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.
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Metal
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Seating
Ash
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Metal, Metallic Thread
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
17th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Ash
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Wicker, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Linen
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Steel
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Cowhide, Upholstery, Wood
1970s German Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather, Suede
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Seating
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Maple
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s South African Rustic Seating
Steel
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century European Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
1970s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Sheepskin, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Horn, Hide
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Chestnut
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Hardwood