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.
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1920s Serbian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Birch
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Fir
1950s Latvian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Birch
Early 20th Century Balinese Rustic Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood, Mirror
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Chestnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Brass, Tin
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Plaster
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Suede, Resin
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
1980s Burmese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Horn, Upholstery
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cedar, Pine
1890s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1970s Norwegian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Burl
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood