They have stained the shakes and painted the house...I like the contrast! The shakes look almost honey-like up closer. BD is not sure, though, how she likes it. It looks "orange" to her...I think it looks honey-like...she thinks it looks orange...I think it looks honey-like. We will talk to the builder Monday to ask of our options...I suggested maybe a while line of trim on the fore-most part of the house facing the camera (where there is shake/house meeting) might help. She still says it looks orange...