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.
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Oak
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Leather
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Greek Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cowhide, Leather
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
17th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Copper
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine