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.
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Cherry, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1990s French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Plastic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass