French Provincial

or French provincial

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of French Provincial¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The home, which features French Provincial, French Country Tudor and Neo-Gothic architectural styles, contains four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, two half-bathrooms, an in-ground swimming pool, a home theater and a gated driveway that can fit 10.

From Los Angeles Times

The tide only turned in France after World War II, when Picasso, by then a box-office draw, began donating works to French provincial museums outside the academic sphere.

From New York Times

The store was a bright, glassy space showcasing Ms. Adler Schnee’s boldly colored textiles, along with furniture by their friends Florence Knoll, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and George Nelson — and, later, Scandinavian designs from Marimekko, Dansk and Orrefors — all of which was at first a mystery to a public used to French provincial furniture and flowery chintzes.

From New York Times

“She’s something with a French provincial office.”

From Seattle Times

One recent edition of View, a publication of Coldwell Banker Realty, touted, in no particular order: a backyard oasis in northern New Jersey, an elegant sunlit Tudor and a “stunningly luxurious French Provincial” with “breathtaking panoramic views” in Watchung, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times