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 American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
20th Century Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cowhide
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Tapestry, Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic Furniture
Paper
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood, Paint
20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Masonite
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Pine