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.
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Birch
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Central American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
Late 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Cane
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin, Oak
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Concrete
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1950s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron





