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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Horn
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Teak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rush, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
1990s Rustic Furniture
Paper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Carrara Marble, Brass
15th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Slate
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Pine
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Slate
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cowhide
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wood