Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
Find vintage Adirondack chairs, benches, lounge chairs, decorative objects, folk art and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Elk Antler Console Table with Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This console table lives in the tension between opposites. Its base is formed from dozens of naturally shed elk antlers, arranged with intention rather than spectacle. They gather t...
Antler, Leather
$952Sale Price|67% Off
Reclaimed Wood Parsons Style Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
A charming Parson's style console table constructed of reclaimed wood in multi-color. 2 drawers.
Wood
Rustic Driftwood Serpentine Console, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual and charming rustic serpentine form console. Although very rustic in materials and construction, the console takes the form of a sophisticated baroque console. Thi...
Wood
Rustic Adirondack Twig Branch Stand Cabin Console Coffee Table
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a really great, craftsman made Adirondack table that would work as a low console table or a tall coffee table. I can see it up against a wall in a cabin or other rustic setti...
Wood
1950s Regency Style Mahogany Quadpod Lyre Pedestal Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s Regency Style Mahogany Quadpod Lyre Pedestal Console Table with brass cap paw feet and walnut burl skirt. Measures 42" in width, 21" in depth and stands 30.5" tall.
Brass
Modern Reclaimed Wood Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern reclaimed wood console table. A truly unique piece crafted from 100-year-old floorboards. The reclaimed top sits on a pine base with a double x design. Dimensions: 93" W...
Wood
Regency Style Antiqued Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany and reclaimed oak veneered console table restored with pollard oak, the rectangular three quarter gallery top with six turned finials atop each turn...
Wood
Custom Reclaimed Elm Wood Console Table with Shelf
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
MORI CONSOLE NATURAL FINISH Natural reclaimed elm wood console that is beautifully crafted and serves as the perfect storage solution for any space. Since this is made from vintage r...
Elm
Mid 20th Century Console Table in Walnut, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Mid-Century Spanish-style console table, it has the typical turned bars of this period. Shown in original condition, includes refinishing.
Walnut
Amber reclaimed elm wood console table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Reclaimed elm wood console that is beautifully crafted and serves as the perfect table for any space. Since this is made from vintage reclaimed materials, there may be some imperfect...
Elm
Vintage Reclaimed Elm Wood 4 Drawer Console c. 1920
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Size: 71"W x 14.5"D x 33"H Int. Drawers: 11.5"W x 10.5"D x 4.5"H Wood Species: Reclaimed Elm Finish: Vintage Brown Handles: Metal Back side is not finished Wood on wood gliders...
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
$1,495
H 34.75 in W 66.75 in D 18.5 in
A Quality Georgian style mahogany console table, C. 1950. Branded Stanford.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Georgian-style console table with a fluted apron and legs embodies the refined elegance and classical influences characteristic of 18th-century British design. Having a shaped and...
Mahogany
$5,975 / item
H 33 in W 66 in D 16 in
Narrow Modern White Oak Wood Console Table Parsons Style by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Mason Table is a modern wood console table from solid wood, crafted with modern lines and understated joinery details. Beautiful Alabama urban hardwood, shown in white oak, means...
Oak
Antique Regency Style Console Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and elegant antique Regency style console table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s. The quality is lovely, this is a very useful and petite size....
Wood
$2,800
H 33.25 in W 74.75 in D 12 in
Early 20th Century Rustic Narrow Carpenter's Workbench Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the years of constant use revealed in every ding and scratch that enrich the character of this carpenters' workbench from Denmark. Please examine the close up photos to appreci...
Metal
19th Century Adirondack Twig Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Adirondack twig table delivers that elusive mix of rustic irreverence and sculptural clarity. The rectangular top, crisply framed in young birch, sets the tone—clea...
Twig
Rustic Spanish Console Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
An exceptional Spanish console table or prep table made of solid teak with wrought-iron fittings. Crafted in the 20th century in the traditional style of Spanish colonial design. Goo...
Iron
20th Century Console Table with Original Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century two tier console table with original cream painted paint. The console has amazing patina and is in strong and sturdy. .
Wood
19Thc Root Console Table From a Ranch in Texas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine folk art console table is all made up from root and twig. This console table has a old aged oak top and is in fine condition. Found on a ranch in Texas.
Bentwood, Burl
Signed Old Hickory Console Table
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine folky and super sturdy signed Old Hickory Sofa Table or console table is in great condition.This table has the original brass button of Old...
Hickory
Monumental 19th Century French Console
Located in New York, NY
An incredible 19th century French table with a simple construction including splayed legs and hundreds of cut marks on the top speaking to its original use as a work table. The perfe...
Wood
Bamboo Two Drawer Console Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Circa late 20th century bamboo two drawer console table in the Hollywood Regency style with vertical slat gallery rail. The piece is in good ...
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Antler Console after Anthony Redmile, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
Adirondack style antler console signed illegibly "Handcrafted By...Farm". This serpentine console table is made of stag and moose antlers. The edge of the console is a mosaic of antl...
Antler, Oak
Adirondack Style Table with Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical early 20th century American Adirondack style console table composed of cut branches arranged side by side and on angles to create the apro...
Wood
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H 28.5 in W 40 in D 18 in
Antique Vintage Bamboo Console Hall Sofa Porch Table Banding Solid Adirondack
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique bamboo console table in octagonal form with colored banding at the joints, circa 1920s. Heavy, solid piece, built to last. 28 1/2" high,...
Bamboo