Rustic Textiles
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.
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool
Mid-19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool
1980s Turkish Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool
Mid-19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Textiles
Wool
1980s Indian Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool, Silk
1980s Turkish Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool
1950s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Textiles
Silk
1950s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool
1950s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool
1850s Turkish Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool
1860s Central Asian Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Textiles
Wool
1890s Chinese Antique Rustic Textiles
Silk
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool
19th Century Antique Rustic Textiles
Silk
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Textiles
Silk, Plexiglass, Wood
Late 20th Century Central Asian Rustic Textiles
Wool
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Textiles
Cotton
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Textiles
Silver
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Textiles
Silver
Late 19th Century Uzbek Antique Rustic Textiles
Wool, Silk
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Textiles
Brass
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Textiles
Wool, Mohair
Early 2000s Afghan Rustic Textiles
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1990s Afghan Rustic Textiles
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
20th Century Turkish Rustic Textiles
Wool
1860s Central Asian Antique Rustic Textiles
Silk
1950s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Textiles
Wool