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 Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Slate, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Concrete
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Poplar
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan, Bamboo
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Poplar, Walnut
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic