Rustic Vitrines
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.
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Steel
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Vitrines
Stained Glass, Oak
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Vitrines
Fir
19th Century German Antique Rustic Vitrines
Oak, Horn, Glass
19th Century German Antique Rustic Vitrines
Oak, Horn
19th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Rustic Vitrines
Stained Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1920s Belgian Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Vitrines
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Vitrines
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Fir
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Vitrines
Fir
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Vitrines
Oak, Paint
1930s French Vintage Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Pine