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.
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Late 20th Century British Rustic Seating
Papercord, Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Steel
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s Spanish Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Wicker, Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Hickory
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Seating
Twine, Wood
1890s American Antique Rustic Seating
Cowhide, Leather, Horn
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Hardwood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Seating
Ash, Sycamore
1940s Vintage Rustic Seating
Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s British Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Limestone
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Seating
Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Seating
Wood, Cedar
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Seating
Hardwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Oak, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Wood