Rustic Stools
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.
20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
1940s Chinese Vintage Rustic Stools
Teak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century Rustic Stools
Wood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood, Ash
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Rustic Stools
Petrified Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Elm
1930s African Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Rush, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Hardwood
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Stools
Steel
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Stools
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
1920s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1920s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Metal
20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Stools
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Stools
Wood
1880s Belgian Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Stools
Wood
1850s French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Stools
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Stools
Elm
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Stools
Sheet Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Stools
Birch, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Stools
Wood