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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Willow
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Swiss Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bouclé, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Finnish Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ash
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Other
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Brass, Bronze
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Lacquer, Pine
Early 1900s African Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Zinc
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood