Rustic Boxes
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.
1940s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Glass
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Bone, Birch
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Boxes
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Boxes
Wood
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
20th Century Swedish Rustic Boxes
Pine
1890s Thai Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Paper
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Rustic Boxes
Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
19th Century American Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Boxes
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Boxes
Brass
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Boxes
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Iron
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Boxes
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Boxes
Rattan, Bamboo
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Boxes
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Boxes
Tôle
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Boxes
Bentwood
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Oak
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal, Iron
1880s Austrian Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Boxes
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Majolica, Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic
19th Century English Antique Rustic Boxes
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Pine, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Boxes
Metal
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Boxes
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Boxes
Ceramic, Majolica