Congratulations! It’s a terrifically livable floor plan. We made just a few changes to Mitch Ginn’s original floor plan. Have been in about 15 mos. and wouldn’t change a thing! Where are you building?

Here are some suggestions compared to an artist's interpretation of your plan. The bed lines are yellow to make how they would be, clearer. Some of my criticisms of the plan are: the snakey bed line and that everything is plastered flat against the building. It looks pinched and the larger plants, especially, are going to grow leaning outward from the wall. The larger the plant is, the more this would be the case. It calls for permanently exposed mulch, which requires annual topdressing of same. I don't think the large shrub at the corner makes sense when there are windows also very near the corner. The annuals are in stringy lines. It would be better to move the small tree out from the building where it can grow larger. Keep in mind that there is space between it and the building so when viewed from the side, it is not smothering the building. If the tree came out of a surround base of perennials it would look more important and sumptuous. Instead of shrubs uniformly marching across the wall face, it would be better to fit them to the windows. Color in larger blocks, instead of lines would look better with the scale of the building. I think it works better to limit annuals (higher maintenance) to nearer the entrance and place perennials, for color, at other areas.. I cannot see the value of rocks, especially placed in a line ... behind another line, of plants. They would be lost. It would be better, if one had to have rocks, to have a single large boulder.

Here is a home with a mix of white and wood trim - I would leave the beautiful trim wood, but if there are rooms with cheaper wood trim, those could go white. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Pacific-Grove-CA/fsba,fsbo,fore,cmsn_lt/pf,mmm_pt/house_type/19323966_zpid/33300_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.65933,-121.861554,36.568252,-121.980858_rect/12_zm/? If you have solid wood doors, don't paint them, though do what you like to hollow core or MDF doors. Wood with white trim is a pretty combo: Painted wood panel doors can be a pain to upkeep - the painted door show more scratches and the wood moves with changes in temp and humidity causing hairline cracks at the joints. Wood paneled doors are classic - less susceptible to changes in paint / style trends I have a similar kitchen which I did in a vintage style without painting the cabinets. I used the Kohler Whitehaven "short apron" style farm sink which can be installed on a standard sink base cabinet: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784356 https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784291 If you don't want to do a farm sink, but give the feel of one, curtain the sink base. This is my basement kitchenette which I put together with some of my original kitchen cabinets (refinished) and my old cast iron sink. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~65270573 Some inexpensive ideas for decor are vintage china plates (I spent less then a few dollars on many of mine), botanical art, floral art and vintage finds.

Here's some information about sliding windows. In a storm the exposed track fills with water and if it doesn't drain fast enough water enters the house. I've seen it happen in a test chamber. The fact that they are cheap is not enough of a reason to put them in a house. And little burgers are known to cause indigestion. Life is not fair.