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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bouclé, Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1990s Dutch Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Reed, Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1980s Pakistani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1980s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Horn, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
1980s Pakistani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan