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 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Poplar, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1890s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Furniture
Zebra Hide, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Metal
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 17th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Rustic Furniture
Leather, Cowhide
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cedar
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic