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.
1850s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Stone
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood, Glass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s Italian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Rattan
18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic