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.
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cement
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Bronze
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Rattan
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Mirror
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1890s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Sterling Silver
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Maiolica
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Iron
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass