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.
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
1960s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Quartz
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Hemp
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Hemp
1970s Afghan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 2000s Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool