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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 1900s Nigerian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Paper
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Cuban Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Organic Material, Wool
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Lacquer, Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Cowhide
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta, Cork
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Paint
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s African Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience