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.
2010s American Rustic Lighting
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Lighting
Brass
1950s French Vintage Rustic Lighting
Jute, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Lighting
Ceramic, Textile, Wood
20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Lighting
Driftwood
1960s German Vintage Rustic Lighting
Cord, Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Lighting
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Lighting
Iron
1920s American Vintage Rustic Lighting
Antler
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Lighting
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Plaster, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Iron, Metal
1880s American Antique Rustic Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Rustic Lighting
Steel
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
1980s French Vintage Rustic Lighting
Felt, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Coral
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Lighting
Metal, Iron
1960s American Vintage Rustic Lighting
Olive
19th Century French Antique Rustic Lighting
Iron
Early 2000s American Rustic Lighting
Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Lighting
Metal
18th Century French Antique Rustic Lighting
Stone
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Lighting
Elm
Late 20th Century American Rustic Lighting
Ceramic
1940s Vintage Rustic Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Lighting
Steel
19th Century English Antique Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
2010s North American Rustic Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Lighting
Fabric, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Oak
20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
1990s American Rustic Lighting
Iron
20th Century Rustic Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Brass, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Rustic Lighting
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Lighting
Iron
1950s American Vintage Rustic Lighting
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Lighting
Wrought Iron