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.
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Plastic
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
1980s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cowhide
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century African Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Paint
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Maple
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Teak, Driftwood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Linen
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic