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.
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1920s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Rustic Furniture
Elm
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Papercord, Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
1950s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn, Fur
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Wood, Plaster