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.
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Central American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Tin
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch
19th Century Honduran Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Slate, Wrought Iron
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Cement
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Leather, Textile, Hickory
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s African Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass