French Château & Country Windows, Delivered Across the USA
American homes are increasingly built in the language of French and European design — château, French country, Provençal — and that look depends on getting the windows right. The trouble is that the real thing has to come from Europe. Chablais makes that simple: authentic French casements and doors, custom-made in premier European workshops, delivered to your project anywhere in the United States, with all the import handled for you — by someone who has built these windows by hand.
The authentic French window, anywhere in America
Most American window brands, even the very good ones, cannot make a true French casement — the inswing or outswing à la française, the cremone bolt, the flush frame, the proportions a classical home actually needs. To get the genuine article, you import it. That is exactly what Chablais exists to do, without the headache landing on you.
See the window itself — the cremone bolt, the materials, the full specifications — on our La Française page.
Why homeowners choose Chablais
A few things set us apart, and they matter most on a home like yours:
- A builder’s eye. Chablais was founded by a builder who carved wood as a boy and built an entire house by hand — windows included — before twenty-five years in European fenestration. We read your drawings the way the workshop will.
- The right workshop for your home. We are not one factory with one catalog. We source each window from the European workshop best suited to your design and budget — including French-made, in solid French oak, when provenance is part of the brief.
- Personal service, wherever you are. We bring samples to you — to your home and your project, not a showroom across the country — so you can see and feel the wood, the finish, and the hardware before you commit to anything.
Importing from Europe — handled
A homeowner should not have to become an importer. Customs, ocean freight, compliance, delivery scheduling — that is our job, not yours. Chablais manages the entire path: specification, custom fabrication in Europe, freight, customs clearance, and coordination through to installation. The result is straightforward — a container of custom French windows arrives at your project, correct and on time, wherever in the country you are building.
Where we work
These homes are built all over the country, and we deliver to all of it. A few regions where we are especially active:
- California — wine country, the Bay Area, and beyond. See California →
- Texas — Dallas, Houston, Austin, and Fort Worth. See Texas →
- New York & the Northeast — Greenwich and the tri-state estates. See the Northeast →
Building somewhere not on the list? We deliver nationwide — tell us where, and we will handle the rest.
Homeowners, architects, and builders
Most of our projects start with the homeowner — often working from a home they love or a rendering of the one they are building. We are just as glad to work alongside your architect or builder, with direct technical support and shop drawings for the full window and door package.
Common questions
Do you really deliver anywhere in the US? Yes. Chablais handles freight, customs, and delivery to projects nationwide, and stays involved through installation.
Isn’t importing windows from Europe complicated or risky? That is precisely what we take off your plate. Customs, freight, and compliance are managed by Chablais, so the complexity is ours and the finished windows are yours.
Can you match a specific château or a rendering? Yes. Send us reference images or your architect’s elevations and we will work from them — proportions, divided-lite patterns, hardware, and finish.
How do samples work if I’m not near you? We bring them to you. Seeing the real wood and hardware in your own home is part of how we work, wherever your project is.
Start your project
Tell us about your home — a few photos or your architect’s drawings and the look you are after is enough to begin. We will help you choose the material, the configuration, and the right path for your budget, and prepare a proposal built around your project.
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