Today, we are featuring photos of 4 decorative French house number plaques.   Those are not your typical blue French enamel house number plaques which are found on the majority of houses.  Such personalized house number plaques can be found in villages and towns all over France — sometimes they reflect a regional symbol and other times, they simply are a sign of the homeowner’s decorating style or personality.  It is so much fun to look for them and especially think about the meaning behind each one of them.

French House Number Plaques – Serie 1

• The hydrangeas seen on this rustic enamel house number plaque welcomes you to the frontyard a lovely French cottage with gorgeous hydrangeas.  Nice idea to match your house number plaque with your landscaping or the flower emblem of your region or state.

French House Number Plaques – Photo 1

•  A simple number on a blue picket fence…

French House Number Plaques – Photo 1

•  A tiled house number plaque cut thru so you can see the house wall behind.  The house facade becomes part of the plaque.

French House Number Plaques – Photo 3

• A nicely shaped forged house number plaque with a painted seagall.  This is a regional touch to reflect the many seagalsl of the Atlantic coastline village where this picture was taken.

French House Number Plaques – Photo 4

 From the Art of the Home French Decoration Files: French House Number Plaques