First of all, that is certainly the most beautiful case I have ever seen for an orchidarium! You made it yourself? Great job! It really looks like an elegant piece of furniture. And I like how you made the shelves adjustable. How do you keep the humidity up though? I didn't see anything that would serve that function, or is it hidden under the eggcrate on the bottom? Nice little collection of orchids, too! I had just one for about 2 years, and then the addiction began. . . =)

Bradley, it helps a lot that you provide decent pictures to work with. Wish everyone would do! In your last question, if you are asking about the raised areas of green below wherever I have added trees, that is a groundcover. I'm giving general suggestions and you must convert them to a specific plan and specifications, adapted to the real life conditions on the ground. For the groundcover areas, you would want to select a groundcover that grows well in your area and works for the size beds you have. A main consideration (besides something that grows well) is choosing a groundcover that achieves the height goal you set. While most of those groundcovers look a few inches to a foot or maybe a little more in height, you can adjust per your needs. At the far right driveway corner, maybe you want something as much as 2' tall. Look around your area and see what grows well. Talk to local people who are knowledgeable about plants and get recommendations and research those. It is not necessary that all groundcovers match. It is more important that they be right for their particular location. Some might be evergreen and others deciduous. I'm not sure where you are located (though you might have said.) Where I show single trunk, it could be a large shade tree or a medium flowering tree ... something that gets at least 25' or 30' height. You want to have the canopy raised sufficiently (as the tree ages) so that you can maintain the view beyond. It could be multi-trunk if you prefer. It could be almost anything you want (that grows well) so long as it is not too small. Where I show two small multi-trunk trees at the house, these would be made of large shrubs, with the intention that they will only get 12' to 15' or so in height. Again, not sure where you are, but things like Lilac, dwarf burning bush, serviceberry, etc. would work. Search Google for "large shrubs for [your state] and see if any recommendations come up that look like they have potential. Avoid shrubs that suckers badly. (Lilac is borderline there, but worth it IMO.) I view mulch as a temporary condition until the plants cover it. There are no places in my drawing where I'm suggesting mulch only.

Yes tv watching etc. The other living room does not have a cable wall wirings so this has to be the tv watching area. We are changing the carpet to floors and are looking for ideas!

I agree we need a to scale floor plan and you do not convert that garage you actually build a new addition to include that space You need an architect and depending on the rules maybe some permissions too . I have found in the UK many homes are listed even when you can't imagine why. I have never been one for keeping items that do not work with my design aesthetic so if modern is the aim those windows will need to go but you really need an architect to help make this happen and we need that floor plan.