Rustic 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.
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Concrete, Iron
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Tables
Teak, Paint
1830s English Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
1980s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Walnut
20th Century Rustic Tables
Leather, Bamboo
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Tables
Walnut
17th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Pine
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century African Rustic Tables
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
2010s American Rustic Tables
Steel
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Reclaimed Wood, Oak, Walnut
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
1970s Vintage Rustic Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
1940s Vintage Rustic Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Tables
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Late 20th Century Javanese Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Tables
Oak
20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Wood
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Tables
Paste, Pine, Paint, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
1940s Vintage Rustic Tables
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Brass
1970s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Tables
Maple
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood