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.
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19Thc Cherry One Drawer End Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Cherry one drawer stand with turned legs and wood peg & dovetailed drawer. This New England night stand or end table.
Wood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Walnut Side Table w/ Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of Americana small,sweet side table or one drawer stand is in fine condition.Comes to us from a private collection in Santa Barbara.
Wood
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
$980Sale Price|30% Off
Rustic Old Hickory Style Octagonal Oak Adirondack Log Side Table Pedestal Stand
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Old Hickory style farmhouse / lodge accent table. Made from rustic natural tree branch / logs with octagonal quartered oak top. Top not original, base possibly Old Hickory ...
Hickory, Oak
Early 20th Century Adirondack Cabin Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A quirky and whimsical early 20th century American Adirondack bent-willow side table with a playful log cabin box with removable roof living amidst a field of painted flowers. Your f...
Willow
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Ranch House Side Table /Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Ranch house side table or night stand.This fine walnut night stand or side table is in fine sturdy condition.
Wood
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Birdseye Maple One Drawer Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc birds eye maple one drawer stand from New England. beautiful turned legs and beautiful button knob on the drawer. The drawer has dovetail construction.
Wood
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Pennsylvania Walnut Tavern Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 18th century Pennsylvania walnut tavern table is handmade nail and wood peg construction. It has wide three board top and pegs for the top of ...
Walnut
$2,220Sale Price|20% Off
New Mexico Tile / Pedestal Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine inlaid pedestal table has custom inlaid tiles with the New Mexico sign on top.The base is in a blue pieced wood similar to tramp art with a iron pedestal footed base.This ...
Metal
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Original Black Painted One Drawer Stand /Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original black painted ranch house on drawer stand or side table.This table has a fine patina and in sturdy condition.
Wood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
19th C Spanish Style One Draw Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Spanish style one draw side table. Walnut hand made table and Found in New Mexico. Table is in pristine condition.
Walnut
New Pedestal High Cocktail table with Marble and Brass Top
Located in Miami, FL
New pedestal high cocktail table with beautiful white marble and brass top You can customize the height and colors.
Marble, Brass, Iron
Early Folk Art Splayed Three Leg Milking Stool with Array of Colors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Sculptural 3 legged milking stool with multiple layers of paint. Rectangular top with a hand hole cut thru the center and supported by 3 turned legs. Their is a marking with letters ...
Hardwood, Paint
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Root Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Pasadena, TX
26" Vintage Root Side Table Root side table features a natural organic freeform base, and comes with its natural color finish. Topped with 26" glass.
Wood
19th C Adirondack Handmade Cabin Shabby Chic Twig Vine Plant Stand Lamp Table
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This one is wonderfully shabby with a distressed coat of black paint splashed with red and green that have aged and worn in a fabulously artistic way showing some of the original age...
Wood, Paint
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Original Cream Painted Side Table W/ Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original cream painted taper leg night stand or side table in very good condition.This one drawer stand has dovetailed construction drawer & square nails through out.
Wood
Hand Carved Antique Adirondack Table Stand circa 1870s-1890
Located in Peabody, MA
An exceptional piece of rustic Adirondack furniture from a Lake Sunapee, NH camp circa 1870-1890. This stand features handcrafted birch casing decorated with late Victorian geometric...
Wood, Birch
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Set of Three Original Blue Painted Nesting/Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three American original blue painted nesting/side tables with Asian design Measures: Largest- 15 wide x 13 deep x 22.5 high medium-11.5 ...
Glass, Wood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Original Mustard over Red One Drawer Side Table/ Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc mustard side table/end table from New England with single drawer. alligator-ed mustard paint. Wonderful design.
Wood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20thc Hickory Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 20thc Hickory Side Table. nice thick wooden slats on the top of the table. Very strong construction. Sturdy.
Wood
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Square Side or Dinning Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Original black painted turned leg side table or end table or even could be used as a small dinning table.The condition is very good...
Pine
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Embrace the rustic charm of early 20th-century American Adirondack design with this exquisite side table, expertly crafted from beech branches and artfully painted white to emulate t...
Beech
$292Sale Price|35% Off
Rustic Adirondack Twig Branch Stand Cabin Side Table Heart Bent Wood Motif
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a really great Adirondack table with a large bent wood 5 twig heart on the front. I love a vintage/antique aged look and this one has it especially the top!! The finish, both...
Twig, Wood, Paint
Chris Craft Boat Company Custom Teak Presentation Side Table
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A custom well crafted teak wood side table with brass engraved plaque " To Gite Van Kampen / February 1983 from the Fellow Employees at Chri...
Teak
Mid Century Free Edge Rustic Adirondack Side Table
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Adirondack style side, or end table having a thick ( 4 inch ) log top, on three screw in tapered pole legs. The table features a wonderful rich patinated surface, adding to th...
Wood
$3,800 / set
Pair of Adirondack-Style Twig Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic pair of contemporary low tables, designed with a nod to the 19th century American Adirondack style, made from hundreds of twigs that have been bundled together, whittled at th...
Wood
1970s Artisan Crafted Specimen Compass Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Artisan Crafted Specimen Compass Table A stunning table inlaid with abalone shell, mother of pearl, and marble to form a compass rose on the table top. Satin wood and teak, zebra wood and other exotic wood compromises the table. The table has a marine grade...
Marble
Vintage Rustic Iron & Pine "Lone Wolf" Table
By Victor Brauner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home vintage furniture worth howling over with this fantastically unique "Lone Wolf" side table. Built in a transitional industrial/ru...
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century Anglo Indian Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Anglo Indian occasional table We share what we love, and we love this aged hard wood example of a large Anglo Indian hard...
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Side Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany side table, the rectangular shaped top having a thumb moulded edge above two drawers with original brass oval pl...
Mahogany
19th Century Bamboo Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century tortoise bamboo side table from France. The top and lower shelf are covered with rush, which has normal signs of wear for age and use. The top is supported on spl...
Bamboo, Rush
19th Century French Bamboo Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French bamboo table with wonderful Art Nouveau period style. The top has the original chinoiserie painting and has bee restored, and is supported on top of a wonderful f...
Bamboo
$763
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 12.21 in
Sculptural Side Table, Solid Wood, Black, Rustic, Oak, Pedestal, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Chainsaw carved side table/pedestal. Carved from a single piece of burnt oak wood and protected with the highest quality oils, ensuring durability for generations. Such unique handma...
Wood, Oak
19th Century Cobblers Table Sidetable
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A great little cobblers worktable with drawer in pine. Two centuries of intensive use has given it a fabulous patina and color. We conserved this...
Pine
19thC English Oak Two Tier Cricket Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820 19thC English Oak Two Tier Cricket Table sku 1990 W60 x D60 x H61 cm Weight 6kg
Oak
19thC English Chinoiserie Pedestal Side Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 19thC English Chinoiserie Pedestal Side Table sku 2211 W35.5 x D35.5 x H68 cm Weight 3Kg
Beech
French Country Hand Carved Walnut Side Table w/ Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century Antique French Country hand carved walnut side table w/ drawer.
Wood, Walnut
Sheraton Cherry & Maple One Drawer Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
An American Sheraton cherry and curly maple one drawer stand, 19th century. Poplar secondary. 22 ½ inches wide by 18 inches deep by 28 inches tall
Wood
$6,500 / set
H 27 in W 30 in D 30 in
Art Deco Grosfeld House Style Octagonal Mahogany & Lucite Pedestal Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco Grosfeld House Style Octagonal Mahogany & Lucite Pedestal Side Tables. Item features a sunburst inlaid mahogany top, carved column pedestal base with acrylic leafy accents t...
Acrylic, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Indian Occasional Cupboard Table
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Indian Occasional Cupboard Table An authentic first quarter 20th century Indian hand-crafted occasional table, with hidden cupboard section underne...
Wood
Late 19th/Early 20th Century American Adirondack Twig Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A lyrical relic of rustic ingenuity, this late 19th- to early 20th-century Adirondack twig side table captures the poetry of the American wilderness rendered by hand. Its round top—p...
Wood
Green Folk Art Horseshoe Twig Side Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming early 20th-century twig table captures the rustic artistry of Adirondack-style furniture. Crafted from bentwood branches arranged in looping circular patterns, it combi...
Twig
19thc Barley twist Drop Leaf Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc wooden barley twist drop leaf table with wonderful patina. Casters are original to this piece. great versatile piece. Two leaves or...
Wood
Adirondack Octagonal Twig Side Table
Located in Cambridge, US
USA, ca. 1920s. A charming handmade Adirondack style side table or plant stand. Features wood construction with an octagonal top supported by three legs. Fashioned from bark-covered ...
Twig, Wood, Paint
Vintage American Adirondack Style Twig Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage American Adirondack twig table captures the rustic elegance and artisanal craftsmanship that define Adirondack design. Its bentwood ...
Wood
Navajo Indian Drum Table from Taos, New Mexico
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian drum table from Taos, New Mexico all handmade circa 1945 to 1950 in fine condition with animal skin or cow skin stretched top and cut out leg...
Leather, Wood
1930s Old Hickory Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s old hickory side table with slats. Great size and shape with a strong sturdy base. Wonderful patina to all angles give this table a great feel and look. Old hickory is a very s...
Hickory
20th Century American Birch Bark Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
These charming 20th century American Adirondack style side tables embody the rustic allure of the Adirondack region, with aprons and legs crafted from hickory branches. Their tops, a...
Birch, Hickory
Vintage Adirondack Log & Twig Table/ Pedestal with Pine Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Adirondack Log and Twig Table/Pedestal with Pine Top USA, 20th century Vintage Adirondack Log & Twig Table/Pedestal, originating from the USA in the 20th century Representi...
Wood, Pine
Wenzel Friedrich Att., Adirondack Rustic Style Side Table, ca. 1880-90’s
By Wenzel Friedrich
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Wenzel Friedrich Adirondack Rustic Style Side Table USA, circa 1880-90 DIMENSIONS Height: 31.5 inches Top diameter: 17.25 inches WENZEL FRIEDRICH (Bohemian/American,...
Brass
Early 20Thc Signed Old Hickory Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930's Signed Old Hickory side table from Martinsville,Indiana in pristine condition. This table has a fine patina.
Hickory
19Thc Original Mustard Painted Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing 19thc nightstand or bed side table is in original mustard paint & trimmed in green pin striped paint.This New England end table is in fine sturdy...
Wood