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 French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Willow
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Stoneware
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Poplar, Fir
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cypress
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Tunisian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Fur, Wood
Mid-20th Century Scottish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Mohair
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
1970s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Rattan
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint