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.
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
1960s African Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
1980s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cement
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s Sahrawi Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Resin
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1840s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair