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 Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Natural Fiber, Rush
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s British Rustic Furniture
Glass
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Furniture
Bamboo
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1930s Balkan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Jute, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Petrified Wood, Gesso
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Polish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Giltwood, Mirror