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.
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fur, Wood, Antler
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s Russian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Brazilian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass