Rustic Secretaires
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.
Late 20th Century American Rustic Secretaires
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Secretaires
Iron
19th Century American Antique Rustic Secretaires
Slate
Late 20th Century American Rustic Secretaires
Brass
1920s French Vintage Rustic Secretaires
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Rustic Secretaires
Rosewood
20th Century Danish Rustic Secretaires
Teak
1930s Vintage Rustic Secretaires
Bronze
1870s Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Secretaires
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
19th Century German Antique Rustic Secretaires
Wood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Secretaires
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Rustic Secretaires
Walnut
19th Century American Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
1920s German Vintage Rustic Secretaires
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Secretaires
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Secretaires
Pine
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Secretaires
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Secretaires
Bronze