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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
1850s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faux Leather, Formica, Oak
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Maple
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Maple
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal, Silver
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rustic Furniture
Linen
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Burl
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Cork
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood, Paint
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1960s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass