I  really need some help.

I have a very small kitchen in a very, very old house.  The kitchen counter/sink is made completely of wood, the floor is old linoleum, you get the idea. 

Due to water damage, the floor around the sink slopes, and I'm pretty sure it's rotting :(  It squeaks when you walk around that area, and there are soft spots.  We're SO strapped for cash that we can't  get it fixed...

Needless to say, this puts such a damper on how I feel towards my kitchen.  Even though the floor doesn't interfere with function (or looks, even....), I *know* what's going on and not being able to do anything about it right now makes me not even want to be in there :(

I want to love my kitchen;  I feel (felt) most at home in that room.  I love to cook, to grow thing in the windowsill.....I've just been feeling a little discouraged lately and I've been letting the kitchen go...no decorating, no blessings, I just spend what time it takes to cook and I get out. 

Please, help me!  What CAN I do to make my kitchen feel like home again, to bring it happiness and good vibes?