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 Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cement
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Papercord, Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
1860s Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Majolica
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal