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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.
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Wrought Iron
Early 2000s Korean Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Blown Glass
19th Century English Antique Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Cotton, Linen, Thread
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Plastic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Crystal
Early 2000s Italian Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic More Dining and Entertaining
Wicker