French Furniture Vocabulary - 35+ Useful Words For The Home

Moving to France and looking to furnish a house or apartment? On this page you’ll find a list of French furniture names.

French furniture vocabulary notes

There are multiple terms for several of words on this list. For example, there are two words for mirror in French: la glace and le miroir. These words can be used interchangeably.

There are also multiple words for chair: le fauteuil (armchair) and la chaise (chair or seat). The word for desk or office chair is le transat.

The general word for furniture is les meubles. This word is easy to confuse with l’immeuble, which means apartment building.

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armchair, easy chair un fauteuil
bed un lit
bedside table une table de chevet
bench un banc
bookcase une bibliothèque
cabinet un meuble de rangemen
carpet une moquette
chair une chaise
china cabinet un vaisselier
coffee table une table basse
couch, sofa un canapé, un sofa
cupboard un placard
curtain un rideau
desk un bureau
desk chair transat
dining-room table un table de salle à manger
divan un lit-divan
drawer un tiroir
dresser une commode
file cabinet un classeur (à tiroirs)
fireplace une cheminée
hutch un coffre
lounge chair un siège inclinable
lowboy une commode basse
mirror un miroir
nightstand une table de nuit, une table de chevet
piece of furniture un meuble
pillow un oreiller
rocking chair une chaise à bascule
seat un siège
shelf une étagère
sofa-bed canapé-lit
stool un tabouret
table une table
wardrobe une armoire
writing desk un secrétaire

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