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.
Early 2000s Unknown Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Javanese Rustic Tables
Metal
20th Century Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rustic Tables
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood
16th Century German Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Pine
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Rustic Tables
Walnut
2010s Turkish Rustic Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Tables
Metal
1970s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
17th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
1940s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Hickory
20th Century European Rustic Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Brass
18th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Slate
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Pine
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century Rustic Tables
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Cypress
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century Rustic Tables
Cherry
2010s Indonesian Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Rustic Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Metal
20th Century Rustic Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Walnut
20th Century Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Tables
Cypress
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Tables
Paste, Pine, Paint, Paper
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood