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.
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Beech
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Belgian Black Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Glass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century East Turkestani Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Mirror, Faux Bamboo
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash, Sycamore
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Stained Glass, Hardwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
15th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Slate
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn, Animal Skin, Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Pakistani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Hardwood