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.
1820s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1860s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
2010s Belgian Rustic Furniture
Steel
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1890s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cedar
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Rustic Furniture
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood