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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Slate
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Mahogany
1930s Belgian Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1900s African Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood
17th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Reclaimed Wood
1950s Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak
1940s British Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood, Driftwood
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Chestnut
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
1970s Vintage Rustic Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Copper, Steel
1960s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Walnut
20th Century English Rustic Tables
Faux Bamboo, Pine
20th Century English Rustic Tables
Porcelain, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Cypress
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tables
Teak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Zinc
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Slate
20th Century African Rustic Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Steel
1910s Swedish Vintage Rustic Tables
Birch, Pine
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Tables
Iron
1940s Vintage Rustic Tables
Rattan, Wood
Early 2000s Unknown Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Rustic Tables
Marble
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Tables
Stone
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Chinese Rustic Tables
Elm