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 French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal
1980s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Textile
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm, Lacquer, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1990s Rustic Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Tin
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Terracotta, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Stone
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s African Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool