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 British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Granite
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine, Paint
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century Central American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Tin
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Early 1800s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic