Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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.
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
19th Century Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Mid-18th Century Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
1920s Austrian Vintage Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
1920s German Vintage Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak, Pine
Late 18th Century Afghan Antique Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
