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
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Gesso, Hardwood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faux Leather, Formica, Oak
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
Mid-19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Cherry
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Teak
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn, Cowhide
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood