French Country House Plans

Home with French country style architrecture, including two stories, painted brick exterior and steep rooflines.

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Inspired by the French countryside, French country house plans radiate warmth and comfort. At the same time, the French country style can be both rustic and luxurious with refined brick, stone, and stucco exteriors, steep rooflines, and beautiful, multi-paned windows.

What to Look for in French Country House Plans?

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Inspired by the French countryside, French country house plans radiate warmth and comfort. At the same time, the French country style can be both rustic and luxurious with refined brick, stone, and stucco exteriors, steep rooflines, and beautiful, multi-paned windows.

What to Look for in French Country House Plans?

From small cottages to estate-worthy chateaux, French country house designs have both asymmetrical and symmetrical exteriors. They can also be either one-story or two-stories. Homes with the French country style include key common characteristics.

  • Natural materials for the exterior, like stone, brick, stucco, and wood
  • Steep, sloped, and sometimes varied rooflines
  • Tall, rectangular windows highlighted by shutters or arches
  • An interior with wood or natural stone floors and exposed wooden beams

Styles with similar design elements to French country include European house plans and Acadian house plans.

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What Is French Country Architecture?


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French Country Style: Elegant Simplicity and Old World Charm   Amid the horrors of the First World War, American soldiers – who trudged through the villages of France – etched in their memories the visions of the beautiful scenery and landscapes, the quaint villages, and rustic homes in southern France. The picturesque homes that dotted Provence and the rest of the French countryside inspired these soldiers to build their own homes in the French Country style when they came home after the war


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