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.
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Animal Skin
1920s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Beech
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cherry
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
1880s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm, Olive
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s Philippine Vintage Rustic Furniture
Teak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Slate
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood