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.
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s English Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Resin
2010s Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wicker
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-18th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Sycamore