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 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.
16th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
1980s Burmese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak