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.
20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Tunisian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Austrian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood