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.
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 2000s Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Organic Material
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Straw, Natural Fiber, Rope, Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron, Zinc
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1920s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Ivorian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Maple
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1940s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Driftwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Iron