Rustic Lighting
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.
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Antler
2010s American Rustic Lighting
Stained Glass, Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Antler
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
2010s Mexican Rustic Lighting
Rattan, Palmwood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century German Rustic Lighting
Horn, Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
1880s German Antique Rustic Lighting
Metal
20th Century Rustic Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Lighting
Iron, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Lighting
Glass
19th Century Central American Antique Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron, Tin
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Animal Skin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron, Zinc
Early 20th Century German Rustic Lighting
Horn, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
1970s Austrian Vintage Rustic Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
20th Century Rustic Lighting
Iron, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Lighting
Porcelain
1920s German Vintage Rustic Lighting
Antler, Glass
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Earthenware
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Lighting
Wood, Parchment Paper
1960s American Vintage Rustic Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Lighting
Tin
Late 20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Lighting
Metal, Iron
20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Lighting
Iron
2010s American Rustic Lighting
Stained Glass, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Lighting
Terracotta
1960s German Vintage Rustic Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Metal
1990s American Rustic Lighting
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Clay
2010s Brazilian Rustic Lighting
Wool
1940s Vintage Rustic Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Lighting
Horn, Blown Glass
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary English Rustic Lighting
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Metal, Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Lighting
Jute, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Lighting
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Lighting
Driftwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Lighting
Terracotta