Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
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 Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut, Fir
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Steel, Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Cherry
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Leather, Rattan, Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
1810s Italian Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Fruitwood, Fir
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century English Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Teak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
1820s English Antique Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Card Tables and Tea Tables
Reclaimed Wood