Rustic Ladders
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.
1950s Sahrawi Vintage Rustic Ladders
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Ladders
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Ladders
Oak
20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Ladders
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic Ladders
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Rustic Ladders
Stainless Steel
20th Century Moroccan Rustic Ladders
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Ladders
Iron
1940s American Vintage Rustic Ladders
Metal
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Ladders
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Rustic Ladders
Brass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Ladders
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Ladders
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Ladders
Maple
20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Ladders
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Ladders
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Bamboo
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Pine, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Pine
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Rustic Ladders
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Ladders
Steel