Rustic Decorative Objects
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.
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Pine, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pottery
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery
1970s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay, Terracotta
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
17th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Stoneware
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Fabric, Willow, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
2010s American Rustic Decorative Objects
Copper
20th Century Indian Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood