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
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Wood, Plaster
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Straw, Rush
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Zebra Hide
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Oak
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Mirror, Faux Bamboo
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood