Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
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.
17th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
Late 20th Century Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Late 20th Century English Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
17th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
Early 20th Century English Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century American Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Sandstone
17th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 20th Century English Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
1880s French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
20th Century Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
17th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Late 20th Century Asian Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Teak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1830s German Antique Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Cast Stone, Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Copper