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.
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century English Rustic Seating
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Leather, Rattan, Wood, Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Concrete
19th Century Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Horn, Antler, Suede, Leather
20th Century Rustic Seating
Cowhide, Walnut
20th Century Rustic Seating
Reclaimed Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood
1990s Belgian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Bentwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Rush, Ash, Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Burl
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Seating
Teak
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Rush, Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Animal Skin
Early 18th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Wood, Wool
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wicker
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
19th Century German Antique Rustic Seating
Velvet
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Metal
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Leather, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Elm
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood