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.
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Pottery
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple, Paint
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1930s English Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ironstone
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Majolica
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Aluminum, Copper, Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood