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.
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Elm
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1850s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood