor and the backsplash. Given what you said about the counter, quartz could be a good option, it holds up well. Also changing the hardware on the cabinets could give them a refreshed look. What type of floors do you have in the rest of the house?

Sue - at this time, budget hasn't been addressed. Since we are in the planning stages, we thought we would nail down the materials first then come up with the $ to cover each process.

As to the floors - hard wood on the entire first floor, (Kitchen is currently linoleum), and the bedrooms have carpeting.

I would get new cabinets and maybe repurpose those in a garage.

Do you like the layout as is?

Having the stove of the end of cabinet line is not ideal.

Is there enough room to put the stove right of sink & centered on that side of eall by moving dishwasher to left of sink? Then put a base cabinets where stove was?

That way there could be countertop on both sides of stove.

This is my wood kitchens idea book. It has both new and older, refreshed wood kitchens - it might give you some ideas:

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/75202366/list/wood-kitchens

The second kitchen is mine and there are more pics in my "my pics" idea book. I mention it because I kept my older cabinets. If you have room for a small island like mine, that might help with extra countertop and storage - though I don't know if you have room since I can't see the other side of the kitchen. Quartz counters, Kohler Whitehaven "short apron" sink, small amount of under cabinet lighting and backsplash cost me about $6000 - but I did the backsplash myself and saved some with that. I did use a slightly more expensive quartz - there are lower cost quartz.

You need to start with a good assessment of the shape of the cabinets. You don't want to put expensive counters on cabinets that are not in good shape. You also can't pick out counters till you are sure of the cabinet color if painting. Countertops with sink come next, then under cabinet lighting - even if just between the sink and the range, then the backsplash. The floor can be done anytime you are certain you will not be changing the layout. If you have traditional hardwood in the rest of the home you could match it and bring that into the kitchen, or a stone look vinyl or tile might be pretty.

YOu have a very sweet kitchen. I like your traditional cabinets. And you are smart to think, learn, investigate and figure out the direction you want to do. Rather than do things piece meal I think you should plan on doing it all at once. That way you can get to living and using your space.

If you are not sure about a budget, I would check out some of these sites...Budget calculator or BHG budget

Is this DIY? Once you learn what these things all cost.... cabinets, counters, appliances, floors, (wood floors throughout house) plumbing, electrical, carpentry, backsplash, hardware, lighting,... Then you can decide what you NEED and what you WANT. From there you can figure out what your budget is and if you need to save up or if you have it to spend. I always believe you should pay cash for a kitchen reno.. Often people forget about the plumbing, electrical, finish work, carpentry.. Again if this is a DIY. Is this something you know how to do?

jhmarie has some fantastic ideas of updating without breaking the bank. Check that out and see if you can do a mini reno

You asked which to buy or replace first....

Counter top and back splash need to be replace. What material? This can run from $2000 to 10,000

Sink will be replaced with an undermount sink. Sinks can be $200 and maybe this is bought with your countertop installation.

Stove will be replaced. What kind of stove are you thinking? these can run $800

Floor might be replaced. How much sq footage this could be $10,000

Look over your budget and ideas. I look forward to seeing your wonderful space come together.

jhmarie -thanks for all of the info. it's a big help. Your kitchen looks great, unfortunately, we don't have the room for an island. The other side of the kitchen is a wall with the fridge, and table and chairs.

boxerpal - thanks for your comments. And the link about the budget info. Nothing will be done DIY, we'll leave all of the work to the professionals :)

Your information gives us a good jumping off point.