Rustic Benches
RUSTIC STYLE
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.
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Style: Rustic
Pine Bench With Folding Legs, Circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pine bench with folding legs, circa 1900. With nice hardware on the folding legs.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Iron
Rustic Beam Bench Stained Pine Blackened Steel by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes reclaimed pine logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each s...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Rustic Oak Bench with Storage
Located in Evergreen, CO
Seating and storage abound in this rustic bench from Belgium. Crafted in the late-19th century from roughly hewn oak, it has all the look of age-worn stability and rugged reliability...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Iron
Pair of Rustic Travail Populaire Benches, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travail Populaire; Art Populaire; Rustic; Rural; Wabi Sabi; Antique; 19th Century; Benches; Monoxylite; Folk Art;
Rustic travail populaire benches from 19th century France, each ado...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from Hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the blue paint has been worn away in places to the wood. With storage space under the seat divided in two co...
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Unknown Designer. 19th Century Brazilian Bench in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Artisan bench made to sit with crossed legs or sit in a squat position. This kind of seating was commonly made in the Brazilian countryside from the 18th century to the beginning of ...
Category
19th Century Brazilian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Unknown Designer. 19th Century Brazilian Bench in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Artisan bench made to sit with crossed legs or sit in a squat position. This kind of seating was commonly made in the Brazilian countryside from the 18th century to the beginning of ...
Category
19th Century Brazilian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Handsome Antique Faux Painted Hungarian Pine Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The gorgeous symmetry and hand painted faux finish on this antique Romanian Hungarian bench, circa 1875, remains as handsome today as when it was first...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Panca rustica in legno, italiana, 1930 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Panca rustica di provenienza italiana, con struttura interamente in legno con piano della seduta di forma rettangolare allungata e zampe a sezione irregolare ed angoli tagliati a 45 ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Art Populaire Bench, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Art Populaire; Folk Art; Travail Populaire; Bench; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; 20th Century; Antique;
Early 20th century bench, seamlessly integrating wabi-sabi design elements. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Antique Bench
Located in New York, NY
Antique Wabi Sabi teak bench celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use have left behind. We added smooth teak minimalist legs to this beaut...
Category
1950s Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the blue paint has been worn away in places to the wood. The bench is stable and sturdy. Free of woodworm.
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
18th Century Rustic Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Bench is a fine example of rural craftsmanship utilizing time-honored techniques that were handed down from generation to...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
Old Church Bench, 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Old pine church bench made around 1940.
Has a nice rustic and wabi sabi look.
There are two available.
Price is per piece.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Antique Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
Impressive three inch thick teak bench in pale wood tones, resembling stone. Beautiful details in this 100 year old wood. We added minimalist cylinder legs. Both usable and a piece o...
Category
1950s Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from Hungary. Over time and use, the blue paint has been worn away in places to the wood. With storage space under the seat. The bench is stable and sturdy. Free of ...
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
1920s French Rustic Iron Garden Bench with Scrolling Motifs and Slatted Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic, painted iron garden bench from the 19th century with scrolling motifs on the back, curving slatted seat and great weathered appearance. This 19th-century French rust...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Iron
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Naive Vintage Stool, Table, England, c1800s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A naive, most probably 19th Century rustic, primitive, Wabi-Sabi vintage antique stool in oak.
Befitting of interiors that blend pieces of different styles and ages and also those ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Live Edge Studio Made European Wood Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rustic European studio made bench. Live edge sliced pine wood has been pieced together to create a whimsical silhouette. Natural variations to wood throughout. Signed "M" by the cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Pine
18th Century Spanish Pine Settle
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb 18th century settle in pine.
With shapely curved arms and a high backrest featuring three large panels with molded edges that rest on a ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Mid Century solid pine horseshoe garden furniture
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century solid pine horseshoe garden furniture circa 1960.
Unusual rustic swedish garden furniture made from solid pine.
Set comprises of a table and 2 matching benches. Table ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Rustic Pine Beam Bench Pine and Corten Steel Base by Alabama Sawyer 6'
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural textu...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
20th century, Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Wood bench with Bears
Located in IT
20th century, Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Wood bench with Bears
This particular bench, made of wood carved in the twentieth century, is a...
Category
20th Century Swiss Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Antique Bench
Located in New York, NY
Impressive three inch thick teak bench. Beautiful details in this 100 year old wood. We added minimalist cone style legs. Both usable and a piece of art. Rare.
This bench was hand m...
Category
1930s Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Wood
Hand Carved Wood Low Table or Bench from the Ivory Coast
Located in Chicago, IL
A hand carved Iroko wood low table or bench from the Ivory Coast of Africa. This table was carved from a single piece of wood.The presentation results in a rustic but elegant table.
Category
1990s Ivorian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Old Church Bench, 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Old pine church bench made around 1940.
Has a nice rustic and wabi sabi look.
There are two available.
Price is per piece.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Knife Walnut Beam Bench 4' Solid Wood + Blackened Steel Bench by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The beam bench brings primitive beauty at a variety of lengths. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time.
The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes.
With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hand Forged Wrought Iron and Woven Leather Folding Stool, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Hand Forged Wrought-Iron and Woven Leather Folding Stool - Pair
Gorgeous vintage hand forged wrought-iron folding stools with h...
Category
1970s American Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rustic All Wood Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long 5 foot wood bench with criss-cross legs. Created by hand using a half log set on sturdy x-frame legs. Great for use indoor or outside.
Please confirm lo...
Category
20th Century Rustic Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Small Vintage Javanese Bench with A-Frame Base and Custom Green Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage Javanese A-Frame wooden bench from the Mid-20th Century, with professionally done custom green painted finish, carved apron and distressed patina. Created in Java dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Large Custom Live Edge Hickory Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
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This large custom live edge hickory bench is the perfect combination of rustic and modern. It features a reinforced steel support and black powder coated legs for excellent du...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Antique French Country Farmhouse Extension Table & Bench Seating, 18th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th century French Country farmhouse extension table & bench seating. It features two hidden leaves that pullout on each long side as well as two metamorphic benches...
Category
18th Century Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Chinese Narrow Elm Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very old bench with weathered wood and nice patina. Narrow seat of 6.5 inches. Low profile. Sturdy. Fits almost anywhere! We have four other similar benches.
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Benches
Materials
Elm
Pair Antique Carved Oak Caned Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of remarkable late 18th/ early 19th century European carved oak benches with foliate and barley twist elements. The frames well-carved with foliate scrolls and flowers on the ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Benches from a Tyrolean Chalet
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the rustic elegance of an Italian Tyrolean ski chalet with this extraordinary pair of early 20th-century benches. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these benches...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Naive Folk Art Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century folk art bench, a magnificent treasure originating from the picturesque region of Auvergne in the heart of Rhône-Alpes, Cantal, France. Handcrafted from the finest dark ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
“Solito” Bench in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
“Solito” Bench in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of Slow Design, the artist takes a holistic appr...
Category
2010s Brazilian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wool, Wood
Rustic Carved Wood Bench in Ivory Boucle by Pierre Frey, Mexico, circa 1960s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mexican rustic carved wood bench with spool-turned crossbars. Newly upholstered in La Maison Pierre Frey's most luxurious boucle, Louison Crem...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
18th Century Spanish Wooden Bench with Wonderful Patina
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful 18th century wooden bench with many signs of wear, and decorated with primitive and rural wood carvings. The colour is a very dark...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Wabi Sabi Bench
Located in New York, NY
Antique Wabi Sabi teak bench celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use have left behind. We added smoot...
Category
1950s Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1900s French Metal and Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A novel design defines his intriguing rustic piece from France circa 1900. This charming bench, in oak and wrought iron, beams with rustic and mechanical appeal– toggling its orientation back and forth with a clever adjustable back. Natural wood grain ripples across its seat and high back, forming a pleasant synergy with the finely sculpted metal structure. Understated and minimal, the sparing and carefully chosen elements of this ornate bench...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Metal
Antique Knotty Pine Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
fine construction done in individual sections for the entire bench. There are separate panels on the tall back, tall sides and supports in the frames. The side panels have carved mol...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Asian Antique Three Piece Stone Bench with Great Rustic Character
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique asian stone bench from the 19th century, made of three separate pieces, with great rustic character. Created in Asia during the 19th cen...
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Stone
Folk Art Bench Haute-Savoie, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Folk Art; Haute-Savoie; Bench; Primitive; 19th century; Wabi Sabi; France; Three Seater; Monoxylite; Breton; Rustic;
19th century rustic three-seater bench from Haute-Savoie. This bench features a stunning patina on its monoxylite wood, showcasing its rich history. Apart from its aesthetic value, this bench also offers a practical benefit as the seat can be opened to reveal a spacious storage compartment underneath. Its design embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy, which celebrates the beauty of natural imperfections, as it showcases graceful aging and the elegant charm of old and worn-out things. Whether as a decorative piece or a functional storage solution, this French carved bench...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rustic Rush Seat Bench
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho rush seat long bench. A wide profile with exaggerated scroll arms and harvest spindles. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Rush
Rustic Shou Sugi Ban Wood Bench Pine and Corten Steel 6'
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of eac...
Category
2010s North American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Paint Decorated Santa Fe Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A wonderful old bench with arched serpentine top and turned spindle back and supports. With a plain plank pine seat with nails, raised on turned legs w...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Old Bench 1890
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Old wooden bench made around 1890.
With a light brown color and a great patina.
The uneven shape of the seat gives the bench a rustic look.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Walnut Knife Beam Bench 3' Long Solid Wood + Blackened Steel by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The beam bench brings primitive beauty at a variety of lengths. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time.
The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes.
With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Selection of Nautical Campaign Benches circa 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Nautical Campaign benches, American, circa 1940s. They are priced at $2500 each or $4500 for the pair. These benches were made for use on U.S. Navy ships in the 1940s. They are constructed of pine and galvanized metal. It easily folds down for flat storage...
Category
1940s American Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Metal
Reclaimed Elm Door Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of wood reclaimed from 18th-century Chinese buildings, this petite door bench brings the farmhouse modern aesthetic to traditional forms. Using classic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Tan Leather Top Pine Four-Leg Workout Training Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique leather bench was crafted in the Czech Republic, circa 1920. The rustic exercising seat features four angled wooden pine legs capped...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Benches
Materials
Metal
Antique Pine Faux Painted English Country Storage Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely faux painting on this pine bench that has ample storage underneath the seat. Bought in England. Great for a mudroom or hallway.
Measure: arm height 35.5.
#5630
Category
1880s English Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Antique Hand Painted Rustic Spanish Bench
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful bench in rustic style from the beginning of the 19th century, probably from the Aragon area, the backrest has a profusely decorated hand-painted backrest, garlands of flo...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Bentwood
Country Ladder Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country Ladder Back Bench, this English country-style medium driftwood ladder back two-seat bench has a shaped back rail, graduated ladder slats with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Farmhouse Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
The Rustic Farmhouse bench is made of reclaimed wood and is a wonderful addition to the hallway or by the foot of the bed. In a walnut finish and at 88...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Country Whitewash Driftwood Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rustic Country Whitewash Driftwood bench, a narrow rectangular solid whitewashed driftwood topped refectory type bench with a rustic finish revealing e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Country Ladder Back Whitewash Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country Ladder Back Bench, this English country-style medium driftwood ladder back two-seat bench has a shaped back rail, graduated ladder slats with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic benches for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic benches for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage benches created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic benches made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original benches, popular names associated with this style include Alabama Sawyer, Andrianna Shamaris, Dos Gallos Studio, and Inês Schertel. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for benches differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $420 and tops out at $24,500 while the average work can sell for $2,228.
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