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.
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s Dutch Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1860s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cork
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Paint
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Belgian Black Marble
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm, Willow
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Antler, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mohair
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
1910s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood