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.
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
20th Century Rustic Seating
Twig
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Rustic Seating
Leather, Jute, Linen, Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Rustic Seating
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Walnut
1980s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Cowhide
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Rope, Maple
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Fruitwood
1870s European Antique Rustic Seating
Ash, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Faux Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Irish Antique Rustic Seating
Ash
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Bamboo, Wicker
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Ash
Early 20th Century Brazilian Rustic Seating
Cane, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wicker, Oak
20th Century Rustic Seating
Hickory
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
19th Century European Antique Rustic Seating
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Fir
Early 20th Century British Rustic Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Seating
Elm
18th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Rustic Seating
Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s Vintage Rustic Seating
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Seating
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Hickory
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Straw, Chestnut
1970s Vintage Rustic Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Iron
1960s Dutch Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak