Not a pro, but I would wait for a few months before starting spending on this kitchen. As it looks, I dont see a way to really improve it without a major remodel because the most problematic aspect, IMHO, is the range with a light above. It seems kind of dangerous to me. (After looking again, it is probably not right above the range, but still too close for my confort).

So, short of remodeling the kitchen, I would install a hood where the light is and make some cosmetic changes like the pulls and knobs, and stop there,

If you think you will want to wait to remodel, dont change the stone. Wait until remodeling.

Do not waste $1 on doing anything to that kitchen. It’s unsafe, badly designed, and needs a complete redo. Which won’t happen if you spend money on interim changes.

I don't think the kitchen needs a complete re-do, even if you want one, and you can fix the only unsafe aspect without too much cost. I would remove the light over the stove (if it is over the stove), install an island range hood over the stove instead, and then either paint the cabinets or replace the doors. I think the L shape of the island is fine, and while I'm not a huge fan of the countertop, it's a more major change that isn't in the works right now.

The kitchen can be improved but there are low cost ways to allow you to live with it while you save for a reno. You could paint the upper cabinets in a cream/off white to coordinate with the counter. Agree that you need to do something about the hanging light- remove it and put an unobtrusive directional light at the ceiling. Then live with the kitchen and save for something that works better for you.

IMO you need to wait for a bit before spending any money on this space. First you never buy a wall oven/ MW together the MW will die long before the wall oven. The island is just weird and IMO islands are the last place to put a cook top or range.I do not think the kitchen is so horrible you need to do anything right now., and that includes spending huge $$$ for new counters before you figure out how the space functions for you

Does the cooktop have a downdraft vent? If so, don't spend $$$ on installing a hood and venting above. Don't spend it anyway--I agree that the layout needs to be changed to get the cooktop off the island.

I don't know why people hate island cooktops/stoves......I have one and ADORE it; I never want my stove against the wall again.

It’s not the fact that there’s is an island cooktop that’s the problem. It’s the fact that it’s shoved in a corner, doesn’t have enough clearance behind it, has inadequate ventilation, and is in the middle of an oddly shaped too large barrier island creeping its bulk to outside the actual kitchen. Fixing the ventilation won’t fix any of the rest of the issues. It’s just something else expensive to abandon when this is done properly with a range on the back wall and a peninsula instead of an island.

I wouldn’t spend any money on granite as the first thing to do. Once you have invested that much, you will plan the later things around the granite “because we spent so much on it”. I spent a year planning my last remodel. I had a notebook and sketched different floor plans, noted features I wanted, shopped for pricing and listened to the other half of the team, the guy who cooks here, too. We took a total of seven weeks from demo to totally finished because we had a plan, had all the trades lined up, didn’t demo until the cabinet maker gave us an install date. We would have been finished two weeks earlier if the counter company hadn’t lied at several stages. This is the most expensive room in the house, so slow down, get a notebook and start collecting information.

Just re-do the island...that is the biggest malfunction.....paint it and add a new top that you like...so it can remain the same when you are ready to do more...i love the stove on the island as well...especially when the sink is right behind it...it is difficult to offer more than general opinions with just this picture...my go to solution is to avoid huge kitchens by incorporating a nice big pantry...walk-in...with open storage ...if you can ...so everything stored there is visible and easy access

If you install the oven below the cook top ...that would allow you to turn that tower section into a pantry cabinet..and converting any lower cabinets to drawers in your future renovation...anyone who has drawers instead of lower cabinets will attest to the easier access and convenience

Altho’ microwaves are arguably one of the most useful appliances on a daily basis..i always prefer a smaller..much cheaper ..plug -in model..to a built-in one...you save tons of money.. and no challenge to replace ....

Yikes! I don't know if it has a down draft but will find out next week during our inspection...we are still in our due diligence period and this is making me very concerned. We are definitely going to cancel the granite installation and reconsider next steps please keep the help coming and thank you so much

If you aren’t prepared to live in it for a year while you plan the complete redo? This may not be the house that you need.

Renovating a kitchen is a huge expense. While doing the home inspection take a ton of pictures of the kitchen space and measure every nook and cranny. Take it to a kitchen designer and get a rough estimate of what a remodel will cost you. If this is at the top of your budget you may either need to look for another home that has the kitchen you want or decide that you can live with the kitchen as is until you can afford to renovate. If you plan on staying in this home for a long time it may be worth the investment to renovate, but plan on only getting 50% of the money back when you sell. It doesn't work like HGTV.

If the renovation cost is $50 k and you will only be there 5 years and get back 1/2 when you sell that is a $5k a year cost to enjoy your new kitchen.

Anything you spend on this house is money you won't have to spend on the next house.

Islands like yours keep young and old from sitting close to a hot stove... little thing but outlet covers could be the wood color. New island light. New handles [currently seem a trad./country type [?}

I'd like it.... anyway, if you're into rugs, you might try a square rug covering both areas of sink and stove. A practical one.

They say, "craftsman/mission style of Hammered Glass" -- also clear glass -- but if your house has an accent color, your frig and kitchen could have satin nickel elements:

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Find one easier to clean ? than this -

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