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 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1970s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Fir
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Maiolica
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm, Olive