Shaker Furniture
Shaker Style
Authentic Shaker furniture is hard to come by, but not exceedingly rare. “Shaker style” describes furnishings and interiors that are both warm and simple, centered on unpretentious wooden chairs, tables and cabinets without ornament or embellishment.
The term derives from the popular name for an all-but-vanished American religious sect, whose members crafted honest, modest household furniture and objects as part of their belief in purposeful living and simplicity in all things.
Members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing — called Shakers, derisively, because they writhed and danced in religious ecstasy during worship — arrived in the United States from England in 1774. Within 50 years, the sect had established 19 self-sufficient communities from Maine to Kentucky, where they lived pure, humble and industrious lives. The furniture and objects the Shakers made reflected their strict rules of behavior. Pieces such as ladder- and slat-back chairs and trestle tables were painstakingly crafted from native woods like maple and cherry, using traditional methods such as mortise-and-tenon and dovetail joinery and lathe turning. They employed strong, straight lines and symmetrical proportions, and decoration of any kind — carving, veneers, inlays — was prohibited, as it would encourage the sins of pride and vanity.
The Shakers movement included some 6,000 members at its peak in the 1860s, but the group practiced celibacy and could attempt to sustain their flock only by recruiting new adherents. Modernity proved too alluring. Today only one tiny Shaker community, in Maine, still exists, though the sect’s heritage is preserved at several historical sites.
To support their communities, the Shakers sold furniture to outsiders, who appreciated its superb quality. While the “Shaker style” label is today given to many plain, simple wooden pieces, it should also denote superior construction and solid materials. As elements in interior design, Shaker furnishings work best in a quiet decor. Modest pieces such as these can become lost among more ornate works. The style is most suitable to a country home — although a Shaker chair or cabinet can make a striking counterpoint in a modernist, urban setting.
As you will see on 1stDibs, Shaker furniture and objects have a deep appeal for their warmth, honesty and graceful simplicity, which make them welcome almost anywhere.
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Style: Shaker
7 Antique & Vintage Painted Folk Art Bentwood Boxes Shaker Pantry Storage
Located in Dayton, OH
Seven vintage and antique 20th century Shaker style miniature bentwood boxes painted in a variety of colors, two forming the image of a Halloween j...
Category
Early 20th Century Shaker Furniture
Materials
Bentwood, Paint
Shaker-Inspired Steel Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple but sophisticated American Shaker-inspired steel side table with a round top supported by four round legs and a simple square apron. The perfect table to place next to your ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Steel
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 277 illustrat...
Category
Late 20th Century Shaker Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Shaker Arts & Crafts Oak Ladderback Side Accent Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century arts & crafts side chair. Made from oak with a serpentine ladder back. Features ripped stiles, spire finials and a slatted seat. Legs are turned with ribbed stretchers.
Category
Early 20th Century Shaker Furniture
Materials
Oak
4 Shaker Early American Style Cherry Peg Rail Hurricane Wall Sconce Lights
Located in Dayton, OH
Large Early American Shaker style adjustable cherry wood peg rail wall sconces with candle shaped light fixtures and glass hurricane shades. Circ...
Category
Late 20th Century Shaker Furniture
Materials
Metal
Adair Table, Refined English Rustic Dining Table in Pine
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The Adair table is our tribute to English Rustic. Warm, inviting and a love letter to old world craftsmanship, featuring a hand-planed spruce top, pegged t...
Category
2010s North American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Early 20th Century Shaker Oak Ladderback Side Accent Chair Rush Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely early 20th century shaker side chair. Made from oak with a serpentine ladder back. Features ripped stiles, spire finials and a rush seat. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shaker Furniture
Materials
Rush, Oak
19th Century American Shaker Carpet ( 3' x 4'9" - 92 x 145 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American Shaker Carpet with multi color background.
( 3' x 4'9" - 92 x 145 )
Category
1970s American Vintage Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8'10" x 11'3" - 270 x 343 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8'10" x 11'3" - 270 x 343 )
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Beachcomber Bar Stool in White Oak
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Light and strong, the beachcomber bar stool evokes the sight of an old wooden monohull, it's lean, sturdy mast together with the rigging worthy o...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Oak
Bonnin Ashley Custom-Made Dining Table in Black Walnut w/ Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
Located in Miami, FL
This table as show is available for immediate delivery
Enjoying a minimalist design, this Bonnin Ashley custom-made dining table evokes the sense of a beautiful slab of wood floating in space being anchored by three legs without an apron or a stretcher. Our design is inspired by the simple aesthetic and ingenious joinery of the American Shakers. This two-plank dining table in American bookmatched black walnut with a traditional linseed oil finish can be ordered to suit in various lengths & widths. Table can also be made using other woods like maple, cherry or mahogany. This particular table is in stock & ready to ship. Table disassembles into four sections to facilitate shipping & installation.
Measurements: 11' 8" long x 36" wide x 30" high.
Note: We source all of our wood from a small mill on the Susquehanna river in Pennsylvania that specializes in cutting old growth trees that are in distress and need to be removed for safety reasons. These trees yield lumber that can no longer be found commercially. The boards are wide and the grain is tight with superb figuring and modeling. We also have the opportunity to purchase sequential boards from the same log giving us spectacular book...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique American Table Top Shaker Spice Box circa 1800’s
Located in Wilmington, DE
Antique Shaker Spice Box
Offered is a unique antique Shaker spice box. The piece is from the 1800’s. The piece features a lift up lid as well a single drawer. The drawer is divide...
Category
19th Century American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Pine
Villa-Lobos Bed
Located in São Paulo, SP
With its feet set back, the Villa-Lobos Bed has an incredible feeling of lightness. As already traditional in our work, this bed has simple fittings which makes it easy to assemble a...
Category
2010s Brazilian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Imirim Table
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Imirim dining table was thought to have a light yet resistant design. Its structure in ipe (Tabebuia sp.) contrasts in color with the top in solid pine wood panel (Pinus Elliotti...
Category
2010s Brazilian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Ibirapuera Bed
Located in São Paulo, SP
Its basic shapes and especially its design inspired by the tradition of oriental carpentry, specialist in the use of simple fittings, which does not require glue, screws or nails and is still very efficient in locking the parts, associated with the ease of assembly and disassembly.
Finalist of the 30th Museu da Casa Brasileira Award
Materials: solid wood garapeira or cumaru (jatoba is in short supply on the market) in the structure and multi-laminated plywood platform...
Category
2010s Brazilian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Plywood
Shaker-Inspired Steel Round Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible artist-made steel round dining table oozing Shaker design principles of honesty, utility, and simplicity, with four gently curve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Steel
Adair Table, Refined English Rustic Dining Table in Walnut
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The Adair table is our tribute to English Rustic. Warm and inviting but raised to a more elegant modernity with rich Walnut instead of the traditional Scottish Pine.
While more contemporary in appeal, the Adair Table is still constructed traditionally from solid wood with a beaded apron...
Category
2010s North American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Oslo Side Table in Walnut
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Oslo side table is a versatile design that can serve as a breakfast table in a small kitchen, an end table in a living room, or for playing cards. The woven Danish cord shelf pro...
Category
2010s North American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Papercord, Walnut
CHARLESTON FORGE Wrought Iron Shaker Arch Bar Height Swivel Stools - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Contemporary style bar stools by Charleston Forge. Wrought iron with a Shaker arch back, cream colored fabric upholstered round seats that s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Graphic Hand Woven Shaker Textile
By Shakers
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Late 19th or early 20th century Shaker textile with colorful and graphic horizontal bands and scalloped border. Ohio/Pennsylvania origin. Professio...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Little Dume Pedestal Table in Walnut
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the clean, simple lines of Shaker pedestal tables, the Little Dume table is ideal for any small space that could use a little extra counter surface. Create a breakfast nook in an empty corner of the kitchen with one and a couple of our Hana dining chairs...
Category
2010s North American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Walnut
CHARLESTON FORGE Wrought Iron Shaker Arch Bar Height Swivel Stools - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Contemporary style bar stools by Charleston Forge. Wrought iron with a Shaker arch back, cream colored fabric upholstered round seats that s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wash Stand, Country Style, Worn White Paint Finish, Solid Pine by Eddie West
Located in Toronto, CA
A pine wash stand made by Eddie West, with a vanilla color antique style paint finish. There is one drawer in this washstand.
Category
Late 20th Century American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Gallery Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
61029 Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Gallery rug 05'02 x 09'11. With its effortless beauty and timeless design, this hand-knotted wool Persian Bakhtia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Oblong Wooden Basket
Located in South Salem, NY
Vintage basket with great shape & short, stout and sturdy handle. The basket was previously painted and has since been used so there is a worn patina of paint and wood. Great for sto...
Category
20th Century French Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Baker Furniture Milling Road Shaker Style Carved Pine Linen Press or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Shaker style linen press, bookcase hutch, or bar cabinet
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
USA, Circa 1990s
Carved solid natural pine, with original b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Brass
New England Farm Table, Shaker Modern Dining Table in Blackened Ash
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Our modern take on a classic shaker farm table. The New England Farm Table features slim rails, neat but bold reveals, and a chunky tapered leg. When...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash
Sommar Dining Chair in White Oak with Spindle Back
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the casual elegance of Scandinavian cafes with their clean, minimal aesthetic and just enough whimsy to keep the vibe fun, the Sommar Dining Chair was designed to fill a ...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
New England Farm Table, Shaker-Modern Dining Table in Walnut
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Our modern take on a classic shaker farm table. The New England Farm Table's features slim rails, neat but bold reveals, and a chunky tapered leg. Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Claire Table, Shaker Modern Cherry Dining Table with Sculpted Joinery
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Featuring modern sculpted joinery paired with a traditional shaker form of clean lines and tapered legs, the Claire table is a blend of old form and new styling. We call the look sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Mid 20th Century American Rag Rug Runner ( 3' x 33' - 92 x 1006 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Rag Rug Runner ( 3' x 33' - 92 x 1006 )
Category
1950s American Vintage Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8'6" x 9' 0" - 260 x 300 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8'6" x 9' 0" - 260 x 300 cm )
Category
1880s American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool
East End Trestle Table in Walnut
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Initially designed for a client with a summer home out in East Hampton, the East end trestle is made with large dinner parties in mind. It is sturdy, yet light, and the base can be disassembled should you decide to set it out on the porch for a night or a season. Shown in oiled walnut in a nod to the numerous black walnut trees...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 2' x 3' - 60 x 90 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 2' x 3' - 60 x 90 cm )
Category
1890s American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
12' Long Bonnin Ashley Custom-Made Dining Table/ Sideboard in Fumed Black Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
This table as shown is available for immediate delivery or ask us to quote a custom size
A Hancock Village-inspired (Shaker), Bonnin Ashley custom-made dining table or sideboard in A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet ( 10' 2" x 14' - 310 x 427 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet ( 10' 2" x 14' - 310 x 427 cm )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Bullet Table, Rustic Oak Shaker Table with Exposed Joinery
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Our first design, the bullet table received it's name when we found an antique fired round inside one of the oak boards we were milling. Featuring a class...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Bonnin Ashley Custom-Made Multi-Use Square or Rectangular Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by a Shaker table in Hancock Village, Massachusetts, this versatile table, comprising of two (2) tables in American cherry can be set up using several configurations. When a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bullet Table, Country Shaker Table with Walnut and Exposed Joinery
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Our first design, the bullet table received its name when we found an antique fired round inside one of the boards we were milling. Featuring a classic ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 10' x 14' - 305 x 427 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 10' x 14' - 305 x 427 cm )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet (8'9"x12' - 267x366)
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet
( 8'9" x 12' - 267 x 366 )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tranquilo Loveseat in White Oak with Spindle Back
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Everyone knows the love seat is nothing more than a glorified bench, or a miniature
couch, but the fact is it's often a necessary item for city dwellers who lack the room
for a secti...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Linen, Oak, Walnut
East End White Oak Trestle Table
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Initially designed for a client with a summer home out in East Hampton, the East End Trestle is made with large dinner parties in mind. It is sturdy, yet light, and the base can be disassembled should you decide to set it out on the porch for a night or a season. Shown in whitewashed white oak in a nod to the silver toned deck boards lining the many docks of the Suffolk county coast.
We begin each trestle table with scrupulously chosen lumber; straight grained and free of any large knots or defects. The boards are milled on our highly tuned machines, then the complex joinery for the base is cut by hand. The top and all the parts are polished with a well sharpened hand plane...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Oak, Walnut
Santa Rosa White Oak Bed
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Santa Rosa bed is inspired by time spent in small coastal towns and their ever present modest clapboard homes with sun bleached siding. It's almost as if the older they get, the more beautiful such dwellings become. The salt and the sun and the constant wind lending a certain weathered nobility to their facades. Such is the aesthetic essence we attempt to capture in this piece, named after a certain Gulf Coast town we are particularly fond of.
Each bed begins with carefully selected, sustainably harvested rift sawn white oak...
Category
2010s American Shaker Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Modern Shaker Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53244, vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Modern Shaker style. Simplicity and effortless beauty meet soft, bespoke vibes with a modern Shaker style in this h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
New Transitional Area Rug with Cozy, Hygge Vibes and Warm Amish-Shaker Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30459, new transitional area rug with cozy, hygge vibes and warm Amish-Shaker style. This neutral transitional area rug emanates function and versatility with warm, hygge vibes. It f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8' x 11' - 245 x 335 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century American Shaker Rag Rug ( 8' x 11' - 245 x 335 cm )
Category
1910s American Vintage Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Jim Rose Half Housetop Gee's Inspired Quilt Cupboard, Steel Art Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This totally functional modern industrial cabinet is created from recycled hot-rolled steel. The monochromatic quilt pattern in the doors and on the sides of the piece are inspired b...
Category
2010s Shaker Furniture
Materials
Steel
New Contemporary Moroccan Runner with Minimalist Shaker Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80504 New Contemporary Moroccan Runner with Minimalist Shaker Style. This hand knotted wool contemporary Moroccan runner features a solid abrashed brown field finished with a wide ec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Indian Rug with Modern Shaker Style and Islamic Tile Design
Located in Dallas, TX
77573, vintage Indian rug with Modern Shaker style and Islamic Tile Design. With luminous brown hues and ornate details, this hand knotted wool vintage In...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 10' x 14' 2" - 305 x 432 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 10' x 14' 2" - 305 x 432 cm )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 9' 3" x 12' 4" - 282 x 376 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Shaker Style Flat-Weave Carpet ( 9' 3" x 12' 4" - 282 x 376 cm )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave ( 9'1" x 12'2" -277 x 371 )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave ( 9'1" x 12'2" -277 x 371 )
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet ( 10'6" x 14'10" )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet
( 10'6" x 14'10" - 320 x 450 cm)
Shaker rug handwoven from wool foundation.
This rug is made of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet ( 10' 2" x 14' 3" )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Shaker Style Flat Weave Carpet
( 10' 2" x 14' 3" - 310 x 434 cm)
Shaker rug handwoven from wool foundation.
This rug is made o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Shaker Jute Rag Rug ( 2'10" x 29'4" - 86 x 894 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American Shaker Jute Rag Rug ( 2'10" x 29'4" - 86 x 894 )
Category
1870s American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Jute
Vintage Persian Shiraz Rug with Modern Shaker Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53048, vintage Persian Shiraz rug with modern shaker style. Warm and inviting with an expressive design aesthetic in a neutral colorway, this hand knotte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Shaker Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Shaker Style Ladderback Chairs
By Shaker Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. early New England Shaker style Ladderback Chairs.
Category
19th Century American Antique Shaker Furniture
Materials
Pine
Shaker furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Shaker furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Shaker furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Jim Rose, Carter Ellis, Charleston Forge, and Ercol. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $25,000 while the average work can sell for $3,200.
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