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.
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Linen
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1980s Afghan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
1990s Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Twig
20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Linen
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Linen
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Linen
1920s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Wool, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Rustic Furniture
Yarn
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1980s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
1950s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Cherry