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.
$6,534 / item
Pair of Italian Provincial Bowfront Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian Provincial antiqued wood bowfront console table, the bowed frieze drawer above arched aprons, turned supports and feet, joined by an under ...
Wood
$2,966 / item
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
$2,307 / item
Oak Parquetry Two Tier Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An oak parquetry two-tier console table with mirrored herringbone oak parquetry on its top and drawer faces. This two-tiered table includes three fr...
Wood
$4,338 / item
Long Narrow Country Console, Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Long narrow country console. This rectangular hall table has a rustic country finish with a paneled top showing exposed saw marks above four dra...
Wood
$4,612 / set
Pair of Narrow Rustic Consoles
Located in Westwood, NJ
Narrow Rustic Console, a rectangular console table with a rustic finish showing exposed saw marks and of traditional construction in country walnut finis...
Wood
$6,240 / item
Custom Douglas Fir Wood Console by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom douglas fir wood console, available off the floor. Can also be made in custom sizes and finishes. As shown here, in Epresso. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. ALL DOUG...
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Antique Reclaimed Wood Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Styled a la Axel Vervoordt, this rustic console or sofa table is made from antique reclaimed elm wood giving it the character only naturally aged wood possess. Juxtaposed with modern angular lines, it features simple construction including primitive joinery, beautifully worn top. Use it as a console table, sofa table, hallway table, sideboard or serving table, fitting into modern, classic, country, Swedish, French or Italian decor...
Elm
$2,307 / item
Oak Parquetry Two Tier Console Table, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
A dark oak parquetry two-tier console table with mirrored herringbone oak parquetry on its top and drawer faces. This two-tiered table includes three frieze drawers accented with Ver...
Wood
$11,650 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Rustic Modern Walnut Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console table. Can be made in any size, in Oak, Walnut or Mahogany in a variety of finishes. Shown here in Walnut with a light distress and dark finish. Made in Los Angeles by...
Walnut, Oak
$9,360 / item
Custom Wood Console by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console table. As shown in Douglas fir with a medium brown. Can be made in douglas fir, walnut or oak in a variety of finishes ALL DOUGLAS FIR PRODUCTS ARE NOW BEING MADE IN ...
Wood, Oak, Walnut
$14,280 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Carved Walnut Console with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved walnut console with four drawers based on an indigenous Guatemalan design. Can be made in custom sizes and finishes. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. CUST...
Walnut
Antique Carpenter's Workbench, Onsole, Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique carpenter's workbench ~ sofa table ~ console is intriguing, because it's entirely possible that some of the furniture in our showrooms was created on this very bench! Hand-he...
Iron
Antique Spanish Console or Sofa Table Three Deep Drawers circa 1700's Restored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Spanish Library Table, Sofa Table or Console Table made probably in the late 1600s or early 1700s, with three very deep hand-carved drawe...
Iron
Custom Wood and Iron Buttress Console by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom buttress console with a Douglas fir top and custom iron base. Can be made in any size and in a variety of finishes. Please see photo. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio...
Iron
$3,267 / item
Italian Provincial Bowfront Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian Provincial antiqued wood bowfront console table, the bowed frieze drawer above arched aprons, turned supports and feet, joined by an under tie...
Wood
$4,299 / item
English Three-Tier Washed Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A timeless blend of design and craftsmanship. Made from acacia wood, its tiered shelves feature a classic parquetry pattern, while the washed finish highlights the wood grain. The op...
Wood
$2,133 / item
Georgian Rustic Driftwood Console
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian style rustic driftwood console table with oak secondary woods, canted corners and a molded edge top, a long single frieze drawer and r...
Wood
18th Century Rustic Sofa Table ~ Console
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Sofa Table ~ Console is the perfect choice to provide a surface behind the couch, to place in a hallway or entryway, or serve as a handy yet shallow surface in an...
Oak
Chinese Plank Top Console Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bold lines and a dark finish, this provincial Chinese console table has a timeless appeal that finds its place in any interior. The rustic table features a thick, plank top surf...
Pine
Dos Gallos Custom Ceruse Oak Wood Carved Console With Turned Legs and Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Nahuala console table with intricate carvings and drawers, based on an indigenous Guatemalan Nahuala (animal spirit) table . Available in walnut, oak or mahogany in a variety ...
Oak, Walnut
Reclaimed Wood Waterfall Console by Dos Gallos Studio - AVAILABLE NOW!
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Waterfall console made from reclaimed 7.5 inch thick, solid wood. Modern clean lines, yet rustic. Natural wear to wood but finished and sealed for a ...
Reclaimed Wood, Oak, Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Wood Console with Hand-Forged Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood console with hand forged base. Shown here in a built up top in Douglas fir, approximately 3.5" thick. Can be made in Oak , Walnut or Douglas fir. be made in custom sizes. Made i...
Iron
$12,500 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Sofa Back Table or Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console or sofa back able in reclaimed wood As shown here in espresso finish. Natural distress of old wood. Can be made in any size and in a variety of finishes, and with diff...
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Dos Gallos Custom Hand-Carved Oak Wood Console with Stylized Animal Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved oakwood Nahuala (animal spirit) console with three drawers and ball and claw front feet. Turned legs in the back. Knob pulls. Can be made in any size and finish. Made in ...
Oak
18th Century Rustic Sofa Table ~ Console
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Sofa Table ~ Console is the perfect choice to provide a surface behind the couch, to place in a hallway or entryway, or serve as a handy yet shallow surface in an...
Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Rustic Folk Art Pine Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art country table in from Northern Sweden. The table is elementary and rustic and made during the late 1700s. Hand-made in solid pine and never painted. The wood bare surface ha...
Pine
$13,390 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Carved Console with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Nahuala (animal sprit) console with three drawers (seen with client's own hardware). Carved details on drawers and front. White oak with wire brushed, open grain, no distress ...
Oak
Early 18th Century Rustic Farmhouse Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual and charming Folk Art table from northern Scandinavia, most likely from Norway. The table has a nice and genuine patina after many years of use and it has never been painted ...
Pine
$10,900 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Wood Console with Driftwood Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Weathered, driftwood finish console in reclaimed douglas fir with X stretcher with a hand-forged iron mariposa (butterfly). Can be made custom in any ...
Oak, Walnut, Fir
19th Century Rustic Country Work Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th century rustic country single drawer side or work table. Table has wonderful aged patina. It can be used as an end table or coffee table in a rustic decoration but also it could...
Wood
Woodland Furniture Sofa Or Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine quality Woodland Furniture sofa or console table with X-form supports, intentionally distressed and resting on a trestle base. Dimensions: 20" ...
Wood
Welsh Pine Preparation Table
Located in Faversham, GB
A simple pitch pine preparation table with a central drawer complemented with an original ebonised button drawer handle. The characterful gently oversailing three plank top with cle...
Pine