Rustic 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.
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
2010s Turkish Rustic Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
1980s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century British Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
2010s American Rustic Tables
Elm
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Metal
1820s French Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
2010s Rustic Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
2010s French Rustic Tables
Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Tables
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Tables
Oak
1950s British Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
1970s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
20th Century Rustic Tables
Leather, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
2010s Rustic Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Sycamore
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Metal
1950s British Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Tables
Metal