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 English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1930s Latvian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1980s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Norwegian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
1980s Pakistani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1930s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Glass
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1960s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Straw, Ash
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1850s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool