Your kitchen is not a disaster, so what you need to determine first is how much you should spend on renovating the kitchen.
The ROI (return on investment) for a kitchen renovation will be between 50% and 75% of your investment. So if you spend $20,000 you can expect to get back 10 - 15 k when you sell. The other 10-15 k you are gifting to the next owner.
That remainder is what I call the 'Joy Factor'. It brings you joy every time you walk into that room. That is worth something, but it is worth less if you are going to be living in your home for 2 years vs 20 years. Since you can only spend money once you need to weigh your options. Will that $20k bring me more joy being spent on my kitchen or being saved toward my next home/retirement/child's college fund or being spent on a family vacation?
Once you know how much you want to invest in your kitchen you can then assign priorities and costs.
The next step is to figure out how well the kitchen works for you. Do you have adequate storage space and counter space. Is your workflow efficient or are there things that just don't work for you. Do you need to add a dishwasher? Would it be better to have the sink under the window, but lose some easily accessed, open cabinet space (corner cabinets and under sink cabinets both create storage limitations). Do you have any specific pain points that need to be addressed, or is it mainly just wanting some cosmetic updates that will make you like the kitchen better?
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