I agree that you need to live there a while. However I'm the walkpath person and I see that people walk from one door around the table and out the other door. If you had a straight shot walking alongside the wall you can deadend the kitchen. I'm assuming that you plan to use the dining room, yes? Then deleting the table and replacing with a wheeled cart with hinged countertop for seating a person or two might help you make the space more flexible. Put it closer to the middle of room. You can plunk things there when moving into/out of room so that the L of the kitchen is dedicated to actual work. You can release brake and pull/push it to be a different work station or get it out of the way against the wall when you need to. If you spend under $1000 for it you can sell it after you get a bigger plan and meanwhile you enjoy a kitchen that's more efficient. Ikea sells many styles--start looking there but don't stop there. Just think about what it offers. Lower shelves on a cart provide storage for cooking gadgets to get them off the countertops--crockpots, processors, stockpots, gizmos, serving pieces. If top is a chopping surface it moves one person out of the L so another can work there unimpeded. Meanwhile that blank wall begs for art and color.

"Could the Appraiser and Survey be incorrect?" Oh yes ... especially if there were lot splits, and other things going on. I can think of one instance from Phoenix where the house had been built before permits were required, built on a lot split from a larger property and slid past tax assessors until the original owner/builder died. The legal records started in the 1980s for a house built in the 1930s. And the handwriting on the old records is not always legible. Many areas like that began to be built up in the mid to late 20s as custom and spec homes. Then there is a gap for the depression and WWII and building starts up again.

You could also have a long sofa against the back wall and two chairs facing it (they wouldn’t be great seats to watch tv but you’d have a longer sofa). In this scenario you could also have a sofa+chaise combo instead of just sofa. Everything would have to be scaled well to not overwhelm the space but I think you should choose the layout that works best for you. Hope my drawing isn’t too messy to understand the three options I think are best

I need to start learning diy! With a 15 month old and full time job it’s challenging but I’m sure super doable if i stop making excuses! He has agreed to move the curtain up and tv down so that’s a start!!! (Not sure when we’ll get this done but hopefully soon) I still don’t have decor ideas. I got rid of all the other decor we were dragging from place to place and just want to start fresh. I want modern farmhouse but coastal if that makes sense. Someone said our house looks boho style as is? Which i wasn’t going for. I like those side tables since we clearly need some in the living room those would probably be our best bet. I think we need a different/bigger rug? And maybe change the tv stand?