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.
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Bamboo
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Rattan
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Stained Glass, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hide
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Belgian Black Marble





