Rustic Seating
RUSTIC STYLE
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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
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Style: Rustic
Vintage Boho Rustic Spindle Back Chairs - Set of 4
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic set of four vintage Boho dining chairs. A chic primitive hand carved design with a spindle back design. Beautiful all over patina from time. Acquired from a Palm Beach es...
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Late 20th Century Cow Hide Ottomans/ Footstools.
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Late 20th Century Cow Hide Ottomans/ Footstools.
Cube shaped ottomans upholstered with a premium quality real cowhide
In excellent original...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Materials
Cowhide
Craftman Oak & Rush Dining Chair set, France 1940's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage French Craftmanship Oak & Rush Dining Chairs set of 6 with sculptural legs. Made in France, 1940's. Solid oak constructed and carve...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
French Vintage Rush Triangular Weaved Stool In The Style Of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Dorchester, GB
Triangular oak stool with rush woven seat in the style of Charles Dudouyt circa 1940s.
Thick chunky legs with the round finials indicative of the French designer Charles Dudouyt.
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Rustic Modern Primitive Sofa in Pierre Frey Bouclé, France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic modern two seater sofa upholstered in luxurious grey Pierre Frey bouclé wool. The modern design of the wooden structure effortlessly harmoniz...
Category
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Leather
Rustic Farm Stool, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A rustic tripod farm stool with a curved seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Tall Rustic Farm Stool or Pedestal in Solid Oak, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Two-tiered solid oak vintage stool. Excellent to use as a pedestal for the display of objects. Solid construction.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Turned Oak and Iron Artist's Stand or Stool
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique oak and iron artist's stand or stool, France circa 1850s.
A rare style oak artist's stand with nicely turned legs and iron reinforcements. The complexity of the base is uniq...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
19th-C. French Carved Oak Ladder Back Side Chairs In Vintage Leopard - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of 19th century French carved oak side chairs. They have a vintage leopard upholstery that does not have any tears. The backs have a carved floral medallion. The ladde...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Rustic French wooden stool 1940
Located in Meulebeke, BE
a unique and authentic French stool made in the 1940s.
Made of full wood, this stool exudes warmth and durability. The rich brown colour, enhanced by a natural patina, gives the woo...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Modern Cognac Leather Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
black lacquer steel and patinated cognac leather chairs, set of six, Belgium, 1960s
Unusual set of six side chairs, thick leather seating, sol...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
Mesquite Hardwood Stool From Guanajuato, Mexico, Circa 1940´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Mesquite hardwood stool from Guanajuato, Mexico, circa 1940´s.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Large Swedish 19th century painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large swedish 19th century painted pine bench circa 1890.
Here we present a swedish painted bench which has been dry scraped through its various layers of lifetime paint.
Shaped ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
A single thick antique wood panel with lovely character within the wood. We added smooth teak minimalist legs to produce this beautiful bench and finished with a secret ingredient, r...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Easy Chair in Solid Wood and Rope, France, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Francis Jourdain; 1930s; Early 20th Century; Les Ateliers Modernes; Wabi Sabi; Rustic; Cord; Simple Design; Le Corbusier; Paris; Armchair; Easy Chair; Monoxylite;
Easy chair in so...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rope, Wood
Walnut Rustic Modern Chalet Sofa in Pierre Frey Bouclé, Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Walnut chalet sofa, a timeless piece inspired by rustic modern design from 1960s Switzerland. Crafted with a wabi-sabi ethos, this walnut-framed sofa exude...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Rustic wooden stool with handle 1920's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Rustic solid wooden stool with a handle in the middle. Made around 1920. Has a great wabi sabi look.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the black paint has been worn away in places to the wood. The bench is stable and sturdy. Free of woodworm.
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the green paint has been worn away in places to the wood. The bench is stable and sturdy. Free of woodworm.
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Carved English Oak Barley Twist Lounge Chair With Caned Back & Sides
Located in West Chester, PA
A unique hand carved oak lounge chair with caned sides and back and barley twist columns. Originally on six casters which are not included.
Category
Early 20th Century English Rustic Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Oak
Rustic Vintage Oak Stool, Handcrafted in Finland
Located in Turku, FI
a Unique and beautiful stool that is made of solid oak-wood. Also well suitable as a side table for example. Handcrafted in Finland.
Rough finishing brings out the natural elements ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Reclaimed Pine Painted Bench - Antique White
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with precision and painted in a soothing antique white, this bench exudes rustic charm. The reclaimed pine adds character, telling a story of history and sustainability. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
French Tripod Milking Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
These 1960’s French milking stools are a work of functional design made to assist in “dairying.” The short, tripod legs created a low center of gravi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Ash
Reclaimed Pine Painted Bench - Stone Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with precision and painted in a soothing stone grey hue, this bench exudes rustic charm. The reclaimed pine adds character, telling a story of history and sustainability. Ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Mexican Sabino Wood Live Edge Bench
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous Mexican Mid century Sabino wood bench. Hand carved from large Sabino trunks, this beautiful bench is substantial in construction and style. The perfect piece to compliment...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Rustic Tripod Stool, Side Table, Auvergne, France, circa 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Robust; Rural; Wabi Sabi; Sculptural; Travail Populaire; Folk Art; Travail Art Populaire; Stool; Wood; France; Auvergne; Organic; Luxury Chalet Style; Tripod;
Wabi-sabi ru...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
19th century handmade stool
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This 19th century wooden stool made from a tree trunk is a unique and authentic piece of furniture that adds a rustic atmosphere to any room.
The stool has three sturdy legs that fo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
17th Century Quaker Style Chair
Located in Middletown, MD
This is a truly rare opportunity to own an authentic one-of-a-kind piece of worldly history. Originating from the picturesque rolling countryside of Lancashire, England circa 1650-1670 and brought to North America in the late 17th century settling...
Category
17th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Walnut
Rustic Wabi Sabi Armchair, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century artisanal armchair, crafted in France with solid light wood and a rattan seat. The marriage of these materials creates a harmonious blend, radiating a serene tranquility...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Wooden Stool, 19th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This 19th century wooden stool made from a tree trunk is a unique and authentic piece of furniture that adds a rustic atmosphere to any room.
The stool has three sturdy legs that fo...
Category
1850s French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic wooden stool 19th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This 19th century wooden stool made from a tree trunk is a unique and authentic piece of furniture that adds a rustic atmosphere to any room.
The wood has a brown color that gives t...
Category
1850s French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Wooden Stool, 1920s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Rustic solid wooden stool. Made around 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Francis Jourdain Sofa or Bench in Woven Straw and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Francis Jourdain, sofa or bench, straw, stained beech, France, 1930s
This exceptional sofa is a design by French painter and cabinetmaker Francis Jourdain (1976-1958) and exudes a r...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
Tripod Oak Small Side Table / Stool, Belgium 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Tripod Oak Small Side Table / Stool. Made in Belgium, 1950's. Solid oak constructed handmade hand carved stool or side table. This comes in very good condition, with a nice d...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Pair of Rustic Travail Populaire Benches, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travail Populaire; Art Populaire; Rustic; Rural; Wabi Sabi; Antique; 19th Century; Benches; Monoxylite; Folk Art;
Rustic travail populaire benches from 19th century France, each ado...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Asian Folding Fishermans Bamboo and Rope Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folding Asian Fishermans Stool with Bamboo Frame and Woven Rope seat. A wonderful decorative piece - this can also be practical, however, due to the s...
Category
20th Century Asian Rustic Seating
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Isabel Brown and Cream Checkered Square Pouf Ottoman
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A handsome ottoman to put your feet up
A hundred years ago these fabrics used to be cereal sacks in Northern Portugal. Now they get rediscovered and transformed into a rare collectible. This wool Isabel Checkered Square Pouf Ottoman...
Category
2010s Portuguese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wool
1950's Handmade Vinewood & oak Bar Stool
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage 1950's Handmade Vine wood & oak Bar Stool. Probably made in France, 1950's / 60's period. Vine / Wine wood constructed legs with a solid oak round slab as seat. This comes in...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
High Back Wooden Wabi-Sabi Church, Pray Bench II, Modular Back, Rustic, 1880s
Located in Antwerp, BE
High back wooden wabi-wabi church, pray bench, modular back, Rustic, 1880's
Rustic high back wooden church or pray bench from the 1880s. The backre...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
The appealing form of this rustic wooden bench gives it a timeless charm. Made in France in the early 1800s, the simple yet inviting design evokes the sunlit squares of small Provinc...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Knife Walnut Beam Bench 4' Solid Wood + Blackened Steel Bench by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The beam bench brings primitive beauty at a variety of lengths. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time.
The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes.
With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...
Category
2010s American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
Small Vintage A-Frame Wooden Bench with Rustic Appearance and Splaying Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage A-Frame wooden bench from the mid 20th century with rustic appearance, splaying legs and double side stretchers. Exuding a timeless rustic charm, this small vintage A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic French Wooden Chair
Located in High Point, NC
This antique wooden chair was crafted in 19th Century France. A beautifully preserved wooden side chair with a refinished surface, featuring splay...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Handmade Minimalistic Spanish Chestnut Wood Bench, Early 19th Century
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This early-19th century rustic Fruitwood Spanish large settle bench was handcrafted on Spain's southeastern coast. Handmade of solid fruitwood, having four sculptural posts that rise...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Toscanolla of 70s designed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti, solid ash wood
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Chair of the 70s designed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti, Tuscan style, made up of a rope of stuffed vegetable. Structure in view: solid ash, ebonized...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Ash
French Style Carved Oak Ottoman W/ Nailheads In Leopard Upholstery
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale upholstered ottoman with rustic French styling. The leopard upholstery is vintage and in very good condition. The frame is a dark stained oak. It is attributed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair Mid-20th Century Handmade Solid Oak Ladder Back Side Bistro Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Rustic handmade Oak Side, Bistro or Dining Chairs in the Style of Charlotte Perriand and from the Mid-20th Century Modern Period.
Solid Oak Wood features a tall Ladder Bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Rustic Art Populaire Bench, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Art Populaire; Folk Art; Travail Populaire; Bench; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; 20th Century; Antique;
Early 20th century bench, seamlessly integrating wabi-sabi design elements. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Long A-Frame Wooden Bench with Cross Stretcher and Splaying Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique long A-Frame wooden bench with rustic appearance and H-Form stretcher. Immerse yourself in the rustic charm of this antique long A-Frame wooden bench, a piece that radiate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Trio of Rustic Elm Stools
Located in Faversham, GB
A fabulous trio of northern Chinese rustic stools made in elm.
Each stool has a thick plank top and pegged legs finished with mortise and tenon joints to the stretchers.
These tact...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Antique 18th Century Rustic Choir Stall Barrel Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique choir stall barrel chair in overall nicely aged old surface and early hand wrought large rose head nails. European in origin, circa 1700.
Beautiful early chair w/ great chara...
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Old Hickory Bar Stool c. 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Old Hickory bar height stool of wood, and woven cane. Hard to find form, not often seen on the market, fully and correctly marked. The stool is in very good, clean, original conditi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Scandinavian painted pine benches
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Scandinavian painted pine benches circa 1890.
Good quality rustic pair of Swedish painted benches made in pine. These almost certainly would have been on rail station or so...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic Natural Log Frame Dining Chairs with Traditional Serape Blanket Upholster
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Rustic natural log frame dining chairs with traditional serape or jorango blanket upholstered seats & backs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind these are vintage a...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Materials
Fabric
Early 18th Century Oak Stool
Located in Faversham, GB
A charming 18th-century low oak stool.
The characterful two-plank top is raised upon four sweeping turned legs finishing on block feet and united by a peripheral stretcher.
Great c...
Category
Early 18th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Pine Bench, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the black paint has been worn away in places to the wood. With storage space under the seat. The bench is st...
Category
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
1940s Rustic Industrial Iron and Buffalo Leather Swivel Stools, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, rare, leather and iron swivel
stools you could hope to find. Firm cushioning lend inviting comfort to the elegant silhouette. ...
Category
1940s Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Rustic seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Old Hickory Furniture Company, Alabama Sawyer, Andrianna Shamaris, and Bernhardt. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $119 and tops out at $68,000 while the average work can sell for $1,925.
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