Rustic Furniture
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.
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Bamboo
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Bamboo
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Bamboo
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Bamboo
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Marble
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Majolica
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Glass, Cotton
Late 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wire
Late 20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Granite
1890s European Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Stone, Concrete, Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron