Rustic Pedestals
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.
2010s French Rustic Pedestals
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Rustic Pedestals
Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Pedestals
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Pedestals
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rustic Pedestals
Oak, Pine
1980s Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Travertine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Pedestals
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Pedestals
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Pedestals
Pine
20th Century Rustic Pedestals
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Pedestals
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Pedestals
Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Pedestals
Wood
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Pedestals
Driftwood
Early 2000s Chinese Rustic Pedestals
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Pedestals
Teak
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Pedestals
Travertine
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Pedestals
Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Pedestals
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Travertine
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Pedestals
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rustic Pedestals
Mahogany
2010s American Rustic Pedestals
Wood, Elm
1920s Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Mahogany
1960s European Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Pedestals
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Pedestals
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Pedestals
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Wood
20th Century Belgian Rustic Pedestals
Hardwood
Early 20th Century British Rustic Pedestals
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Pedestals
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Iron
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Pedestals
Stone
1960s French Vintage Rustic Pedestals
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Pedestals
Stone
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Pedestals
Wood