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.
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Pine
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Teak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash, Sycamore
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century Javanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Lucite, Driftwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
1990s Philippine Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Reclaimed Wood