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.
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Walnut
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
20th Century English Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Petrified Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Hide, Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Maple
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Fruitwood, Oak
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Cane, Oak
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rope
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 20th Century English Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 18th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Seating
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Mahogany
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Horn, Hide
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Oak
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
1930s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Seating
Wicker, Oak
Early 2000s American Rustic Seating
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wicker
1880s French Antique Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1920s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Leather, Oak, Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood





