Rustic Furniture
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.
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Granite
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 2000s Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
17th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
16th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s Burmese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paint
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak