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.
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cherry
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Bulgarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Willow
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1860s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1870s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1890s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint