it is a small family room (living space for furniture is about 15x 13), so don't want to add shelves I think... The niche is centered but previous owners have the TV way off. re: covering the hole, my husband and I are on two different pages! I'd like to cover it and my husband doesnt, because he worries about placement of furniture. my question would be, how would you cover the fireplace to suit the style of the house? easier fix, the better.

What you need before choosing door color is a walkway to the actual entry you want used for guests That walkway should be from the street . Do you use the kitchen entry? This is a awesome MCM house so be careful what you do to it. Black would be the last color choice for a door unless all the windows are black. but I need to see your garge door since it is the frist thing you see it needs to be a MCM style with glass and ideally with a door style that either matches or at least has some MCM style. The landscpaing is what will make this place really take shape.I actually had to reread the post since the door beside the garge is what I thought was the main entry .Are you planning on any interior redesign ? That will affect the exterior if you are. Now even more so you need to have that entry be amazing .This is one of my favorite MCM landscape ideas and it could be used for inspiration for yours for sure All that attention aimed at the actual front door . is that kichen door the only way to enter from the garage ?

Even though your high gloss cabinets are a modern style, your countertops and floor choices almost lean more traditional to me. Would you say your style is more transitional with a mix of modern and traditional? I don’t know about the herringbone pattern below, but I just thought the color of this tile might look nice with your countertop. Is it a quartz or a granite? The tike looks like a slightly variegated taupe/grey, but almost picks up that ever so slight rosey swirl that I see in your countertops. I am not sure but it might be Encore tile in the silver crackle??? I know that this is not an ultra modern look, but Encore tile is really beautiful and they might have other more modern shapes or matte glazes you might like to check out. I cut and pasted the backsplash into your kitchen. Since it had a bright white grout which looked pretty busy with your counters, I tried to color the grout darker to match the tile. Not too great of a mockup but hopefully you can see what I mean by matching the grout. I would definitely go with a matching grout with whatever tile you pick. That way the grout won’t add more lines, since you already have some ’stripes’ going on with the extra long pulls drawing your attention. Hopefully Beth H and others will see this post because they always have great backsplash ideas!

I put your choices together I think soapstone would be a great choice, but something in the darker variety. leaving it natural looks completely different than oiling it. this was one I found at a stone place near me: I'd hold off on that backsplash though. wait until everything is installed. you may want to choose a tile that fits more into the Craftsman look. https://info.neals.com/elements-of-a-craftsman-style-kitchen This blue tile would be gorgeous w/your walnut-white cabs, and the soapstone. Check out Winchester tiles. Elements line. I think they have some beautiful blues. Like this Stream color: Heath tiles is another option https://www.houzz.com/photos/craftsman-kitchen-with-soapstone-countertops-ideas-phbr2-bp~t_709~s_2116~a_19-30 other options: Silestone makes their Eternal Charcoal that resembles soapstone. this is the suede finish: I'd also do a copper sink. Or, if the fabricator is good, see if there is enough to make a sink from the soapstone Negresco is another option that is similar to soapstone in looks. Jet Mist/Virginia Mist - honed/satin finish, is a granite with a similar look too. Two-tone cab pics white granite