remove the fridge and clutter cover the walls in painted built in cabinets and shelving floor to ceiling filled with books and decor add a dining table and chairs to the center of the room on top of a rug make the cabinetry mildly ornate and ensure they go all the way to the ceiling pick a trending color for the cabinets and walls they dont necessarily have to be the same so long as they look great together replace the current light with a nicer hanging light and add recessed lights on the ceiling add lights to the built ins as well