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.
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
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Plastic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Composition
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Teak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Felt, Hide
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood