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.
1770s Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Silver Plate
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Mohair
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Tin
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Wood
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
2010s Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Textile, Wood
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Masonite
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1950s Dutch Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood