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.
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint, Pine
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s Balkan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Glass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Poplar
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint