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.
1920s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn, Animal Skin, Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Stone, Sandstone
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Horn, Natural Fiber, Resin
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Clay
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Bouclé, Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cord, Wood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Oak
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Tôle
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Copper
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Lava
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Wood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood