Well that looks exactly like the typical farmhouse look.

Have you started building?

No we have not. It is a farmhouse style, We just don’t want the black and white. More of a color issue than structure.

Too much going on with the roof. Rather, with all of those roofs. Or a whole lotta' roofs crammed into a relatively small footprint. All those roof changes/ segments significantly increases the cost of the build.

The garage looks so tiny! Is it a one car garage?

Double hung windows would be better if you are going for more tradition. Make sure the stone goes all the way around the house. The small metal roof over the single garage door looks contrived, especially when there is none over the other garage door(s).

What's missing is the other 3 elevations, floor plans, wall and building sections, door and window schedules, foundation and framing plans, a site plan with utilities and landscaping, specifications and someone to review the design, modify the documents for your site, find a contractor and negotiate a construction agreemet. In short: everything an architect does.

The colors are lovely. A creamy white house just went up in my neighborhood and it looks so timeless. The window color is a nice touch.

The colors are OK. The roof is cool. So at odds slightly. The McFarm stick-ons will date it.

My crude drawing attached. Removed the left jut out and put it all on the same plane. Increased the upper windows at the gable peak so they are the same size which match the middle window below. I removed the lower right jut out and made the upper gable the same width to match the window below it. Gave the garage a bit extra space by going a garage and a half with a larger door for balance but I bet a double garage would even look better. Still has the farmhouse look but a bit more classic without all the unnecessary jut outs. No expert here just playing with some cleaner options from what I felt was unbalanced.

The design above is an average builder's house in an average subdivision.

Are you average?

Where is the architect in this ? I agree to much going on for no purpose . If you did not want farmhouse look why have afarmhouse designed . The colors are fine but IMO beige and all its tones is boring. If you really wanted to get away from black and white why not an actual color for siding there are millions. I see gables for no purpose annd every one creats issues with darinage not the mention tha dded building cost . IMO first you work on a plan that is perfect for you and your family once you have thta then you worry about exterior colors . You have got some giood advice here listen to it.

I have to agree with everyone else which is why I asked if you started building yet. Who designed this?

What do the other elevations look like?

I don't agree. I like it. I think it has interesting dimension and it feels well balanced. Love the front porch. I assume there is a reason for the one-car garage that is specific to the OP.

I assume behind and below the nested gables is the other garage.

We are missing what res2architectmentioned to make an appropriate review.

As for the color scheme, this only slightly diverges from the conventional modern farmhouse look. Is this enough of a difference for you? Your description of the window color concerns me. Does the manufacturer have a bronze option and did you consider it? Unusual window colors really restrict the palette for any future exterior changes. IMO even black is trendy. It's likely that in ten years or less there will be people posting here complaining about the black windows the previous owners installed. Modern Farmhouse is always and forever going to announce itself as built circa 2020.

The roof color is good. Really, if you like the color scheme there's nothing wrong with it. It's your money and your house. I would however take into consideration the comments about the unnecessary gables. For me, an excessive number of gables makes it look like a builder special. The gable craze started about thirty years ago and there was never a good reason for it. Authentic farmhouses do not look like this.

Lots of color options, for example:

Limited only by one's imagination and color preferences...

There are details that can be incorporated to make a home look like less of a 'farmhouse' style.

As always, Res's plan is so much better in look and feel.

And the red door on a sunflower house, swoon.

I like @Lorraine Leroux's edits best, mostly because of the pleasing window alignments. But @res2architect's plan is also better than the original. Lorraine's plan would probably cause less disruption to the floorplan.

@res2architect that looks great!

I think your purpose of posting was support that you do not need white+black for the architectural style chosen. I think you have selected a good combination of colors, and you should get a trophy for going against white + black (and painted brick). I would want the wood accents to be a rich brown on the darker side (as shown). Not sure what you've chosen for the stone veneer and it's mortar. Your metal/wood fab (gutters/downspouts, fascias, drip edge, columns) and soffits should be painted the same (downspouts shown dark?). Going manufacturer standard white/off-white/antique white on those would wash out.

Your elevation is balanced, though IMO the 3rd stall eyebrow is distracting. The nested garage gable, the front bay window, and water table stone are fitting for the genre of house.

The garage is 2 car + 3rd in an 'L', so that discussion should stop.

Res’ drawing is great, it takes the house from a Gaines farmhouse McMansion to a classic timeless style.

I have a feeling RES has done this kind of thing before.

I appreciate those who took time to provide positive and constructive feedback. We chose this house mainly because the interior layout and size fit our budget. I would love to build a home with brick and stone but the expense for materials and labor are beyond affordable. To the people who have built home before, this is our first. We want it to be a beautiful place to raise our kids for years to come. So if we are an average couple, living an average life both working hard at our averages jobs to create a loving home for our average children to grow up in. So be it. Thanks for the input ✌🏼

Lol. Nice response, D!

Maybe you haven’t spent much time here before now - there are some real professionals here who give well-thought-out advice. For free. If I were you, I’d give serious consideration to res2’s redesign. (S)he is very good.

All (well, most all) comments are well-meaning though sometimes harsh. Don’t take them personally.

I don't find the elevation objectional but it is definitely modern farmhouse. Even if you use other colors I'm afraid it will still read "farmhouse." The addition of stone might help somewhat but, once again, I think it will mostly read as farmhouse.

The OP wants a "farmhouse" style...just wanted a palette that was not the typical black and white. The question was about color, not about the design of the house. But Houzz being Houzz...

Are you wanting something closer to a Country french look- since you want softer color pallet- maybe see if you can get to a more stucco look with the siding vs a Board & Batten look that would stay within your budget -- a quick search on houzz will bring up several (country french exterior)

You did a good job softening the look. Now just add pops of color with your garden and patio furniture.

Green metal roofs look great on farmhouses.

Having lived in an agricultural area for 25 years, for a real authentic "farmhouse", go to the local general store and buy the cheapest paint they got.

"But Houzz being Houzz..."

(whispering) It is hard to ignore an elephant in the room.

If you hired a company to design a color plan, then trust them enough to follow their advice. You see what happens when you post a question here....