Rooted in the rural French countryside, the French Country style includes both modest farmhouse designs as well as estate-like chateaus. At its roots, the style exudes a rustic warmth and comfortable designs. Typical design elements include curved arches, soft lines and stonework.

A French-style home, also called a French provincial home, is a stone, brick, or stucco house with a steep rooftop and large windows. Often featuring courtyard gardens, iron gates, and gravel pathways, French-style homes are known for their rustic appeal.

French Country Homes include Steeply pitched hipped roofs, facades that are one or two stories and most commonly asymmetrical. Doors and windows are often round or segmentally arched. Eaves are commonly flared at the roof-wall junction. Brick, stone and/or stucco wall siding are most often seen with decorative half-timbering.