Rustic Boxes
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Oak
Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Boxes
Leather, Bamboo, Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Boxes
Brass
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Boxes
Brass
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 20th Century Rustic Boxes
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Boxes
Metal
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Boxes
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Boxes
Wood
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Boxes
Cedar
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Boxes
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Boxes
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Glass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Boxes
Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Boxes
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Bone, Birch
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Boxes
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Faience
20th Century Rustic Boxes
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Rustic Boxes
Steel
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Boxes
Iron
20th Century Rustic Boxes
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Rustic Boxes
Bone, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Boxes
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Boxes
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Rattan, Bamboo
19th Century American Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Iron