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
Elm
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Elm
1940s Finnish Vintage Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood, Hickory
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Upholstery
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Hardwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Elm
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Seating
Chestnut
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Pine
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Beech
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood, Wicker
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Horn, Leather
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood, Fabric, Hickory
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century Rustic Seating
Ash, Wood, Hickory
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Walnut
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Birch
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Elm
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak, Straw
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Seating
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century German Antique Rustic Seating
Velvet
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak, Walnut
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Plastic, Lucite, Wood, Teak
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood, Pine
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Wool, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron