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.
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Willow
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
1990s North American Rustic Furniture
Marble
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cast Stone
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Aluminum, Chrome, Steel, Copper
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary North American Rustic Furniture
Cut Steel
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Textile
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1970s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Petrified Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine, Paint