Rustic Signs
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.
Early 20th Century English Rustic Signs
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Signs
Metal
1910s British Vintage Rustic Signs
Pine
19th Century British Antique Rustic Signs
Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Signs
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Signs
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Signs
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Signs
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Signs
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Signs
Paper
19th Century British Antique Rustic Signs
Metal
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Signs
Wood
20th Century English Rustic Signs
Metal
Early 20th Century English Rustic Signs
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Signs
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Signs
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Signs
Wood
1950s North American Vintage Rustic Signs
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Signs
Tin, Other
Early 20th Century American Rustic Signs
Canvas, Birch, Paint
20th Century British Rustic Signs
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Signs
Pine
19th Century British Antique Rustic Signs
Pine
20th Century British Rustic Signs
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Signs
Pine
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Signs
Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic Signs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Signs
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Signs
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Signs
Wood, Glass, Paper
Early 20th Century Rustic Signs
Wood