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 Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Wicker
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Australian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wicker
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Nepalese Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool