Rustic Benches
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.
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Benches
Cowhide
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Benches
Pine
20th Century Rustic Benches
Reclaimed Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
2010s Rustic Benches
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Benches
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Benches
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Oak
1850s French Antique Rustic Benches
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Elm
Late 19th Century British Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Benches
Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Benches
Elm
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Benches
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Benches
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Iron
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Wood
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Benches
Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Benches
Steel
19th Century Brazilian Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Benches
Pine
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Benches
Walnut
Late 20th Century Rustic Benches
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Benches
Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Benches
Fir
1960s North American Vintage Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Benches
Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Early 20th Century European Rustic Benches
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Wood
20th Century Rustic Benches
Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Benches
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Rustic Benches
Iron
Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Benches
Teak
19th Century European Antique Rustic Benches
Cane, Wood