I second Lux on big sink. I love my huge kitchen sink!
I have a mixture of shelves and top cabinets in my kitchen. Gotta admit, the open space makes EVERYTHING nicer!
I also spent some time throwing things out (you will be surprised how much junk we own!) before and after moving in. Just sent two more bags to Salvation Army last week.
Im the opposite. Since moving to my small home, I've valued minimalism more and thought about things longer before I buy it. I have space to build more storage in my home but now I don't want to because I know it will be filled with junk again!
Clearing out my existing storage showed me I had a lot more space than I thought I did. Especially since I didn't move in to new BTO from my parents but already have barang from living outside, I had to be ruthless! It feels soooo good after. Good luck in throwing things out. You will feel much lighter!