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.
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Faux Bamboo
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Straw, Rush
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
2010s Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cherry
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Rush, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood