Adirondack Side Tables
Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
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20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Reclaimed Wood
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Beech
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Twig, Wood, Paint
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
1970s American Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
1960s French Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Paint, Paper
Early 1900s American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Willow
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century North American Adirondack Side Tables
Glass, Wood
2010s Spanish Adirondack Side Tables
Marble, Brass, Iron
20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood, Birch
Early 1900s American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Hardwood, Paint
Late 20th Century Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Teak
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
20th Century French Adirondack Side Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Adirondack Side Tables
Petrified Wood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Adirondack Side Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Paint
1880s English Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Spanish Adirondack Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Side Tables
Beech, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Pine
1920s Syrian Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Natural Fiber, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Adirondack Side Tables
Iron
1930s European Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Adirondack Side Tables
Petrified Wood
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Birch, Hickory
20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood, Pine
1880s American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Brass
1880s American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Hickory
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Adirondack Side Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Wood
1880s American Antique Adirondack Side Tables
Antler, Wood