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.
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Linen
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cork
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Linen
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1850s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1860s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Paint
1890s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
20th Century African Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood