This is one of my faves for MCM landscaping and BTW too much paving is always a bad idea and please reove those shutters they do not belong on those windows I aslo think anything but baby blue for the siding but that is my personal dislike of most baby blue houses.

In my professional opinion as a landscape designer, I think you would be best served by hiring a local professional to help you develop a landscape/hardscape plan that will maximize your garden usage while complimenting your home. As it is now, your request is so open-ended as to be difficult to resolve or even address well by any remote input.

And because California has some very specific, ongoing issues that dictate how landscaping should be approached - ongoing drought and fireproof gardening - a local professional is better able to address those issues. The first step would be to eliminate as much water hungry lawn area as possible through a combination of hardscaping and drought tolerant plantings. For that, you need onsite, hands-on attention and help :-)

And just a word to the wise - a ranch style home is NOT the same as a mid-century modern style and it would take some serious renovations and a lot of $$ to convert a standard ranch to MCM!!

Cute house. If it were my place I would start with the back. It looks like it would be a nice shady place to hang out & relax...which you will need when you start tearing up concrete. We really enjoy our shaded patio. A local landscape designer could help bring your goals to fruition.

Is the back yard paving damaged? If not then I would just add more concrete. Did you want to pave both side yards?

For the front I would create a landing that extends about a foot to each side of the door. Then a new path, wider than the one you have now.

What does the rest of the back yard look like?

We added a paver walkway from street to door, berms, and landscape boulders and it really made a difference! Pavers look so much better than concrete but with your house color it might take some searching to find a complement to that but matching to your roof would be easy.