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 French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cowhide, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Honduran Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Majolica
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1870s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Sycamore
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic