I am trying to wrap my head around such a small sink in such a big cabinet, but I'm not having much luck.

Right now the look of the off-center window grabs your attention, because there isn't anything else there. But if you hang curtains down each side, you won't notice.

What you WILL notice, once you move in and try to do anything at all in the kitchen, is that the DW is in the worst possible place. You can't open it while you're at the sink, and it's in the middle of your primary prep space.

I don't mind the backsplah - it's possible you won't see it as much once other things are in the kitchen. You probably can get a bigger sink, though - a larger hole can be cut on site. I might be tempted to get rid of the dishwasher (since it is going to be such a pain to use anyway), and gain yourself some much-needed storage space. Put the DW in the garage or basement for when you remodel (if you don't replace appliances it will be cheaper).

Is there room to the left to expand? If you could have a wide U, it would help a ton. Live with it long enough to save up for a remodel; in the mean time, post dimensions here and let the Kitchen Forum wizards help you design a functional, lovely kitchen for you!

You can't move or change those things at this point without tearing it all out . The only thing you could change without affecting everything else is the back splash tile, but I would wait. Even if you tried to put in a larger sink you couldn't get it centered. You have plenty of room in the kitchen to lose the peninsula, extend the cabinets all the way the wall under the windows, and still put a table in the open area if you stay in the home and decide to renovate later. Not to mention putting cabinets all the way to the ceiling. For now, maybe you can use the dishwasher for storage since it's not usable for washing. Relax and enjoy the other parts of your house until you can redo it all.

Function is going to be more important than symmetry once you live in your home. That's a reason to live there for awhile.

It's a home depo flip from the lights to the backslash, and it is not that great. Kitchens where used differently when this was built as far as it goes, and he didnt renovate he put a band aid on it lol.

There is no reason taking out the peninsula is the true fix, but I would advise on getting some what ever that flooring is now, because you might not find it later.

And to top it off looks like there is oak floors in the front room so...........

Hannah - Best wishes on your new home! Don't fret. There is always a way around house problems and sometimes the solution is incredibly creative because of the challenges.

In order to help you, we would need dimensions of the entire space, including the dining room and indicating all of the openings and window placements. A thumbnail sketch is good enough, and I would be happy to draw it to plan for you.

First, take the overall measurements. Then starting in a corner go all the way around the room, remember not to skip any dimension. For instance, corner to window frame>window including framing> wall between windows> you get the idea.

Once the space is evaluated, we can see, if anything can be done.

Looking forward to helping!

That kitchen would work better with drawers for the lowers. And more recessed cans for leds placed so that you don't create a shadow over what you're working on. Called task lighting. Maybe you can find a pre flip house.

yes live with it a while to really know what big changes will really help. I have been battling "cosmetic" changes on a 1970s fixer upper for 15 years and my ideas did change. I did need to fix some eyesores quick ( chocolate brown tubs???) for my sanity.

So rip out the backsplash. Plain solid tile or paint to match cabinets would be a pretty quick fix. Might could just get that "stainless steel" peel and stick stuff made for appliances and cover the tile. A bigger sink should be on the priority list especially if you can't use the dishwasher.

You don't need to completely center the sink. Center it on the cabinet, and then center the faucet on the window. Consider a composite sink that would blend with the counter so it is less noticeable if it really bothers you.

* I don't know how well it’ll affect resell * resale !...you haven't bloody moved in yet ! doesn't any one do their house up for themselves ?

The updated kitchen in the house you're buying reminds me a lot of our old kitchen except the stove was opposite the dishwasher and the fridge was in the stove position.

It was really cramped but it worked; ours was not in good condition like yours, so that's something... we bought an additional tall shelf and a secondhand dresser for storage because there wasn't a pantry.

After a few years we did a major remodel to a kitchen more like the one you show from the house down the road.

Maybe you're feeling a little buyers remorse? we bought a house and are moving and I had major buyers remorse, partly because the new house doesn't have as nice a kitchen as our remodel!

Making the compromises and tradeoffs to buy a house is really difficult, especially when reading of people who have their dream home. Maybe it's partly attitude, but we don't all have dream home budgets.

Once you're in that house take down the busy backsplash. Live in it for some time to identify what issues may be there and what you can fix. I don't know if you can back out of buying it for cosmetic issues but given everything else you've indicated as your reason for buying, it sounds like there aren't a lot of alternatives that you'd consider.

"This home was purchased by a renovation company and flipped." It shows. RL hit the nail on the head when they said it's a home depot flip from the lights to the backsplash, and it is not that great.

"They actually have amazing reviews." Either they did more/better work on those jobs or the people who left the reviews have a very low bar for what amazing work actually is.

"There’s so many cosmetic issues with the home that I’m settling really hard on..." With all of those amazing reviews, how are there so many cosmetic issues?

"When I spoke to the owner about it he said they kept the layout exactly like the original and just updated it." That is because it costs money to move water, plumbing, etc. in order to do this right and update to today's needs - that is counterproductive to a flip. Flip means get in/out quick and CHEAP - which means mostly cosmetic updates, which is what is seen here.

"Just makes me mad that the guy who JUST remodeled our home didn’t put thought into it like this. By this I can tell that if we wanted to gut it and spend thousands on thousands of dollars to change everything we can and it would be wonderful." Exactly why he did not do this - it would take more time and money to change everything and wouldn't necessarily get him a higher price. Flips are all about maximizing ROI, not maximizing the budget to maximize functionality.