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.
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
1980s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Metal
1750s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
1890s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 1800s Welsh Antique Rustic Seating
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Fir
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Plastic, Lucite, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Seagrass, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Upholstery
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
18th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood, Rattan
20th Century Asian Rustic Seating
Teak, Driftwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1870s European Antique Rustic Seating
Ash, Elm
1960s Swiss Vintage Rustic Seating
Bouclé, Walnut
18th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Seating
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-17th Century European Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
1950s British Vintage Rustic Seating
Elm
18th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1870s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Seating
Leather, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Rustic Seating
Teak
1980s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1910s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Cowhide
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Burl
20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Wood, Pine
1960s European Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Seating
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Javanese Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Rustic Seating
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Rustic Seating
Elm
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Rush, Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Leather, Horn





