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 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.
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Willow
1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
20th Century English Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience, Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Elm
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Copper
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Horn, Wood
1980s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Early 20th Century British Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
20th Century European Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Glass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Bentwood, Willow
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century Thai Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Bone, Birch
20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century German Rustic Decorative Objects
Antler, Horn
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Elm
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay