Kitchen of drabness

In addition to being rather small, the decor of my kitchen is a bit on the dull side.



































(picture 1: dullness)
I also have a microwave in this kitchen. Due to the fact that I have maybe five square feet of countertop, a microwave was going to take up a lot of that space. But I have an under-the-sink outlet, so...


















 Here it is, hiding.

There isn't too much I can do about it, but task #1 is changing out those handles for something a little nicer and more modern. They're kind of a weird size, (I think 3 and 3/4" between centers) but hopefully the shop near me can point me in the right direction.

Anyone else ever have to put appliances in weird places?