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.
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hickory
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Stained Glass, Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Australian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Stoneware, Clay, Ceramic
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Caucasian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Bamboo
1980s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Felt, Rattan
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cord, Wood, Glass
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Concrete, Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
1880s Armenian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn, Wood, Upholstery
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
1990s Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Slate
Late 20th Century Finnish Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Finnish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Bone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine, Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak