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.
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fur, Goatskin, Goat Hair, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Goat Hair, Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Venezuelan Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone, Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Glass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wicker
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch