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.
Brown Turkish Cicim Vintage Mini Kilim • Handmade Embroidered Flatweave Rug
Located in Burlingame, CA
A vintage Turkish cicim mini kilim featuring an earth brown field with crisp geometric lattice motifs and richly textured raised embroidery. The composition is grounded and architect...
Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton
American Country Rustic Cowboy Wall Hanging
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Rustic Western style wall hanging with a scene of a cowboy riding a horse with Indian and other Western motifs titled "Let r b...
Fabric
American Country Style Crewel Floral Rug
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (20th Century) crewel rug with floral and leaf design with pink and green accents (9\' x 12\'). Please note: used/antique condition
$7,500Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Champagne Colored Turkish Handmade Oushak Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Oushak carpet handmade during the early 20th century with an overall neutral and earth tone palette primarily in champagne, old ivory, and brown.
Wool
Vintage Turkish Village Yastik Rug • Maroon & Gold Handmade Wool Mini Rug
Located in Burlingame, CA
A vintage Turkish village yastik rug featuring a muted maroon field with bold tribal geometry and a central medallion in saffron gold and dusty rose. Ivory corner motifs, olive brown...
Natural Fiber, Wool
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Anatolian Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Anatolian runner from the early 20th century. Anatolian, the rose-red field displays a geometric pattern of Memling guls (flowers), stars, cartouches-in-boxes and ...
Wool
$2,732 / set
16 cowhide’s for upholstery or decoration
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have 16 red cowhide skins for upholstery. These are 3 year old skins and in good condition, very slight range in colour but an ideal solution for a big upholstery or decorat...
Leather
Vintage New Konya Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Modern Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This modern kilim is a collaboration between traditional kilim weaving and...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Native American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade American hooked rug from the mid-20th century depicting a head of a Native American on a brown field. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been professionall...
Fabric, Wool, Jute
Antique Konya Hotamis Runner Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Hotamis region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It belongs to the scallop from the Konya region of Central Anato...
Wool, Natural Fiber
American Hooked Checkerboard Chess Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade one of a kind American Hooked Rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century with an irregular checkerboard pattern Measures: 3' x 5'7''.
Wool
$1,500
H 1 in W 62 in D 75 in
Vintage Shaggy Sheepskin Bed Throw or Rug New Zealand Natural Ivory White 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1970s Shaggy Sheepskin Bed Throw or Rug New Zealand Natural Ivory White A luxurious 1970s-style shaggy sheepskin bed throw or rug, hand-quilted from pieces of fluffy wild sh...
Sheepskin
$33,999
W 160 in L 198 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Rug Saffron, Light Blue and Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...
Wool
$100,799Sale Price|20% Off
W 204 in L 276 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Turkish Handmade Oriental Rugs, Coral, Orange, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental rugs. size 17x23. ...
Wool
$900
W 37.41 in L 40.16 in
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Bergama ( Pergamon ) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible old cuval ki...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Zabihi Collection American Navajo Blanket Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century American Navajo Blanket Rug Details rug no. j3080 size 2' 6" x 4' 6" (76 x 137 cm)
Wool
$4,799Sale Price|20% Off
W 32 in L 162 in
Antique Oushak Runner, Turkish Oriental Rug, Handmade Peach, Yellow, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...
Wool
$4,256Sale Price|20% Off
W 96 in L 116 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Taupe, Ice Blue and Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
The town of Oushak first emerged as a center for the production of Ottoman Turkish court carpets from the end of the fifteenth century. Like these forerunners, the antique Oushak car...
Wool
$2,592Sale Price|20% Off
W 58 in L 81 in
Vintage Silk Kaysari Rug, Turkish Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Taupe, Gray, Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Hand-knotted in the 1920s, very rare Turkish silk Kaysari. Looks like a 16th century Polonaise Design. Evenly low and wear areas. Measures: 4'10" x 6'9".
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Shiraz Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Persian Shiraz Throw Size Rug 1'7'' x 1'7''.
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Shiraz Throw Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Persian Shiraz Throw Size Rug 1'10'' x 2'1''.
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Malayer Hamadan Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind early-20th century decorative Malayer rug Measures: 3'7'' x 6'5''.
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Persian Handmade Accent Carpet in Shades of Brown
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Malayer carpet handmade during the early 20th century. This rustic carpet employs the classic Persian 'Herati' pattern of curved lancet leaves surrounding rosettes...
Wool
Antique Persian Kurdish Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kurdish carpet in runner format from the early 20th century. The western Persian Kurdish tribes often employed repeating geometric field designs, as here, with hex...
Wool
Antique Persian Serab Runner
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Serab runner from the early 20th century. The deep brown field displays two pendant squares within shaped ivory motives in the Serab rustic style. The field design...
Wool
Vintage Persian Mahal Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mahal carpet from the mid-20th century with an orange field behind a semi-geometric floral pattern in blue and khaki-green often...
Wool
Rustic Handmade Persian Rug With Shades of Red, Light Blue, and Navy
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Heriz rug from the early 20th century. A warm madder red ground is a perfect setting for a giant “X” shaped white branching centerpiece ending in geometric lancet ...
Wool