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 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Horn, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Composition
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
1950s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Beech, Elm
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1910s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
1950s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Bamboo
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Rustic Furniture
Wicker
1950s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
18th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ash, Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Sycamore
1940s Dutch Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal