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.
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1830s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s Sahrawi Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Irish Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Concrete
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton