Rustic Windsor Chairs
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 Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hardwood
20th Century Rustic Windsor Chairs
Oak
20th Century Rustic Windsor Chairs
Oak
1870s European Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash, Elm
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Wood
1970s British Vintage Rustic Windsor Chairs
Wood, Beech
Late 20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Velvet, Elm
19th Century English Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hardwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Rustic Windsor Chairs
Beech
20th Century American Rustic Windsor Chairs
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Yew
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Pine
20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Metal
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century Canadian Rustic Windsor Chairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hickory, Yew
20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hardwood
19th Century Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Oak
18th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Hickory, Yew
Early 20th Century Rustic Windsor Chairs
Wood
18th Century Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash
18th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Elm, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash
Early 20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash, Birch
Early 20th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash, Birch