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.
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century North American Antique Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Greek Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Pottery
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Terracotta
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta