The umbrella is a wonderful choice for modifier-based modeling – nice! You accomplished it quite well. As with the decorative wood paneling. You nailed it: A.
I’m very happy to hear that you’re less shy around mesh modeling and modifiers. Based on your submission you seem to understand the concept and workflow clearly. And you’re right about this thread – so many good submissions, critiques, and encouraging comments happening. I’m having a blast with this class 🙂