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Try spreading cocoa powder on top of everything before adding the next layer! Gives you the best chocolate-espresso-experience ever!!!

OMG!!! You should absolutely keep the sink!
I love these big sinks, they're so convenient.
To incorporate it into the kitchen updates, you could maybe build a table or a shelf with a working surface on top just about an inch lower than the upper edge of the sink and shape one end around the rounded corners of the sink.

You could also build storage beneath the sink and match the color of the door(s) with the kitchen updates (or use a complementary color to accentuate the sink).

I live in Austria and my dream would be to buy one of these old farmhouses there, renovate it and combine it with a few modern design ideas like floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Also I think it's very interesting and also challenging to integrate some of the old, characteristical substance and features (like beams etc.) into a new design.
What I love most about these old houses (some of them are up to 800 years old!) is that they all have a history and mostly were passed on from generation to generation.
Another feature I really love is the countryside around them. Most farmhouses are built in a few cilometer's distance away from each other which gives you that gorgeous open space and great view. Also, there is space for a big garden and most farmhouses already have a beautiful old orchard (the best place to spend hot summer days!).

I think that buying an old house and renovating it can be very challenging, but at the same time very exciting.