Rustic Cabinets
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.
Early 20th Century American Rustic Cabinets
Birch, Pine
1920s American Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Cabinets
Willow
19th Century German Antique Rustic Cabinets
Horn, Animal Skin, Oak
19th Century German Antique Rustic Cabinets
Oak, Horn, Glass
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Cabinets
Pine
19th Century German Antique Rustic Cabinets
Oak, Horn, Glass
2010s Italian Rustic Cabinets
Metal
1890s English Antique Rustic Cabinets
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Cabinets
Glass, Oak
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Pine
1950s Swedish Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Wood
1930s Swedish Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Cabinets
Pine
20th Century Unknown Rustic Cabinets
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Cabinets
Fruitwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Cabinets
Pine
1960s English Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Teak
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Cabinets
Brass