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.
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Plaster, Paper
Early 1900s Nigerian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 1900s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 1900s African Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience