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.
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Mirror, Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Tables
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Paint
2010s North American Rustic Tables
Reclaimed Wood
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
1980s North American Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Tables
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Limestone, Iron
1950s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Pine, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Pine
2010s Turkish Rustic Tables
Walnut, Glass, Wood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Chestnut, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Tables
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Tables
Sycamore
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
19th Century Burmese Antique Rustic Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Wood, Burl
19th Century British Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Marble