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.
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Rush, Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Cowhide, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Seating
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s Vintage Rustic Seating
Iron
2010s South African Rustic Seating
Steel
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Seating
Wood, Cedar
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Horn, Cowhide, Leather
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1990s Rustic Seating
Leather, Chenille, Cotton
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Wood
1850s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wicker, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Ash
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Iron
1970s German Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather, Suede
Mid-18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Seating
Ash, Sycamore
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
1910s British Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Horn
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Seating
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
1920s Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine