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.
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Petrified Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Iron
1990s Ivorian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Ash
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Poplar
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Metal
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Glass, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass, Zinc
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Clay
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash