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.
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Ceramic
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Straw, Ash
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Seating
Metal
19th Century Javanese Antique Rustic Seating
Rattan, Teak
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Seating
Bouclé, Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal, Iron
19th Century European Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 18th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Pine
1920s Czech Vintage Rustic Seating
Beech
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Seating
Wicker, Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
1880s Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Upholstery, Rush, Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
1950s Latvian Vintage Rustic Seating
Birch
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Metal, Metallic Thread
1920s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century British Rustic Seating
Papercord, Wood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s African Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Pine
1850s French Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal
1970s Norwegian Vintage Rustic Seating
Burl
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood, Fabric
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
1960s European Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Plastic, Lucite, Wood, Teak
1960s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
1890s Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak