Hey, Jude! Ok, here's some thoughts. First of all in general I like this build. Your use of colors inside is really nice and I like your choice of furniture and the general placement of it. I did get the feeling that so much marble flooring was a bit cold. Maybe reduce it or constrain it to the first floor level?
In the girl's bedroom I felt the beds were a bit heavy for that size room but perhaps if you made the furniture white or cream colored it wouldn't feel like that. A lighter shade would make it feel more feminine.
The boys room is adorable and the adult rooms are lovely.
On the ground floor the grey rooms need a pop of color here and there. Maybe use some flower arrangements or something to spark up the grey a bit?
I also feel the house needs a lot more windows. The front of the house looks great with plenty of elegant and large windows but the rest of the house feels kind of neglected. A mansion of this size would probably have either more or larger windows, maybe even keeping the style of the ones in the front.
Using grey stone and brick has always been a problem for me. I never seem to get it to fit right and I think mixing the two kinds of textures in your house is causing a problem. It's almost as if the builders ran out of money so decided to go with a different material for the rest of the house, yet if you went with all stone it might not work either. What if you went with more stone on the parts that are visible from the front of the building, and then went with a much lighter grey or white stucco on the rest of the building, all the way down to the ground? Not sure if that would work but it's just an idea.
Landscaping is minimal here but I'm assuming you aren't done with it. May I suggest using more color in the landscaping? In the front where the hydrangeas are, how about if you took out the blue ones and added red azaleas instead? Or even just added some red azaleas or a few other lower plants with more color to them?
In the hedge fence in the back I would suggest changing the style of the gates. You have a nice, classy/elegant fence around the deck but then chose a very country style of gate in the green shrub fence. I'd suggest using one that more matched the deck fence to unify that style.
I really loved the interior and the general style of the house. Don't give up on it because I think you are on the right track. Sometimes it takes awhile before everything falls in place and you get that "aha!" moment. I've never done this legacy so maybe I'll check it out. You've inspired me!
This is the house I am building for my Every Lifetime Wish Wyndham Legacy. I have the interior nearly finished except for hanging curtains and changing some door/window colors.
For the life of me, I can't figure out how to do the exterior. I have built it and torn it down so many times that I am frustrated with it. I would love to get some ideas from you guys on how to put it together.
Here are some pictures:
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