Rustic Seating
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.
1990s Belgian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Pine
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
1930s Dutch Vintage Rustic Seating
Straw, Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Wool, Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Seating
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Willow
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Seating
Leather
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Seating
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Sheepskin
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
1920s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Leather, Oak, Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hide, Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood, Wicker, Rattan, Birch
20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Leather, Rattan, Wood, Hickory
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wicker
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s Latvian Vintage Rustic Seating
Birch
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Horn, Antler, Suede, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Pine
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Straw, Beech
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal, Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
1950s Dutch Vintage Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Leather, Rattan
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Seating
Iron
1960s Dutch Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
1950s Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood





