Rustic Seating
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.
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
1850s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Linen, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Oak, Rush
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Faux Fur, Walnut
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Metal
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Sheet Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Cord, Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Cowhide, Walnut
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Seating
Birch, Pine
20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Oak
20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Hickory
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Oak, Walnut
20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Seating
Twine, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Copper
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
1870s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1880s Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood