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.
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron, Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Burmese Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary English Rustic Furniture
Steel, Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Twig, Pine
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Shell
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm, Lacquer, Paint
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut