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.
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Horn, Hide
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Ash
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Hardwood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Chestnut
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Chestnut
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Seating
Fabric, Rattan
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s Balkan Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Rush, Pine, Paint
1790s Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Maple
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wicker, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Walnut
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Pine
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Seating
Straw, Rush, Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Seating
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Straw, Rush, Oak
1980s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory