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.
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1970s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Metal
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Oak
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Reed
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Paper
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Stone, Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Zebra Hide
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience