French Country is an Old World style of design that emerged in the US after the first world war when soldiers were coming back from Europe and building homes inspired by the cottages and manors of the French countryside. French Country style homes have steeped pitched rooflines and place the main entrance of the home front and center. Such symmetry is a common element both in exterior elevations and floor plans. The materials used in this style reflect pastoral elements, like stone, wood, straw and botanicals. Even the colors are naturally inspired, like lavenders, blues, oranges and reds. The style combines the rustic and the refined, which can. Ceilings may have rustic wood beams while wood furniture and elegant architectural elements may have hand carved details. Its partly the dichotomy of those two ideas that make this style so sophisticated, yet comfortable and inviting.