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.
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Horn
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Rush, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Horn, Wood, Plaster
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 17th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Straw, Rush
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood