Rustic Patio and Garden 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.
Early 20th Century French Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
2010s Spanish Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Cement
Mid-20th Century Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Stone
2010s Brazilian Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
18th Century Antique Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
1970s American Vintage Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
2010s French Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Steel
1960s French Vintage Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Fiberglass
1950s American Vintage Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Marble, Iron
Late 20th Century French Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Cement
20th Century American Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Marble, Metal
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture
Earthenware