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.
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wicker
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1970s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1940s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Foam, Wool
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Elm
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete





