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.
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1990s British Rustic Furniture
Glass
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1960s Polish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Horn
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Ash