It would be helpful to have an additional photo from a different angle to see what is on the wall opposite the kitchen wall - can the stove go against that wall? If not, if you are going to do a reno to fit a double sink, why not move the stove closer to the fridge and have the sink where the stove currently is. The cabinets and open shelves can be switched around..

Post a floorplan with dimensions. It's impossible to say what will work without that info. Pictures that aren't panoramic are needed too.

You can improve things a lot by removing the visual clutter. I understand needing to store things on the cupboard tops and that looks well organized and tidy. But you have 6 too many kitchen towels out; make a concerted effort to limit yourself to one hanging at a time.

It's not that small :) So, not a fan of double bowl sinks but if you are, o.k. Franke makes a double bowl sized single bowl granite sink that is awesome. Huge Granite Single Bowl Or, this looks awesome.

Franke Sink Chef Center

What I would do if this were mine is get rid of the existing tall cabinet, and put a base cabinet pantry in, topped by full counter space. You're losing tons of counter space with it. Then, in top cabinets use glass doors to hold all of your pretty glassware that's currently on display. This way, your stove can stay where it is.

Is that range electric? If it is, getting a slide-in range with a glass top gives you space that can be used as a counter, part time. You can also ask for heavy-duty drawer slides and a cutting board that fits over a drawer that has been pulled open, to get more temporary counter space when needed.

Put a right-size butcher block over half your new double sink when you need more counter space.

Well I understand why she wants a double sink. Unless there is a hidden dishwasher somewhere she is hand washing dishes and a double sink is very helpful for that!

Rosse, I also can't make any real suggestions without seeing more of your space, but I guess I would not worry too much about the range being visible. There probably isn't much way around it if you have to stay on one wall and you're getting a bigger sink. Perhaps you could put something in the way to visibly block it, a big plant? What size is your sink now and what size do you want? Unless you can make that difference up by downsizing something else?

I’m guessing you want a double sink because you like to stack up dirty dishes in the sink and then you can’t use the sink since it’s a single? Honestly, with a double sink you’ll have more room for piles of dishes in the sink... you will just have them piled on both sides anyway! Ask me how I know!! Lol

Decluttering will give you more counterspace. Get a dishrack that sits on a drainboard and put it left or right of the sink on the counter. Wash dishes as you go so you don’t have a sink full. Clean dishes drying in the dish rack look neater than dirty dishes piled in the sink. The stove looks good where it is. It’s nicely centered between the opening above it. You have enough counter. With more counter you’ll have more clutter sitting out.

I would come up with a solution for that a/c dehumidifier drain coming from the ceiling above the sink first! The stove looks fine.