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.
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1850s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1850s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s Chinese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Zinc
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Beech
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Rustic furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Rustic Interiors
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