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.
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Paint
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Concrete
1910s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1940s Finnish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paste, Pine, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1980s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Felt, Rattan
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Stone, Concrete, Metal
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Gesso
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Twig
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool