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.
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wicker
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1880s Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1990s Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Olive
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine





