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 Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1850s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone, Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Feathers
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Yew
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Composition
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1970s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Reed
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
1960s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood