Rustic More Folk Art
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 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Horn, Wood, Plaster
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Wood, Horn
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Pewter
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
1860s American Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Pine
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic More Folk Art
Wire
18th Century French Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic More Folk Art
Wire
1930s French Vintage Rustic More Folk Art
Metal
20th Century Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Leather
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Pewter
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
1880s Indian Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Stone
Late 20th Century Rustic More Folk Art
Horn
1970s American Vintage Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic More Folk Art
Resin
20th Century American Rustic More Folk Art
Mid-20th Century French Rustic More Folk Art
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Plaster, Wood
20th Century French Rustic More Folk Art
Metal
1890s American Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Cotton
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
20th Century Rustic More Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Antler
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century German Rustic More Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic More Folk Art
Birch
20th Century Rustic More Folk Art
Bone
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic More Folk Art
Reed
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic More Folk Art
Leather, Linen, Natural Fiber
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Cork
18th Century French Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Iron
20th Century American Rustic More Folk Art
Reed, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic More Folk Art
Stone, Wrought Iron