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 English Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Fir
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
1880s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Maiolica
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone