Mtn, if you happen to come across non-shiny more transitional looking facet brands let me know. Yayagal, I saw some great idea's on that site. One was a vanity with a slate tile countertop, loved that. I'm so bored with the countertop solid material search and the installer search and how it resembles buying a used car.

I really like the unique pattern the current railing has, but I agree it would definitely look much more 'true to style' and contemporary without the rounded caps and the round planter. I also like the idea of re-staining it all to match. If you keep the original style what kind of railing are you going to replace it with? And likewise if you change the style? Additionally, what are you going to replace the lattice with?

No fencing, keep shutters, I like. Also continue with the lanscaping around perimeter of yard with smooth curves. Layer your plant selection with a few different contrasting colors. Don't go crazy with too many colors and plants. Stick to 4-5 different plants. Plant in odd numbered groups like 3 or 5 with different textures. Must start planting trees..... There are many fast growing flowering smaller trees that look amazing in the landscape if placed correctly. Im doing my front yard same you, only in Denver, with heavy clay soil. (Really heavy and tuff to ammend) Just finished my first of 4 borders around my front. Im amending my soil and planting a few shrubs, a couple of trees this fall to have a little head start come spring where Ill be needing advice as well. Best of luck to you. Keep us posted on your progress.

Derrick - beautiful home. I am your spirit sister in home dilemma - we purchased a midcentury home a few years back, the existing floors don't work well with it, no original terrazzo underneath, and we have a lot of wood detail work so we don't think wood is right for the floors. It's been incredibly difficult finding something that works. The other catch we want to do 3000+ square feet, and at some point cost becomes a bit too high to justify..... We're still just planning ahead for a fairly large remodel, so don't have to pull the trigger yet..... Ultimately, i think what looks best in a modernized midcentury home in a light, solid surface floor. I think this would look best in your house too, because the houses themselves are works of art, you have so much cool detail, and a dark ceiling..... you don't want to be complicating things with a busy floor. Frankly, the carpet is visually pretty perfect! But i understand the need to remove, and that it probably looks less perfect in real life. Terrazzo - was astoundingly too expensive for the square footage we needed. Like $100+ based on a phone chat with our town's expert installed. He said he would never, ever bother with a retrofitted install. We looked into large format terrazzo tiles - this is something i'm very interested in. There are a bunch of new terrazzo tile brands out there - most are too busy for my liking, and i think would be too busy in your space. Original terrazzo, while cool and retro looking, is often brown and overly busy and not something i'd actively put into an update. I'd be looking for a terrazzo tile that's closer to a white tile with some subtle terrazzo specks. I found one that i really liked at about $8/sf - but it is gloss and i'm worried about slippage. ... https://www.aquaticstone.com/product-page/aq0110-resin-base-terrazzo-tile Other things i am considering to achieve a solid surface light floor: Marmoleum sheet - though my biggest complaint here is that i want a light solid color, and there are very limited options. Also not sure about pet friendly. Lots of threads about marmoleum on this site. A light/cream epoxy with limited or no speckles - though I talked to the top commercial installer in our area and he warned that the indoor epoxies in residential settings will eventually wear in a way we may not be happy with. There are other epoxy-similar type products that i assume a good installer will also offer. I will probably look further into this when we have to make our decision. We considered polished concrete, but our walls are exposed block and i think that gets too industrial looking. I may dig further into what concrete stain options are available to achieve a light solid look floor, but most of the samples i see online are pretty horrid - swirls and metallic and similar. I am still considering a light wood and LVP also..... Frankly, i would love to skip spending $100,000 on this project and just tear out the existing tile, patch up the concrete and just paint it all a single color, but that seems to not be an option! But it really is aesthetically what would look best in my house. Other stuff typically bantered about for midcentury doesn't appeal to me. I'm not trying to recreate my original 1951 house, but am trying to modernize it while maintaining the original aesthetic. My suspicion is it was originally all carpet (ugh) hence no terrazzo under the tiles. So no need to re-create that. And other typical midcentury suggestions are cork, vinyl tile, vinyl sheet, etc. You don't want those in that beautiful house of yours.... That's my knowledge in this area and hope it adds some value to you!