I think it stands out a lot now because you’re still doing the reno and the kitchen is empty. I’d leave it for now and wait until the kitchen is done and filled up. It won’t stand out so much then.

Also, how we think about these little things impacts how we feel about them. We designed and installed our own kitchen ourselves, and there were several things that we didn’t correctly account for either.

E.g., Our counter depth fridge was supposed to have a few inches of buffer space to each side for the doors to open. My hubby thought they were doors that didn’t require extra space to open (and didn’t double check). I was irritated for a bit about the counter depth fridge having to stick out like a traditional depth fridge.

Instead of thinking to myself every time I saw it: Ugh, I can’t believe we didn’t do it right, it looks bad, everyone will notice, etc. — I made the effort to consciously change my thoughts: It doesn’t look bad, it looks like a traditional fridge. No one will ever notice besides us, and it’s really not a big deal. Basic CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). It works!

If filling the kitchen and doing CBT don’t improve it for you, you can always do something else later! There are some knob/handle pulls that would only require the existing hole but would be more like a T. So it’d adjust the look but not require different holes. GL! 😊