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 Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century Russian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Oak
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron




