"The plans had casement style vs. single hung"

Does that mean you are committed to casements?

Consider all exterior elevations when designing anything on the exterior.

This might work:

Can you eliminate the tallest gable and make the hip roof a gable roof?

Where are you in the remodel?

I see Mark had a similar idea.

Columns/posts typically support a beam. Your drawings seem to show a beam intersecting the side of the column.

Maintain trim sizing and placement throughout.

I'd lower the height of the stone on the columns as much as possible. Maybe consider a low stone wall instead of a railing.

"I'm second guessing myself on not including grids, but have a day or two in which I can still add them"

@Clearwater Mercantile And that window (no pun intended) is quickly closing................

I vote for NO grids.

I appreciate all of your comments and suggestions about the grids and the advice given about the exterior in general. The home was a 1979 that we hired a home design firm to remodel. This is what they came up with, which is not my taste, nor does it feel right to me for some reason. I have battled this with my husband and them for months and now we are needing to get the house framed in asap to meet our construction loan timeline. Will you believe that this was the second design and exterior rendering? I will share the first idea in case it appears more balanced to you all. It's not too late to revert back and eat the front window order. This is what we get when my husband doesn't hire an architect to do an architect's job. I'm just sick. Any constructive help would be greatly appreciated and desired quickly. Also, to answer a few questions from before, the grids would be between glass...yes, I know already a strike against me. Nothing is sacred anymore. Another quirk of the home is that the main floor has 11'9" ceilings with the exception of the kitchen, dining and living room which is at 10'. The overall size of the new plan is 3 stories and 5765 sq ft. I would have preferred a smaller, but more quality build, but that is also another long, boring story. Needless to say, hopefully in the future my husband will listen more to his wife. lol.

Much of the problem with the look is the oversized garage. What's its story?

No the first version is no better.

Oh and unless you do SDL grids, then no grids.

If you get grids, get the “between the glass” grids! So easy to clean! When I had all my windows replaced a few years ago; I chose “between the glass grids" and am happy my choice.

f you get grids, get the “between the glass” grids! So easy to clean! When I had all my windows replaced a few years ago; I chose “between the glass grids”and am happy my choice.

No don't. They look fake from both the inside and outside.

No grids. Open views.

All grids on new windows look fake because they (with few exceptions) ARE.

No grids, and the garage is sweeeeeeeeeet.

No grids.