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.
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Bronze
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Willow
1950s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Plaster
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Czech Vintage Rustic Furniture
Beech
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 1900s Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Afghan Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Cowhide, Leather, Wood, Alligator
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Glass
1820s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine