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.
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
2010s Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Oak
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Plastic
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1970s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Horn, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Glass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Walnut