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.
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Bronze
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1880s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Teak
Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Furniture
Cotton
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Animal Skin
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience