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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone, Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Copper, Brass
1960s Swiss Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bouclé, Walnut
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Glass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Leather
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Silver Plate
1950s Indonesian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood