Rustic Building and Garden Elements
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.
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Oak
18th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
1880s Czech Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
1880s Austrian Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Majolica, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
20th Century Italian Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone, Iron
18th Century English Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Fabric, Rattan
2010s North American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
1890s French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Elm
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
2010s Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
20th Century English Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Granite
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Hickory
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Copper
Early 20th Century British Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Cement
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Tin
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
2010s North American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta, Clay, Earthenware
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Twig
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Clay, Terracotta
19th Century European Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Iron
17th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Iron