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.
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Cotton, Glass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Stoneware
19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Shell
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1920s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Leather, Oak, Pine
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Clay
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Steel
1960s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Marble
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Felt, Hide
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Furniture
Steel
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1860s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Korean Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
1820s Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Cherry
19th Century Moroccan Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal