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 American Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 17th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Stone, Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1870s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Other
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic