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.
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Rope
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Maple
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Horn, Hide
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Palmwood
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Paper
Late 20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Majolica
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Sandstone
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Oak
Late 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Olive
1980s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood





