Rustic Tray Tables
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 Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed 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 wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Tray Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Mahogany
1840s English Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Mahogany
1950s British Vintage Rustic Tray Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Tray Tables
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Metal, Steel
Late 18th Century English Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Mahogany
1840s English Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Paper, Faux Bamboo
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Metal
20th Century British Rustic Tray Tables
Brass
1970s Vintage Rustic Tray Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Tôle
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Brazilian Rustic Tray Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Brazilian Rustic Tray Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Pine
Mid-19th Century European Antique Rustic Tray Tables
Pine