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.
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Horn, Cowhide, Leather
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Tunisian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1990s Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Porcelain, Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint