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.
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Bulgarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cowhide, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Leather
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Greek Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron, Zinc
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton