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 Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1990s Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Leather
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rustic Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Pewter
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Bamboo
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut





