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
Seagrass, Wood, Teak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1930s English Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Suede
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Furniture
Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Cotton
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple, Paint
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak