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.
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1850s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
1850s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Brass, Copper, Iron
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Cut Steel
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Beech
19th Century Honduran Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Unknown Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Rustic furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Rustic Interiors
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