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.
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
16th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Metallic Thread
1990s Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1820s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine, Plywood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Sycamore, Pine
Early 2000s Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1920s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1950s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron