Rustic Building and Garden Elements
RUSTIC STYLE
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.
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Style: Rustic
Pair 19th Century Solid Oak Shutters with Forged Iron Hinges
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century solid oak shutters with forged iron hinges are a decorative way to cover windows, or use as accents in their own right! Diagonally orient...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Adjustable Chaise Lounge with Wheels, Garden furniture. Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
Timeless design elements and smooth styling make the Forge collection a must for those with a taste for classic decor. Offered in your choice of enduring finishes and fabulous fabric...
Category
2010s Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rustic Antique Swedish Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Rustic Antique Swedish Step Ladder is a reminder of a bygone era, long before the days of Home Depot and Ace Hardware! When one lived out in a rural area an...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Traditional Spanish Bronze Pots
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four bronze pots of different sizes.
Signed.
By Barberí foundry in Olot, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Rustic Pine Beam Bench Pine and Corten Steel Base by Alabama Sawyer 4'
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural textu...
Category
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Traditional Spanish Vintage Bronze Pot, circa 1985
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage bronze pot.
Made in a catalan foundry in Olot, Spain circa 1985
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
M...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique South East Asian Carved And Painted Architectural Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large scale architectural feature made of multiple wooden sections bound with metal bars with bosses and overlaid with scalloped shaped appliques with bosses. All in old Turquoise...
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19th Century Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Traditional Spanish Vintage Bronze Pot, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage bronze pot.
By Barberí foundry in Olot, Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a be...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Cast Iron Cauldron Kitchen Pot Ice Bucket
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cast iron cauldron with unmatching Lid from Galicia at the northern part of Spain, circa 1940s
Made in molded/cast iron, originally used for cooking...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
English 19th Century Terracotta Urn
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful unglazed terracotta urn from England, circa 1860. It has gained a great patina from years of exposure, giving it a unique texture and fleck of color. A pair of shaped han...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
English 19th Century Terracotta Urn
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful unglazed terracotta urn from England, circa 1860. It has gained a great patina from years of exposure, giving it a unique texture and fleck of color. A pair of shaped han...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Vintage Spanish Metal Printing Press, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage metal printing press tool.
By unknown manufacturer Spain circa 1970.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Traditional Spanish Vintage Ceramic Vases, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage ceramic vases.
By unknown manufacturer, made in Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pati...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Spanish Copper Cauldron with Handles
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized hand-hammered copper cauldron with copper handles, Spain, 1920s- 1930s
This handcrafted copper cauldron has a dramatic aged patina. The copper is heavily marked by the pas...
Category
20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Traditional Spanish Vintage Bronze Pot, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage bronze pot.
By Barberi, Olot, Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Bronze.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Drip Glaze Relief Planter, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely ceramic planter dates to the early 20th century and features low relief decoration colored by blue, green, and light brown overglaze. The basin has a footed base, a flat ...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Italian Decorative Door in Fané Style
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Italian fané-style door from the early 1920s. The door is made of blue-blue painted wood. The door is obviously antique and through its weathering has created perfect deco...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Shou Sugi Ban Wood Bench Pine Corten Steel 10' Long
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes urban, local pine logs for a solid volume bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the graphic texture of the end grain of...
Category
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
French Turn of the Century 1900s Two-Tiered Green Painted Oval Jardinière
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French two-tiered oval shaped jardinière from the early 20th century, with green and white painted metal, scrolling accents and weathered appearance. Created in France during the T...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Metal
Traditional Spanish Vintage Ceramic Vase, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage ceramic hand-painted vase.
By unknown manufacturer, made in Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Traditional Spanish Vintage Bronze Pot, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage bronze pot.
Signed.
By Barberí foundry in Olot, Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pres...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Organic Double or Single Plant Stand Pedestals
Located in Miami, FL
Organic double or single plant stand pedestals
Offered for sale are two individual natural cut logs for use as organic plant stands. They are s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
1920s French Wood and Metal Garden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
This antique wooden bench with metal frame was produced in France, circa 1920. Nicely distressed, the charming bench offers a slender silhouette, invigorated by splay legs curved inw...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Traditional Danish Vintage Wooden Spicery Pot Round Display, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage spicery consisting in 18 glass pots in a round shaped rotatory Woden display.
Made by unknown manufacturer, in Denmark circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wea...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass, Wood
Traditional Spanish Vintage Metal Vase, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage metal vase.
By unknown manufacturer, made in Spain circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Set of Seven Coquillage Oysters Baskets in Iron Wire
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Seven Vintage Metal Wire Coquillage baskets, France, 1960s.
Traditional metal baskets used by french oyster farmers at low tide for harvest.
Very good vintage condition and...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of Spanish Wall Planters from an antique Water Mill
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of rustic iron wall mounted plant stands in of-white patina, Spain, 1930s.
These iron buckets were part of an antique spanish water mill.
Conve...
Category
20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
Traditional Spanish Vintage Bronze Pot, Signed and Dated, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage bronze pot.
Signed and dated.
By unknown manufacturer, Olot, Spain circa 1980.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beau...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Traditional Spanish Vintage Metal Vase, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage metal vase.
By unknown manufacturer, made in Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Large antique Italian decorative staircase in white wood
Located in Milano, IT
Large Italian Vintage Rustic Decorative Ladder from the 1920s The ladder is made of painted wood.
The ladder is a beautiful painted wood decorative element from the Rustic Chic perio...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian decorative staircase in beige wood
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous Italian Vintage rustic staircase from the 1920s.The staircase is made of painted wood.
The ladder is a beautiful painted wood decorative element from the Rustic Chic period ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Vintage Brass Coal Scuttle Bucket, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage brass coal scuttle bucket
By unknown manufacturer, France, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Shanxi Province Hand Carved Elmwood Oriental Door
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique shanxi province hand carved Elmwood Oriental Door.
Circa: 1880
Dimensions:
H: 84"
W: 49"
D: 23".
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Elm, Softwood
Pair 19th Century Solid Oak Shutters with Forged Iron Hinges
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century solid oak shutters with forged iron hinges are a decorative way to cover windows, or use as accents in their own right! Diagonally orient...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Geometric Graphic Large Ceramic Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
Geometric graphic large ceramic pot.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Traditional Spanish Vintage Metal Vase, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage metal vase.
By unknown manufacturer, made in Spain circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
White Wicker Bicycle Plant Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
A small white wicker plant stand in the shape of a bicycle. A round plant holder is positioned where the seat would be. Three wheels are decor...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Hand Carved Stone Milling Bowl, Square
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved stone milling bowl.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and har...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Hand-Carved Thai Wooden Temple Bells on Stands, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Thai wooden temple bells on custom stands from the early 20th century (possibly older). This pair of hand-carved temple bells are minimally adorn, having a more rustic appe...
Category
20th Century Thai Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
Set of Three Rustic Zinc Water Buckets
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Three old zinc buckets. Spain, 1940s.
For storage, gardening and decorative purposes at home or for window dressings.
The large one has two handle...
Category
20th Century Spanish Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Zinc, Metal
Black Lychee Wood Stump End Table with Warm Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Free-formed organic-shaped lychee wood stump end table. Featuring an ebony-stained body and a warm finished accent top. This hand-carved piece ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Moose Wilderness Log Cabin Rustic Iron Folding Fireplace Mantle Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moose wilderness log cabin rustic iron folding fireplace mantle screen. Item features 3 section folding screen with wilderness scenes of tall trees, a mo...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Rustic 19th Century Mexican Farmhouse Architectural Window Shutters
Located in Forney, TX
A small rustic Mexican farmhouse wooden hinged window / shutter, with mortise and tenon joinery, original hardware and lock.
A wonderful example of 19th...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Majolica Fish Jardinière Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Inspired by the Japonism movement this French Majolica large jardinière is signed Onnaing, circa 1890.
This handled jardinière is decorated with fishes in the water surrounded by se...
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French 19th Century Victorian Green Metal Folding Garden Chairs, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of two antique French metal folding garden or patio chairs. This set of chairs will be an excellent addition to a patio, porch, or garden dining and entertaining. Each chair folds and is decorated with ornate metal designs at the top and pierced designs on the backs. The seats are round and woven in a metal lattice pattern. Each chair is painted in its original mint green paint...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Large 19th Century Portable Pine Farm Harvest Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting old pine farm table.
A large antique portable table originally used to set up in the orchards or fields during harvesting time to serve the workers on.
In excellent antique condition.
European possibly Irish...
Category
19th Century European Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Grand French Art Nouveau Iron & Stone Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This one of a kind Art Nouveau iron panel and stone console is grand in style and craftsmanship! The beautiful top is a single slab of black stone, r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Iron
Monumental Provincial Chinese Bathtub, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With its grand scale and perfect proportions, this rustic wooden bathtub is true showstopper. The tub has an elongated, oval shape is comprised of thick cypress wood staves held together by three iron bands. Two iron handles on either side of the basin allow it to be easily moved about a space. Dated to the early 19th century, the wood exhibits beautifully irregular grain patterns and a warm, richly aged patina that only time can achieve. An incredible way to add rustic texture to the home, we love this gorgeous bathtub as a garden planter, a firewood bin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th C. Wood and Wrought Iron Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century panel made of a wood frame with hand wrought iron inset. Beautiful distressed paint throughout. It would be great to build into a construction project or incorporate as ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Round Solid Cast Iron Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic solid cast iron table made in Sweden during the late 1800s by Skoglund & Olson. The company was established in 1874 by Erik Gustaf Skoglund and Axel Olson as a foundry in Gävl...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of Two Traditional Spanish Vintage Metal Basin, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two traditional vintage metal basin. Red and blue.
By unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1970.
In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Chinese Drip Glaze Relief Planter, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely ceramic planter dates to the early 20th century and features low relief decoration and an irregular, blue-green drip glaze. The basin has a footed base, a flat lip, and r...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Poured Stone Bull
Located in New York, NY
Well detailed poured stone bull statue. We believe this item was originally placed in a shop in France, perhaps a butcher shop, as display. It appears as though the piece was never p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Giraffe Bench, Made for Colchester Zoo, England 1950s
Located in London, GB
A delightful giraffe bench.
Wrought iron and wood, this bench crafted for Colchester Zoo, Essex, England in the 1950s.
Superb quality.
Category
1950s British Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Glazed Pottery Jar from Bunny Williams' Trelliage Shop
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and rustic pottery jar with good weight and size. In dark brown glaze with faceted shoulder and ribbed body. With a pair of double handles on the neck.
Measures: Height 20 ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Wicker Wrapped Earthenware Vessel Planter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage earthenware vessel with wicker basket and wooden lid. Unknown provenance. Likely used as jug to hold or age food or alcohol. Similar style to that of Martaban Pottery. Large ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Wicker, Wood
English Decorative Fence Section, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1920's English fence section in a wonderful old green paint. Perfect as a decorative element in your garden or?
Category
Early 20th Century British Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Traditional Spanish Vintage Metal Basin, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two traditional vintage metal basin. Red and blue.
By unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1970.
In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Rustic building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Alabama Sawyer, Old Hickory Furniture Company, Andrianna Shamaris, Boisset Pottery, and Anduze. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $34,500 while the average work can sell for $1,515.
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