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.
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron
Mid-20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Ash
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Silk
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Paper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Porcelain