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.
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s Latvian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1860s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
18th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1990s British Rustic Furniture
Glass
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Polish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine