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.
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Norwegian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1780s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Fruitwood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century African Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Paint
1980s Pakistani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Stone, Wrought Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Brass, Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
1930s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Paint