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.
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Guatemalan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1920s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s Chinese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Sandstone
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Serbian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Serbian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
1920s Central Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1920s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1920s Kazakhstani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic