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.
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Teak, Paper
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Oak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Teak
Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Furniture
Cotton
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler, Animal Skin
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Antler
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Elm
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak, Upholstery