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.
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Sycamore
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
2010s Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Latvian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Rustic Furniture
Antler
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Granite
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Fur, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Cherry
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak