French Style House Plans

French Style House Plans – French country style refers to housing that looks like modest farmhouses and large chateau-type housing. The style is rustic and warm, yet comfortable and elegant. There are many architectural elements that make a house plan French Country and each function is intend to create a home in the French country style.

For French style house plans, you have to design some elements such as curved arches, stones and soft lines. The outside of the home must be form with natural materials such as brick, wood, stone, and has stucco work. Cornerstones of brick or stone walls are either structural or decorative. The second floor of your home must have balconies with wrought iron railings and high and narrow second story windows with casement or double frame. The second story has dormer windows, which are windows that protrude from the sloping part of the roof. Another common element in the facade of a French country-style house is a tower. Which is a small, usually round tower that sticks out from the wall at home. Form of French country style home is either symmetric or asymmetric with windows on both sides of the entrance.

When you design a French style house plans, you should be aware of the details of the roof. Which is the main element in the home as seen in the Chateau and Manor architecture. French country style home is known for their large, steep roofs. French country houses also feature multiple roof elements with a number of key elements that emphasize the depth of the roof line. Often roof lines hipped, which means that all the sides are slant. The entrance of French country style home is often vaulted with large wooden doors. The entrance often leads you to a formal living room with multi pane windows. Wooden beams, plaster walls and stone floors are some details that you will find in a French country style home. Normally you add a patio for dining outdoors in the shade of plants or a screen.