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.
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Glass, Wicker
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Objects
Burl
20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Bronze
20th Century English Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware, Terracotta, Cork
Early 20th Century Cuban Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Rope, Cork
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Burl
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Reed
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Objects
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
20th Century Italian Rustic Decorative Objects
Copper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Pine
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Leather
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Driftwood
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Willow
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Willow
1820s Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Pine
17th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 20th Century German Rustic Decorative Objects
Antler, Wood
2010s Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
18th Century English Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
2010s Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Elm, Willow
1830s Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker, Rattan
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Velvet, Softwood, Blown Glass
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Tin
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker, Rattan