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.
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool, Foam, Cotton
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Balinese Rustic Furniture
Stone
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple, Paint
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Horn
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Teak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Canvas
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Turkmen Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century Nepalese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1920s Chinese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Sandstone
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Stone
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Rattan
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta