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 Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed 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 wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Other
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wicker
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Walnut
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1850s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Honduran Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Tunisian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood