Rustic Decorative Boxes
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.
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Oak, Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Oak
Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Decorative Boxes
Leather, Bamboo, Elm
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Brass
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Cedar
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Decorative Boxes
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wrought Iron
1960s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Glass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic, Faience
20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Steel
19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Plastic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Faience
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Bone, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes
Rattan, Bamboo
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes
Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes
Rattan, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Metal
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Rustic Decorative Boxes
Wood
20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Boxes
Bone, Birch
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Boxes
Ceramic