Rustic Industrial and Work 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 Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed 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 wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Oak, Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Marble, Metal
1820s Dutch Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Iron, Sheet Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Yew
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine, Paint
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Iron
19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Brass
19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
20th Century English Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Oak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Pine