Rustic 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 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.
1850s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Cut Steel
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wicker
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Glass
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Teak
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood