A two-story, 4,495-square-foot plan that pairs brick, stone, and board-and-batten with exposed timber gables: a main-level primary wing, a vaulted great room, and a working scullery tucked off the kitchen.
Large family plans often lose the thread somewhere between the foyer and the back of the house: too many rooms, not enough logic. This European modern farmhouse plan with scullery, Plan 750024LDG, is one of the rare big footprints that actually reads like someone who cooks, does laundry, and raises kids drew it. The main-level primary suite, the upstairs playroom buffering four bedrooms, and that quiet little scullery off the kitchen are the kind of details that matter in a real home, not just in a rendering. Here's how it holds up, room by room, and where we would push the finishes on a build of this plan.
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The Floor Plans, Walked Through
Main Level
2nd Floor
The main level runs the public rooms in one open sequence: a two-story foyer opens to the dining room and then the vaulted great room, anchored by a fireplace with a coffee bar beside it. The kitchen carries a generous island and flows into a breakfast nook with rear-patio access, while the 7'8" x 19'0" scullery/pantry pulls the real prep mess out of sight. That is the single feature to point to first if a buyer asks why this plan costs more to build than its neighbors. The primary suite gets its own wing, with a sitting area, a walk-through shower, dual vanities, and a 9'8" x 12'0" closet between bedroom and bath. Near the garage you get a mudroom with a built-in desk and lockers, a half bath, and the main laundry. Upstairs holds four bedrooms, multiple walk-in closets, a central playroom, and a second laundry room so the kids' wet towels never travel to the first floor.
Exterior & Elevations
The elevations carry a busy, well-handled roofline: multiple gables, asphalt shingles set against standing-seam metal, and a brick-and-stone portico under an arched entry framed by timber brackets. What stands out is the discipline underneath all that texture: the massing is balanced around the central two-story entry, with gabled bays projecting at each end, and the garage wing reads as its own volume rather than fighting the main house. The window grouping clearly favors the great room and primary suite, which is exactly where you want the morning light in a home this size. The renderings show several color stories (cream siding, dark brown siding, warm tan siding), and further down we walk through which of those we would actually choose by region.
What Works, What to Weigh
What Works
The main level is planned around the owners. The primary suite sits on that floor with a sitting area and a closet set between bedroom and bath, and the kitchen is backed by a true scullery that doubles as the walk-in pantry, which means concealed prep and storage rather than a coat closet with a new label. The two-story foyer gives the route from dining room to great room a clear spine, and the rear covered patio opens straight off the great room and the breakfast nook.
Upstairs, a central playroom buffers the four bedrooms and doubles as a study landing. Laundry on both levels means wet towels and sports uniforms never have to travel between floors. Back downstairs, the mudroom next to the three-car garage carries a built-in desk and lockers, so the daily drop zone has a place for paperwork as well as shoes.
What to Weigh
The first question is the lot. A 4,495 sq ft footprint with a side-entry garage needs genuinely wide land, and that should be confirmed before anything else. The second is the mechanical load: the vaulted foyer and great room volumes raise heating and cooling demand, so size the system with a proper Manual J rather than a rule of thumb.
A few planning details deserve a closer look. The formal dining room has less exterior glass than the great room, so plan its lighting accordingly. Confirm the upstairs bath layout, ensuite versus shared access, against how your family actually lives. And keep an eye on the finishes in the prettier renderings, because those upgraded materials can outrun a baseline budget quickly.
Regional Fit & 2026 Build-Cost Context
Our read on this plan leans Southern and coastal, and at 4,495 square feet with a stone-and-timber facade, it lands firmly in the move-up and estate bracket across those markets. The ranges below are turnkey synthesis figures for a mid-to-high finish build of this specific plan, mapped to the facade direction we would choose for each climate.
Charleston, SC gets the Coastal Shingle Style facade at a turnkey allowance of $1,120,000–$1,575,000, and there the shingle choice is about wind as much as looks: the IRC 2021 applies with high wind exposure, and lots near the water fall into the ASCE 7-22 coastal wind zones, which governs roof fastening and window ratings. Down the coast in Savannah, GA, we would take the same floor plan toward Formal French Provincial at $1,050,000–$1,460,000. IECC Zone 2A humidity is the bigger worry in that city, and the plan's deep eaves and covered rear patio earn their keep by keeping sun and rain off the walls.
Nashville, TN suits the Organic Modern Craftsman direction, budgeted at $1,130,000–$1,585,000. It sits in IECC Zone 4A, so the vaulted foyer and great room need insulation that meets the current envelope code rather than whatever minimum a production builder might assume. Buyers in Atlanta, GA would more likely want the Suburban Farmhouse at Dusk facade at $1,080,000–$1,510,000, and the local catch is the ground: red-clay lots on a slope often need an engineered foundation, which belongs in the budget before any facade upgrade does.
Charlotte, NC shares that Suburban Farmhouse at Dusk choice at a slightly lower $1,040,000–$1,440,000. IECC Zone 3A is a gentler envelope target, and this is the market where the gap between the baseline facade and the upgraded renderings is widest, so pricing the brick, copper and board-and-batten early pays off. Naples / Ft. Myers, FL returns to Coastal Shingle Style but at $1,300,000–$1,930,000, a premium driven by the Florida Building Code and HVHZ impact glazing across every one of this plan's large window groups.
The Washington, DC metro carries the highest allowance in this set, $1,390,000–$2,020,000, for a Formal French Provincial facade. Labour there costs more than in any of the Southern markets above, and the IECC Zone 4A envelope comes with deep frost footings that the warmer sites do not need.
Ranges reflect a turnkey build of this plan at a mid-to-high finish package on a prepared, near-level lot, and exclude land, well/septic, off-site work, and impact fees. Slope, the standing-seam metal roofing, full stone veneer, and high-end millwork push toward the upper bound. Figures are synthesized from the 2024–2025 NAHB Construction Cost Survey, RSMeans City Cost Indexes (Gordian), and published regional cost data, then trended to 2026; treat them as planning ballparks, not bids.
Facade Directions to Explore
A quick note before you scroll: these aren't facades the designer sells, and they aren't included in the blueprint set. They're styling directions we would put on the table for a buyer who wanted to take the same floor plan somewhere specific, each tied to a real material palette and a climate where it actually belongs.
Desert Transitional
White stucco base, a dark standing-seam metal roof, and a dry-stacked stone entry arch. Ground it with drought-tolerant planting: columnar cactus, agave, gravel beds, corten-steel planters. The contrast between smooth plaster and rough stone does the heavy lifting for visual hierarchy. Best for the Southwest and high desert, where low-water landscaping and a reflective roof genuinely pay off.
White stucco sits under a dark bronze standing-seam roof, with honey sandstone at the entry arch, the low base course and the garden walls. Black steel windows and rusted Corten planters supply the sharper notes, and the sandstone should be matched to the desert soil so walls and ground read as one material.
Coastal Shingle Style
Pale gray cedar shingles, white board-and-batten gables and a whitewashed brick entry against a brown shingle roof, with bronze awnings for warmth. A flagstone walk edged in white gravel and big hydrangea masses reads as proper Lowcountry or Northeast coastal, and it is the direction we would default to in Charleston. The palette stays neutral and weather-honest, which matters when the salt air is testing everything you put up.
Pale gray shingles, white board-and-batten gables and a whitewashed brick entry keep the walls in one light family, while the brown shingle roof, bronze awnings and bronze porch roof add a warm, weathered layer. Pale oak gable trusses and porch posts tie those browns together, so order awnings that match the roof metal exactly.
Organic Modern Craftsman
Taupe stucco and board-and-batten with natural cedar at the entry portal and the structural columns. Olive trees in rectangular planters and structured agave beds soften the front without burying the windows. The wood tones bring real warmth against an overcast sky. This direction suits Nashville and the milder inland South, where craftsman detailing still feels native but the massing wants to read modern.
Greige stucco and board-and-batten in the same taupe make a soft backdrop for horizontal cedar at the entry, the porch posts and a low base band. Copper-toned metal over the bay, bronze window frames and rusted planters all sit in the cedar's warm range, while the gray shingle roof and blue agave keep the overall reading cool.
Formal French Provincial
Cream stucco under a slate roof, set behind a gravel forecourt lined with clipped standard trees. Rows of lavender and boxwood spheres impose a strict geometric order, and the simplified roofline lets the massing carry the design instead of the trim. Of the eight directions it reads most like an estate, and we would steer buyers in Savannah and the DC metro toward it when they want European formality and a controlled, manicured approach.
Ivory stucco, a blue-gray slate roof and a pale zinc standing-seam section set a soft, chalky range, and black steel windows give the only sharp line. The buff gravel forecourt and purple lavender come from the same Provence palette, so sample the stucco against the gravel rather than against white trim.
Pacific Northwest Lodge
Dark-stained cedar shingles and stone veneer, accented by heavy timber gable brackets. Plant it with moss, ferns, Japanese maples, and river rock, then add uplighting to pull out the texture at dusk. It's built for forested and mountain sites: a facade that absorbs light and settles into dense evergreen rather than fighting it.
Dark umber shingles and a charcoal roof form a deep, quiet shell, with gray fieldstone at the arched entry and along the foundation. Golden timber brackets and posts carry the warmth, and soffit lighting brings it out, so finish the timber in a clear amber stain that contrasts with the brown shingles instead of matching them.
Suburban Farmhouse at Dusk
White board-and-batten, a dark shingle roof, and copper gutter details. A herringbone brick walk runs between clipped boxwood hedges to an arched entry with a lantern, and the exterior lighting is layered across the facade to catch the window grids and columns. This is the crowd-pleaser for established Atlanta and Charlotte neighborhoods: a polished, recognizable farmhouse with maintained perennial borders.
Warm white brick, lap siding and board-and-batten share one creamy white, so the change in texture shows without a change in colour. Copper gutters and downspouts pick up the red herringbone brick walk, while the charcoal roof and black window grids hold the outline after dark.
Nordic Minimalist
Pure white vertical siding, black window frames, a dark roof: a high-contrast Scandinavian reading. A single stone-paver path cuts through structured lawn, framed by birch and ornamental grasses, with the landscaping kept deliberately spare. Best for cooler northern climates and a homeowner who wants clean lines, a tight color palette, and ground cover that asks almost nothing of them.
White board-and-batten with pale limestone at the arched entry and along the base gives a soft, light shell, and blond oak trusses and porch posts add a faint warm tone. The charcoal shingle roof and black window frames are the strong darks, and birch trunks and pale concrete pavers repeat the white and gray in the yard.
Alpine Stone Lodge
Dark ledgestone veneer and charcoal siding with timber truss detail under a deep twilight sky. Strong uplighting and a curved gravel drive bordered by boulders read as secluded and mountainous, and the palette leans hard into durability and visual weight. We would reserve this for wooded or lakefront acreage where the house wants a real nighttime presence and weather-tough stonework.
Charcoal lap siding and a blue-gray ledgestone run nearly the same value, so the house reads as one heavy mass under its dark shingle roof. Warm uplighting and the lit windows supply the contrast, which means the stone should lean toward gray and brown tones that turn warm under artificial light rather than cold blue.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big is Plan 750024LDG, and how many bedrooms does it have?
It's a two-story plan with 4,495 heated square feet, five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and a side-entry three-car garage. The primary suite is on the main level; the other four bedrooms are upstairs around a central playroom.
What is a scullery, and why does this plan include one?
A scullery is a secondary prep-and-cleanup kitchen, usually hidden just off the main one. Here it doubles as the walk-in pantry to keep the dishes, small appliances, and prep mess out of sight, so the visible kitchen stays styled for everyday living and entertaining. It's one of the features that puts this plan in a higher build bracket.
Is the primary suite on the main floor?
Yes. The primary suite sits in its own main-level wing with a sitting area, a walk-through shower, dual vanities, and a large walk-in closet, which is exactly why this plan suits multigenerational households and anyone planning to age in place.
What size lot does this plan need?
Because of the 4,495 sq ft footprint and the side-entry garage wing, you'll want a genuinely wide lot to make the approach and the garage turn work comfortably. Verify the plan's overall width against your lot's buildable envelope and setbacks before you commit.
What would it cost to build this plan in 2026?
Across Southern and coastal markets, a turnkey build at a mid-to-high finish generally lands between roughly $1.04M and $2.02M depending on region, finish level, and site. Naples and the DC metro sit at the top end; Charlotte and Savannah at the more accessible end. These exclude land and site work; see the Regional Fit analysis above for the per-market detail.
Who Plan 750024LDG Suits
Plan 750024LDG is a large plan that actually earns its square footage. The main level isolates the primary suite without cutting it off from an open social core, and upstairs the playroom does work that most five-bedroom plans skip entirely. The dual laundry rooms, the scullery, and the mudroom bench-and-locker run all speak to how a busy household really operates. That's the part to sell a buyer on before ever mentioning the timber gables. If you're weighing it, confirm your lot width, get a real Manual J done for those double-height volumes, and price your facade materials early, because the gap between the baseline and the prettier renderings is wide.
If you like this footprint but want to compare options, look at this flexible 4–5 bedroom layout with bonus-room potential for a similar room count at a smaller scale, and this 1,677 sq ft farmhouse built around a vaulted great room if the volume is what's drawing you in. For a larger entertaining-first alternative, the three-story coastal contemporary takes a different path to the same scale, and if it's the scullery you keep coming back to, our notes on the quiet-luxury kitchen get into how to style the visible side once the working side is hidden.
Sources & References
- Architectural Designs, Plan 750024LDG: the original 5-bed European modern farmhouse listing, floor plans, and elevations.
- NAHB Construction Cost Survey (2024–2025): national construction cost breakdowns used as the base for the per-market ranges.
- RSMeans City Cost Indexes (Gordian): regional labor and material multipliers applied to the cost synthesis.
- International Code Council, IRC 2021 & IECC: residential building and energy-code requirements referenced in the climate notes.
- ASCE 7-22, Minimum Design Loads: wind-load standard cited for coastal Charleston and Florida builds.
- Florida Building Code & HVHZ provisions: impact-glazing and wind requirements behind the Naples / Ft. Myers premium.
- ACCA Manual J: residential load-calculation standard referenced for sizing HVAC to the vaulted volumes.
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