We gave Mike (and Dustin) our selections for the exterior that they asked for so that they could customize the design to meet our thoughts.  Check out the design they came up with!  It definitely has more of that New England Cottage look that we’re looking for than the first version.  This design has a much better color and feels a lot lighter than the original design.  And all of the white trimwork really gives our house the exterior design that we’re looking for.  We’ll likely have a couple more minor tweaks, but here it is!

We love the Nantucket Cottage look!

I used Sherwin Williams’ Chip It! tool to come up with an exterior color based on a picture of a house that we like.  The tool automatically found Requisite Gray for the exterior body and Extra White for the trimwork.  I haven’t seen these colors in person but thought they’d be good enough for the rendering.

Chose exterior color ideas using Sherwin Williams’ Chip It tool.

We also gave them an idea for the stonework on the front of the house – an ashlar layout mixed with creams and grays.  The rendering came out a little more pinkish than the photo below, but definitely the right style/layout.

Idea for exterior stonework in ashlar pattern.