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 Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Romanian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
16th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Ash, Pine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cherry
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Linen
1890s Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1940s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Wool, Cotton
1970s Afghan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1950s Afghan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1920s Kazakhstani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1940s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Aluminum
1960s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
1950s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
1990s Afghan Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1980s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood