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-17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Cement
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Metallic Thread
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Palmwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Glass
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Ash, Oak
1960s North American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s North American Rustic Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Chinese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron