Rustic Home Accents
RUSTIC STYLE
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.
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Style: Rustic
Large Sculptural African Dogan Ladder
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive vintage carved wood architectural ladder carved by Dogan people to access their dwellings. Mounted on a 12 x 15 base, the ladder is now a sculptural piece of African art.
Category
1950s Sahrawi Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Rustic Red & Natural Distressed Manchester Picket Fence 3-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Rustic red & natural distressed Manchester picket fence 3-panel folding screen with black metal hinges. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Wood Room Divider After Alvar Aalto, circa 1970
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rustic wood room divider, circa 1930
By unknown artisan, France.
Wood Room Divider After Alvar Aalto, circa 1970
By unknown manufacturer.
In original condition, with minor wear co...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century Wood & Metal Rustic Storage Trunk Accent Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Rustic style decorative storage trunk on legs or accent table, unbranded. Solid hardwood, lift up lid is on a hinge, bevel edge to the top, decorative metal accents, metal top & si...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Primitive Antique 19th C. Oak Carpenters Tool Chest Trunk Dovetailed Steamer 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
A charming late 19th century tool chest from M.J. Gallagher of North Carolina, Dated 1888. The trunk appears to be a carpenter or machinists trunk but could have also been used in mi...
Category
1880s Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Vintage Italian Rustic Wooden Ladder Stair Step
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful rustic ladder crafted of sturdy wood with a simple design and nice patina. Sure to bring lots of character and rustic elegance to any room using minimal space. Great for di...
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Rustic Forest Giselle Stag Buck Animal Wood Bookends from Sweden, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair Giselle or stag deer buck animal carved wood bookends in the Rustic style, circa mid to late-20th century, Sweden. Animal is carved against a 'book'. A great set for a library...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Rustic Art Populaire Ladder, France, 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Art Populaire; France; Early 20th Century; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Travail Populaire; Folk Art;
Rustic French ladder adorned with a fascinating patina. This unique piece embo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Antique Handcrafted Small Merchant's Chest with Lock and Key
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique small merchant's chest or box, c. 1920's.
Wonderful petite chest handcrafted of teak and beautifully carved with dovetail joint construction. The divided, sliding tray is re...
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Teak
English Rustic 1930s Wicker Trunk with Iron Hardware and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English rustic wicker trunk from circa 1930 with iron hardware, rectangular lid, lateral handles and fabric lined interior. Capturing the essence of English craftsmanship, this ru...
Category
Early 20th Century English Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
19c Leather Trunk on Stand, JMB Monogram
Located in New Orleans, LA
Brown leather trunk on stand with nailhead embellishments. Monogram on top is JMB.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rustic Climbing Frame, France, 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Climbing Frame; Ladder; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Antique; France; 20th Century; Art Populaire; Travail Populaire;
Rustic climbing frame from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Vintage Elm Travel Trunk Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Rustic Climbing Frame, France, 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Climbing Frame; Ladder; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Antique; France; 20th Century; Art Populaire; Travail Populaire;
Rustic climbing frame from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Carved and Painted Sun Screen
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Wonderful vintage hand carved and painted screen. 4 panels have been fixed together on one side with a wooden slats and a glue. The fixed side displays an angels the displayed side f...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Cast Iron Horse Head Bookends
Located in Doylestown, PA
Charming vintage cast iron horse bookends, 1930's. Painted horse heads extend outward in opposite direction. Great for a touch of rustic equest...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from early 20th Century France, refigured into a two level shelving unit. Conjuring images of bricolage, this time-traveled object displays a nostalgic patina; scuff...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Solid Cast Brass Horseshoe Bookends
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of cast solid brass horseshoe bookends
Late-20th Century
Measures: 4.88"W x 2.88"D x 5.13"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Wooden Shelves
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden shelving unit made in 20th century, France. This shelving unit is composed with a vintage fruit picking ladder teepeed together w...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Large Handmade Wooden Tool Box, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A large handmade wooden toolbox with steel handle and lock. Refinished in an oil and wax finish.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.194...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Painted Face Suitcase by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical folk art painted suitcase or valise featuring a striped canvas covered exterior with a painted face by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The case is covered with vintage western European ports of call with a lovely aged, distressed patina. The interior has a green intact silk lining with pockets. Used as a prop in Yeager's Gallery studio in Calistoga, CA. Made by US manufacturer...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
German Wedding Chest from 1842
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Picturesque German dowry chest made in 1842. These chests were typically part of a young woman's dowry, filled with her linen and silver to move to ...
Category
1840s German Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Hand Crafted Angular Pine Accent Chest, Small Trunk
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand made forged iron strapping inside.
Category
20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Handsome Rustic Chestnut Antique French Trunk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
If you love European rustic, this French chestnut trunk is a real find. From the Normandy region of France, this trunk dates form the 19th century and was traditionally used to store...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Chestnut
Chinese Woven Bamboo Birdcage
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant birdcage is beautifully woven of thin strips of bamboo in the spirit of fine decorative basketry. The horizontal weft wraps around the cage with graceful curves, mirrore...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Bamboo
Rustic Antique Swedish Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Rustic Antique Swedish Step Ladder is a reminder of a bygone era, long before the days of Home Depot and Ace Hardware! When one lived out in a rural area an...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Great Looking Distressed Wood 3 Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Attractive distressed wood and mirrored 3 panel screen having elegantly curved tops and carved panels. Color of wood is a pickled or cerused look. Very neutral.
Note: Pair available.
Category
Early 2000s American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century German Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
Made to safeguard your precious treasures, this impressive wooden chest made in Germany circa 1780. Elaborate ornamentation on the front includes diverse sea motifs such as a fish sc...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Antique Studded Metal Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique chest or trunk, most likely over 100 years old and from Asia (inferred from the asian characteristics on the interior). Metal cased body wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Antique Oak 19th Century Pennsylvania Dough Box Proving Chest Trough Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique primitive early 19th century oak farmhouse dough box featuring traditional styling with turned legs, carved skirt and dovetailed joinery.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Handmade Rustic Crystal & Rock Bookends
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage circa 1930's handmade rock and quartz bookends. A souvenir of the Black Hills, South Dakota. Made of hard plaster with Native American bust figure, rose quartz, petrified woo...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Stone, Crystal
10 Scandinavian Modern Hangers in Wood from Sweden, Made Out of Fir
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern hangers in wood from Sweden, made out of Fir. Surprise yourself with stylish handmade hangers in your wardrobe in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.
Category
1970s European Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Fir
1920s French Metal Birdcage
Located in High Point, NC
This metal birdcage with a square wooden base was made in France, circa 1920. Corrugated and smooth rods alongside thin wires were used to construct the...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal, Wire
Mallard Duck Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of metal bookends decorated with mallard ducks taking flight. Pressed with feather details and hand painted with the green and blue feathers partic...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Antique 17th Century Spanish Chestnut Carved Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful trunk or coffer from Northern Spain that was made in the first part of the 17th century.
It features a rectangular hinged molded top over a deeply carved base. The front...
Category
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Iron
French 1890s Brown and Black Travel Trunk with Leather Straps and Aged Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic travel trunk from the late 19th century, with nicely weathered patina. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th century, this trunk features a black and b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Leather
18th-C. Large Scale Hand Painted Continental / Swedish Pine Coffer or Trunk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an exceptional piece! It is a large scale hand painted continental coffer or trunk. It could be Swedish in origin. Note hand forged hardware...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Western Style Hand Tooled Leather Attache Case
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautiful hand tooled leather attache case with whipstitch detail, retractable handles and full outer zipper closure. The interior has two interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Leather
1906 Antique Pine Carpenters Tool Chest Trunk Strong Box Disston Saws Planers
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and rare antique pine carpenters tool chest or trunk featuring five Disston hand saws, a bunch of planers and various extras. Mark...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Antique Brown Distress Painted Pine Wood Dovetailed Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century antique brown distressed painted pine wood dovetailed blanket chest trunk. Item features dovetailed construction, weathered/reddi...
Category
19th Century American Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Antique 17th Century Italian Cassone Wedding Chest with Hand-Carved Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
The cassone (plural "cassoni") was a large decorated wooden chest, primarily made in Italy. Cassoni were traditionally given to a bride by her parents, and were often placed at the f...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Rustic 1860s Napoléon III Wooden Birdcage with Scrolling Metal Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic Napoléon III period wooden birdcage from the mid 19th century, with scrolling metal accents and baluster motifs. Created in France duri...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Inlaid Hope Chest Trunk, circa 1836
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique early 19th century Italian inlaid hope chest trunk. Beautifully inlaid decoration including stars and a horse and rider. Dated 1836.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Black Forest Walnut 4-Fold Screen
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut floral carved 4 fold screen with leopard style fabric upholstered panels.
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Animal Skin, Walnut
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19/20th Cent.) walnut carved floor trunk with cross leg sides and tapestry panel top.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
16 Cowhides for Upholstery or Decoration
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have 16 red cowhide skins for upholstery.
These are three year old skins and in good condition.
Largest is 52" x 44" and the smallest is 39" x 47".
Category
2010s Swedish Rustic Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Rustic home accents for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic home accents for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic home accents made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original home accents, popular names associated with this style include and Ira Yeager. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for home accents differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $55,000 while the average work can sell for $1,300.
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