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 Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s African Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1860s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Olive
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1860s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Aluminum
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cedar
Early 20th Century Scottish Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience