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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1910s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass, Zinc
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1910s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1910s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1910s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
1910s Russian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
1910s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1910s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1930s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1930s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 2000s Swedish Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Masonite, Paint
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1910s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1910s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Stone
1910s Moldovan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1910s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
1910s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Hardwood