Ha, thanks! Part of the joke of the movie Mon Oncle is that the lady of the house spends all her time meticulously manicuring her modern garden, and weren't all those modern innovations supposed to save us time? Myself, I have a mid-century modern interior but I'm looking for my garden to be a shock to the system. My interior is very colorful and fun, but very structured; I hope to achieve the same for the landscape but am really struggling to achieve a balance between formal and highly colorful. And of course just as you have art indoors you have to have curiosity plants outdoors (at least that's my analogue). And to complicate everything I live in Texas, where every poor plant is hanging on for dear life during our ridiculous summers. Of course, I'm sure that's nothing compared to trying to garden in zone 11!

@Indecisiveness there will be windows lower in the bedrooms on each wing . We have one side that will open to a courtyard. so this won’t be in any comparison to a basement- that’s for sure. im Sure that was a fun experience! Basement living And a father who did it all himself. That was my life too (minus the basement). My dad would buy and sale quite a lot and we lived in many unfinished homes . He loves those fixer uppers and living in them until they sold. 😂 @Mark Bischak i do understand the garage statement . But having it away from the home gave us more space inside and more light. Would be open to any suggestions for sure. @ourfarmhouse- yes this home has very tall ceilings . Always wanted a two story feel in a one story home. The living room will have metal beams and lined with a light colored wood. The fire place will have a whole wall of rough white brick . @ourfarmhouse at the front of your renderimags- to the left of the orange door. What would this be? Kind of curious. I have already printed them out and wasn’t sure. as for the garage. It just wouldn’t fit pulled into the house now that we’ve added a mud room . so you like that flat roof wirh breeze way. Or do you see a different design maybe with some pitch to it? thanks again for your time (and everyone else’s)

The table to me is more a euro italia design so it seems like it needs some some high style mid-century-inspired instead of plain chairs. Your black chair is probably something I'd try and maybe these. The last vintage ones are just for inspiration.

Keeping the couches is going to make it a bit more tricky. You're gonna need a lot more accessories, this room looks pretty bare! Since the couches are brown, I would maybe lean more towards "organic modern" (google it). It has a MCM ish feel, but will work better with what you already have. Get a very large area rug-- big enough for the front legs of the couch and chairs to set on it. Not bold colors, instead look for something that has an interesting pattern or rich texture. Also look for an interesting coffee table. This could be the "statement piece" of the room, so shop around for something really interesting! Accessories: notice in these photos below -- pillow and throws that have nice texture to them. A sheepskin thrown over one of the chairs. Lots of house plants. Some interesting floor and/or plug-in swag pendant lamps. (I like this rug below, but I think the coffee table could be more interesting) Accessories: consider soft color drapes that have a noticeable "linen" looking texture to them. Not to replace the shades, but to trim the window (hang them on either side, not inside the bay). I got these from amazon and was quite pleased with how they look. Now, to address the couch one more time: if you find you really can't make them work, sell them! (or see what the return policy is, maybe it's not too late? some stores will offer credit if you're outside the window for a refund.) If the budget is tight, I've found some really great MCM style furniture at consignment stores. I have a flawless Joybird that was only $700! It was practically new.