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 French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Composition
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1770s Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Zebra Hide
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 17th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Horn
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Bamboo
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal