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 Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cedar
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Zinc
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Late 20th Century Tunisian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1930s Dutch Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Cherry
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1990s British Rustic Furniture
Glass
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood