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 Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s English Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Chestnut
1930s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Paper
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Plaster
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Korean Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Australian Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine, Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool