Hi All- Recently bought a little colonial revival with a small and dated Birchkraft kitchen and could really use some help deciding what to do. We've had re-facers, flooring, counter top companies,.. give us all kinds of options, but way way out of our budget for short term (3-5 years). If we had the money we'd gut and redo top to bottom, but that's not happening anytime soon. Still, I want a quick update as we will be buying the GE Artistry appliances in either black or white, and kitchen needs countertop and flooring update, currently Formica and Vinyl sheet. I'm pretty handy and don't mind a project if it's doable within a week or two. I like the idea of keeping a retro 40s/50s style, but don't want it to be a kitchen nightmare for future buyers. So, considering just re-doing the Formica (granite too costly and doesn't fit our tiny retro kitchen) and some kind of inexpensive simple flooring, though not really thinking faux wood or faux stone as that just feels faux to me. The whole house is oak flooring with some nice craftsman touches in terms of built in bookshelves and cabinets so considered running oak flooring into the kitchen, but seems too trendy and not very practical for kitchen flooring. Finally,.. I like the look of wood cabinets, not sure I would want to paint the cabinets, so any advice on restoring these, and any advice on a slight update overall, while keeping a retro grandma's kitchen feel, would be much appreciated. Sorry I can't add more photos to start, it has a nice big bright Anderson window over stainless steel sink, but otherwise kind of dim lighting and a tight galley kitchen space of about 10x14. The desk countertop and cabinet is directly across from the stove at one end of the room, and dishwasher/ fridge at other facing the basement door and a small pantry closet. Thank you!