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.
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Pottery
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Aluminum, Copper, Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Leather, Textile, Hickory
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Walnut
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Pakistani Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
1890s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience