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.
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Shell
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 20th Century Mexican Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
1920s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
20th Century Latvian Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1930s English Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Clay
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Marble
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery
20th Century Latvian Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Concrete, Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Willow
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
20th Century Papua New Guinean Rustic Decorative Objects
Shell, Resin, Feathers
Late 20th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Terracotta, Stoneware, Earthenware
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
1930s Dutch Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Faience
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Reclaimed Wood
Late 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 1900s Nigerian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Objects
Cane, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Wicker, Glass
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Marble, Iron
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Stoneware
Early 2000s Rustic Decorative Objects
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Plaster
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal