Rustic Stairs
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.
1890s European Antique Rustic Stairs
Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Stairs
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Stairs
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Stairs
Wood
19th Century North American Antique Rustic Stairs
Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stairs
Wood
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Stairs
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Stairs
1940s Vintage Rustic Stairs
Wood, Leather
19th Century French Antique Rustic Stairs
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Stairs
Wrought Iron
1960s French Vintage Rustic Stairs
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stairs
Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Stairs
Beech
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stairs
Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stairs
Wood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Stairs
Aluminum, Steel
1880s French Antique Rustic Stairs
Oak
1810s English Antique Rustic Stairs
Leather, Hardwood