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.
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
1950s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ash
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1920s Kazakhstani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Canadian Rustic Furniture
Masonite
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fir
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Teak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Javanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Teak
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Linen
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal