I recently replaced my living room! I had laminate counters and plywood cabinets! The floors vs laminate and peeling up.
The appliances were ancient and aged.
I also didn’t like how cramped the space was. I had no countertop around my stove, which is my main work station. I didn’t like that the sink wasn’t centered on the room. The dishwasher was stuffed in a corner. I played around with my living room design and figured out how to make it workable. I moved the stove over six inches to the left… My sink moved over 12 inches and so did my dishwasher; Since the stove hardly moved, none of the electrical work was tough. I just used stretchy lines and drilled into the side of a cabinet, easy fix. The plumbing was a bit more of a challenge, and yes, stretchy hoses would have worked with the sink. I was mainly upset about the dishwasher and messing up my drainage. I am actually blissful that I just called in a plumber to do the job. The guy moved over my sink overheated and chilly water valves and the plumbing for the dishwasher, and he even installed those fixtures for me. It was worth every penny not messing around with stretching from the existing spots… Now everything is done the right and professional way. My living room is so much better. My sink is centered on the room and the dishwasher is where it should have been to start with. The best is that I now have two feet of countertop on my right and a large section on my left.