Ideas for W/D Connection in kitchen??

[Evan Parker]

So as the title says I have an older property lined up that I'm trying to renovate for a rental and within the kitchen there's a W/D connection right next to the stove and fridge in a very awkward way. Question I have is, how would you address this if you were looking to rehab it?

Would you consider making some kind of cubby/room thing in that location that would semi-block off the W/D from the rest of the kitchen? Maybe in a stacked manner? Would you just ignore it? Or? All ideas are welcomed

Property is in a C class area and is an older property from the 1920s. 

Looking forward to getting ideas from you all! 

Description of the pic: that door leads to the back yard and I'm standing in the opposite corner of the kitchen to give you an idea of the space I'm dealing with.